Freelance Writing Jobs for August 24, 2007
August 24, 2007 by Jodee
Filed under Writing Gigs
Leads…
- Contributing Writers for Green Site ($10)
- Science, Tech Writers Wanted for News Web Site
- Seeking Freelance Writers Now - Brooklyn
- NYC Blogger Wanted (up to $20 per post)
- SEO Article Writer
- Assistant Writer for White Paper
- Freelance Writer for Self-Help Articles
- Article Writers Wanted – Need 5+ Daily ($50 per 500-word article – I e-mailed the company this morning to confirm the rate of pay. They e-mailed back right away and this is the correct figure)
- Blogger for Online Mag
- Secret Shopper-Style Story Needed – Raleigh ($400)
- Restaurant Critic Needed - Toronto ($25 per review)
- Grant Writer Urgently Needed ($250 + 5-10% of grant total + possible bonus)
- Pop Culture/Creative/Humorous Writers ($20 per article)
- Write Reviews for Strip Clubs – Texas and Other Locations
- Fashion/Entertainment Magazine Looking for Writers
- Copywriter & Content Writer for Startup Financial Website
- Creative Writers for Events & Party Industry
- Writers/Photographers/Designers for Hollywood-Themed Website
- Freelance Bloggers Wanted for Paid Positions
- Miami New Times Looking for a Reliable Freelancer
- Witty Writers Wanted for New Miami Blog
- RX Magazine Hiring Writers ($10 per page)
- Copywriter with Character – Orange County
- Website Product Content Writer (Pay is on a per-word basis; 25,000 words/month needed)
- Freelance Medical Writer ($60-$75 per hour)
- Magazine Publisher Seeking Sewing/Quilting Expert
- Web Editor/Design Contractor
- Community Newspaper Reporter – San Diego ($30 per approved story)
- Freelance Technology Abstractor – San Francisco)
- Website Content & Blog Writing - Washington, D.C. ($20-$40 DOE)
Good Luck!
Jodee
well, I just got screwed out of £275 ($550) that would have been my rent money for this month. I’m very lucky that I just got a job in marketing that pays weekly.
And yes, it is a scam. I’d already been informed by Hope that my work was going to be published, suddenly I get a complete 180 and it isn’t good enough. I was told that my check would be sent out. It has not.
at the risk of being crude, Sod Laray Carr.
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I think that we have all decided that it is a scam..Regardless of whether it is or not, perhaps it is time to move on, resell the artiles, and etc. If it is not a scam, then we all missed an opportunity that we would have had by waiting. Right now I don’t believe that LC will get anyone to write for the magazines. When I signed up to write the articles, Hope was writing them to get enough for the mag. I think the plan may have been to produce 40 mock up mags, sell our copy outside, either pay or not pay the writers. Finding that it was difficult to sell some materials for the money required to pay writers and getting rejected, the compnay closed the doors. Also since I submitted articles, I have been getting odd emails. “HELP I need someone to pick up 26 million at the bank” and another offering me a job to write for their website. I got no reply when I emailed, and said yes I would like that, and asked how they got my email address. Have any of you been getting odd emails. Our addresses may have been sold.
As a clarification, I have 3 email addresses. One is used for writing only, one is personal, and one is when I sign up at a website that I don’t know. My writing only email has been getting the sob letters.
I don’t believe I have ever said it IS a scam for sure. I’ve said I think it’s a scam, that the facts seem to indicate it’s a scam, and used the word “if” quite a bit. I’ve also always cited the facts that lead me to think it may be a scam.
Yes, Stephanie got to me last night. Finding out this morning that she called me a liar — when it was obviously a misinterpretation of her email, which Nicole made too — didn’t help. Perhaps I should not spend so much time on something that does not involve me at all. But at the same time, I keep thinking that when I was a newbie I would have appreciated anyone who went out of their way to make sure I didn’t get screwed.
