Can You Spare Some Change?

bumdog.jpgI’ve been offered the chance to write a story on spec, so I’d like to hear what you think about spec or writing for free. I feel like it’s the only chance I have to write anything that might be published, so is it a totally bad thing to do?

Freelancer Allison Winn Scotch responds:

Hmmm, this is a tricky question, and I’d certainly love for other writers to weigh in with their responses. Tricky because I have a pretty hard line about writing for free: namely, I don’t do it. (Charity and non-profit work that I support is, of course, an exception.) Why don’t I do it? For several reasons.

She goes on to explain her reasons here on her blog. If you have thoughts on the ups and downs of writing for free, weigh in!

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