When an Editor Shelves Your Article…Before They Pay You!
Dear Angela,
I replied to an on-line advertisement looking for local freelance writers and supplied my resume and clips.
The editor promptly called me and assigned an article. We agreed upon a rate (both via e-mail and on the phone) and I sent her a brief outline. She approved my approach to the piece and I got to work.
I turned the article in on time and was very pleased with the writing. I was dismayed to receive an email from the editor on the day of the deadline stating that she had decided not to publish a Summer issue.
Where does this leave me? I requested a kill fee of 25%. She told me she liked the article and requested to hold on to the piece as she is considering a Fall issue, when she would then pay me for the completed article. She then asked for a few weeks to think about her next step. Time’s up and I’m wondering what to do now?
Any advice?
Angela Hoy’s advice (from Writers Weekly) here.
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