Nothing makes sense when charging for, or paying for, professionally written words. As both a writer and editor I firmly believe that writers (and editors!) are underpaid, sometimes abusively so, and declining freelance rates have certainly had a chilling effect on the quality of writing available to read, and the quantity of writing assignments worth pitching for.
The Pointless Prison of Word Rates
The Pointless Prison of Word Rates
The Pointless Prison of Word Rates
Nothing makes sense when charging for, or paying for, professionally written words. As both a writer and editor I firmly believe that writers (and editors!) are underpaid, sometimes abusively so, and declining freelance rates have certainly had a chilling effect on the quality of writing available to read, and the quantity of writing assignments worth pitching for.