Not really. But there was a flurry of email activity today between me and my two bosses. And my sister. I wrote my sister an email last night, along with another favorite relative, both of whom live in different states than I, and my sister turns out to be quite the savvy businesswoman. I should have asked for her advice years ago.
So the short of it is....the payment-plan paying, demanding author (texts with questions all hours of the day and night with questions....), who now wants us to do her print book, I spelled it out. I. Cannot. Work. For Free. I need to be paid when the job is over and so on. And other things. Like I said, there was a lot of back and forth.
Bottom line? Both publishers want to keep me, they love my work, I'm their "go-to gal" and I'm "good with the authors," they just didn't understand my position, and appreciate that I would like to have a contract.
I was having lunch with one of them on Monday but she said she just got the contract template for contract employees back from the attorney who was writing it for her, I can review it, and would I like to have lunch tomorrow instead of Monday? (Friday). Why yes, yes I would. And evidently $200- a month gal made a payment and it went in the mail yesterday. Good thing, because my Internet/cable/phone is passed due and they're getting rather unfriendly. *ahem*
And my husband, as usual, is not being supportive. All he can think about is the money. Yes, that's important, but so is my integrity, professionalism, and reputation. You can't buy those.
So I'm kind of excited now, and am enjoying being valued.
As for payments author...all are agreed that no more work should be done for her until she pays off her first contract. And hurray.
So what started as a shit day (not feeling well upon waking after a restless night--I know I'm not feeling well when coffee sounds disgusting), then all the back and forths....but I am pretty sure we're all on the same page, now. What a relief.
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