About this episode
John and Craig discuss the issue of free work in the writing industry and provide strategies to avoid it.
John and Craig tackle the scourge of free work and offer strategies to avoid it. They look at established norms, potential remedies, the things that should work but often don’t, and how writers should think about the time and effort they’re putting in before getting paid. We also follow up on useful comps, AI coverage, […]
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Hosts: John, Craig
Topics covered
- free work
- writing strategies
- compensation
- AI coverage
- industry norms
Keywords
- free work
- writing
- compensation
- AI
- industry norms
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