tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1764329434741342023.post1647962130320589969..comments2023-04-20T18:24:37.591+01:00Comments on Carol's Corner: Woman's Own - Opportunity or Free Copy?Carolbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05578076528292643928noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1764329434741342023.post-80081745214273730202012-02-12T21:26:02.929+00:002012-02-12T21:26:02.929+00:00Thank you, Gail. :-)
I think the fact that they a...Thank you, Gail. :-)<br /><br />I think the fact that they are a commercial operation is what really annoyed me, Maxi, as they pay the editor and other staff, and the magazine the stories will appear in is not free.<br /><br />I agree it has certainly garnered a lot of negative responses, Rosemary.Carolbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05578076528292643928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1764329434741342023.post-28980760450983821512012-02-12T14:20:22.513+00:002012-02-12T14:20:22.513+00:00It has certainly generated some furious disapprova...It has certainly generated some furious disapproval! Agree with everything you and others have said, Carol. On the other hand, it might just kickstart a new writer's career - and we shall all be boycotting the mag no doubt!Rosemary Gemmellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09311840205603508422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1764329434741342023.post-2965867012921653522012-02-12T12:35:17.728+00:002012-02-12T12:35:17.728+00:00Totally agree, Carol. I hadn't seen it until P...Totally agree, Carol. I hadn't seen it until Patsy pointed it out (not being a FB member either). As you say, WO is not some tiny little emerging company who can't afford to pay for fiction at present. They pay enough for the 'real life' and so-called-celebrity pieces so why should the fiction writer be left out in the cold. <br />Like you, I'm not against writing for free in Maxihttp://www.scribblermaxi.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1764329434741342023.post-84319051453113180282012-02-11T16:40:55.845+00:002012-02-11T16:40:55.845+00:00I couldn't agree more, Carol. There's an a...I couldn't agree more, Carol. There's an award waiting for you over on my blog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com