Comments on: Lightening Up Your Writerly “Shoulds”

By: Victoria Klein

Victoria Klein — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 17:15:49 +0000

I come agree 2-ton “shoulds” all the time! Thanks for the encouragement to find a way to actually ENJOY them

By: LindaFormichelli

LindaFormichelli — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 15:42:00 +0000

Thanks for your comments!

Sarah, I answered your question in a blog post.

By: sarah p.

sarah p. — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 03:55:14 +0000

hi linda, i have a question and didn’t know who else to ask. i am an accomplished magazine freelancer who has been approached by a semi-public figure to co write a book. however, he doesn’t want to pay me at all, even though writing a proposal and a book would be a ton of work.
he says i could just get half of all the royalties. but this doesnt seem right, and i have no idea how this works.
also, if the book does well, i could get famous, so that’s a reason i dont want to immediately turn this down…it could be great for my career and lots of writers have approached HIM saying they want to write a book w/him.
should i stand firm about getting paid for my up front work? thank you, thank you!

By: WRITE A WRITING

WRITE A WRITING — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 09:57:26 +0000

These are good shots to get US writers on a breezy start-up… Thanks for sharing!

By: Sarah

Sarah — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 22:00:31 +0000

Thanks for a good reminder of the importance of tackling the “shoulds.” I’ve just decided that I’m not getting up from my desk until I finish an article that I’ve been meaning to write for the last two weeks. It will be much easier to relax once it’s no longer hanging over my head.