tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2131514811483888026.post4139064015982527900..comments2024-01-26T20:41:02.065+13:00Comments on Quote Unquote: Pay the manStephen Stratfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00426799380228308536noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2131514811483888026.post-83225361692333853302014-10-13T05:03:48.960+13:002014-10-13T05:03:48.960+13:00I do understand...and wish you every success in ge...I do understand...and wish you every success in getting what you are due. You deserve every penny/cent! Stephanienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2131514811483888026.post-62258309476721519822014-10-12T17:37:15.494+13:002014-10-12T17:37:15.494+13:00@ Stephanie, I am following through, oh yes, but n...@ Stephanie, I am following through, oh yes, but not here, rather it's private chats with publishers here and overseas. Still hoping he will see sense and pays up so the novel can be published. Stephen Stratfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00426799380228308536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2131514811483888026.post-63472818345633640372014-10-10T15:46:11.722+13:002014-10-10T15:46:11.722+13:00Thanks very much, Kevin.The client has until 6pm ...Thanks very much, Kevin.The client has until 6pm NZ time today to pay otherwise it's name and shame. And then I will pursue this option as well. Stephen Stratfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00426799380228308536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2131514811483888026.post-45783437492390549442014-10-10T14:45:43.798+13:002014-10-10T14:45:43.798+13:00Rather than sucking the kumara and blackballing t...Rather than sucking the kumara and blackballing the ingrate, there is the option of debt collection. EC Credit, a NZ owned company has offices in the UK. They usually work on a no gain, no pay principle. The end result even if your good guy does not pay is that he gets a negative credit rating. You can contact them info@ecgroup.co.nz Kevin Smithnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2131514811483888026.post-74233970111568345292014-10-10T11:59:48.916+13:002014-10-10T11:59:48.916+13:00It's a shocker, and we probably didn't nee...It's a shocker, and we probably didn't need it but it clear proof funny business is alive and well in the editing/publishing industryDenisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2131514811483888026.post-56761186529696748782014-10-10T01:59:09.042+13:002014-10-10T01:59:09.042+13:00Go on, follow through and tell us all, so we can b...Go on, follow through and tell us all, so we can boycott the creep.<br /><br />People/companies who won't pay deserve everything they get.Stephanienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2131514811483888026.post-50639647449885800812014-10-09T23:12:05.102+13:002014-10-09T23:12:05.102+13:00Yes, @Anonymous. This below came tonight from my c...Yes, @Anonymous. This below came tonight from my client, in response to my polite request for payment which suggested that "I'll think about it" was not a satisfactory response in October re an invoice for work done in July:<br /><br />"You're an idiot and, I suspect, a drunk.<br />Be it on your head."<br /><br />I'm guessing that's a no.Stephen Stratfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00426799380228308536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2131514811483888026.post-65691707539117743762014-10-09T23:01:33.373+13:002014-10-09T23:01:33.373+13:00What's the latest? Can you update us?What's the latest? Can you update us?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2131514811483888026.post-66933448283764178402014-10-09T15:33:14.594+13:002014-10-09T15:33:14.594+13:00@Anonymous, just silly stuff. Some minor errors in...@Anonymous, just silly stuff. Some minor errors in the edited ms which is bog-standard and why we have page proofs and proof readers. He's not an old pal, just someone I met once and quite liked 30 years ago. If I had known his subsequent history, I wouldn't have taken the job on.Stephen Stratfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00426799380228308536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2131514811483888026.post-85861665784685994592014-10-09T15:14:53.767+13:002014-10-09T15:14:53.767+13:00Did he say why he was thinking about it? There is ...Did he say why he was thinking about it? There is usually a reason for non payment. An old pal doesn't generally stiff you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2131514811483888026.post-43883852906844775332014-10-09T00:26:51.168+13:002014-10-09T00:26:51.168+13:00Good. Luck, Stephen - that's appalling behavio...Good. Luck, Stephen - that's appalling behaviour.AnneEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00869114756713316204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2131514811483888026.post-7419074242675568322014-10-08T23:07:13.432+13:002014-10-08T23:07:13.432+13:00@Paul: yes, this a collegial industry and word tra...@Paul: yes, this a collegial industry and word travels fast about ratbags.<br /><br />@Mark, sadly yes because I trusted him. I have explained to him that legally he may not use my edited version because until he pays me the edited version is my IP, not his - but he has already submitted it to three publishers. I have given him 48 hours to pay and if he doesn't I will go public with his name - you will recognise it - and the title of the novel. Stephen Stratfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00426799380228308536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2131514811483888026.post-38067127153550253092014-10-08T22:39:33.910+13:002014-10-08T22:39:33.910+13:00Hope you didn't give him the edited manuscript...Hope you didn't give him the edited manuscript before payment?Mark Hubbardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02541153163041831880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2131514811483888026.post-2038474054200527442014-10-08T21:37:48.626+13:002014-10-08T21:37:48.626+13:00Always worth a watch:
https://www.youtube.com/emb...Always worth a watch:<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/embed/mj5IV23g-fE<br /><br />Harlan Ellison: Pay the writer.Chad Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07868991266873391804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2131514811483888026.post-7056513838849827562014-10-08T21:04:51.281+13:002014-10-08T21:04:51.281+13:00That's rotten. I hope he reads your post and r...That's rotten. I hope he reads your post and realises the damage he could do to his reputation. Word soon gets around in the literary world and he will never get another editor.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07698462817285436315noreply@blogger.com