Bulletin Board Blab 4.11.05

Can a publication run your article before you get paid? Yes. However, if you don’t get paid, make sure you’ve got your contract and/or any emails regarding payment handy so you have proof that the magazine owes you money.
On freebies and restaurant reviewing.
Are there any guides to fashion writing?
How should I pay for graduate school? If you have absolutely no money, maybe you need to put it on hold for a while…
Anybody have experience applying for gigs at SparkNotes?
Finally, sing the recession blues.

Create a social media strategy, launch your campaign, and track the results in our Social Media Marketing Boot Camp starting February 16. The online event and workshop will feature speakers including The Onion's Baratunde Thurston (left), Facebook's Morin Oluwole, and bitly's Tim Devane. Register now.