There's no such thing as a free freelancer
Greetings from the Great White North, fellow writers, freelancers and would-be authors!
Today, we discuss one of my rookie mistakes: working for free.
The best way to illustrate a lesson, I find, is telling a story. So gather 'round the old rocking chair, ladies and gentlemen. It's story time.
A number of months ago, I started freelancing. I was looking for work through a certain unnamed website, and, after submitted so many proposals, I finally got a response!
Lo and behold, an oasis in the desert! My big break! Ok, maybe not big as it was a small transcribing job, but it was a break, by cracky - I called victory!
The client sent me a message to confirm the terms of the project. My client wanted me to write a "test" transcription just to make sure it met his standards.
Or, so I was lead to believe.
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