Whether you choose to think LCP is a scam, or isn’t a scam, or is possibly a scam is up to you. I still think it’s highly suspicious, and I still think it was wrong not to pay those writers. I still advise the writers to Google their articles occasionally, and keep an eye on Laray Carr to determine if they do go to press.
Whatever you choose to do, or choose to believe, is up to you.
I’ll be glad to back off this thread now, because I do respect Deb and I don’t want to tur this into any more of a problem than it already is. I am already in touch with several of the LCP writers personally, and anyone else who wants may feel free to contact me.
This is S. and I am not “Susanna” or whomever that Stephanie character made me out to be. I wrote a handful of articles for LCP and, like everyone else, have not been paid. While I do not mean to say I am a brilliant writer, I have worked with major magazines belonging to Conde Nast and Hearst, so I obviously can write well enough for an upstart magazine, especially in my areas of expertise (which all of my LCP articles were since I had 72 hours until deadline). LCP rejecting EVERY article (which is what happened I guess, I did not receive a rejection letter myself) seems a bit extreme. Perhaps if it is not a scam (which is most likely is), they truly are starting from scratch. However, I have known extremely wealthy people in my life and trust me, these are NOT the types to continue to throw away money on “consultants” when so much headway has been made. Businesses new and old are always looking to cut costs and churning out mad money in a field you know nothing about is not something most wealthy business people go into without serious structure in the beginning. While I can see regrouping, it would make no sense from a business aspect to completely scratch the progress you’ve made.
Stephanie, some questions for you include:
1. If this is not a scam, how do you explain Quincy Carr’s relationship to the company? Surely a startup with THAT much money has enough sense and cash to run a background check, correct?
2. Can you please suggest to LCP that editors have access to their writers? I have been in contact with people who I thought were writers, but apparently were/are editors for LCP. All said they had no access to their writers, which seems a bit odd.
3. Will you advise them NOT to attempt to launch so many magazines at once? This is a severe red flag for investors.
I would also like to add that while my contract is the same as others (stating pay will come upon publishing), I do have correspondence with Hope in which she says something to the extent of, “Payment will be made with our launch October 5th.” I have others that coincide with the September 20th date, and yes, all say we will pay you when we launch. This leads me to believe that I will be paid should they ever launch, and I have several emails using the two specific dates above. If the intention was to never pay (as seems to be the case) and they blatantly lead me on, that is illegal. There is never mention of my articles not being good enough, or any sort of rejection, which also leads me to believe all of my articles made the cut and were to be published (thus I would be paid).
Good luck to you, S. I would suggest emailing Hope to ask her when payments will be made.
I emailed her yesterday, after I got the rejection letter, to ask her why she had told me I would be paid, and THEN decided that all articles would be scrapped.
I got a reply TODAY, which was not a reply at all, but was an exact copy of the email we all got yesterday. It appears that this has been set as an Auto Response – meaning if you email her, that is what you get.
Or, it could have been that she didn’t want to deal with me, so she just resent the exact email she had sent yesterday.
I did send my emails to Stephanie, and she told me that she would bring it to the attention of Laray Carr himself. I will be waiting to see if I ever hear back from them. Meanwhile, I will sell my articles to AC or somewhere that will let me put them up for sale, and then decline the offer if I feel it isn’t high enough, or if something else were to happen with LCP.
Also, I plan on keeping my eyes on the LCP sites. If any of those magazines do launch, I plan on ordering the ones that I wrote for. If any of the stories in those magazines even resemble the dated files that I have, than I will have much greater recourse.
Otherwise, I will cut my losses and be content with what AC gives me for the articles. I will also take comfort in knowing that if LCP is a scam, it is going to be pretty hard for them to get anyone ever again, because of all of the messages.
And I will continue to be kind and gentle with everyone on here and everywhere else – out of respect for Deb, as well as the other writers. You catch more flies with honey… as my mom always says.
Strange thing…I just received the rejection letter for Hope and I haven’t submitted a single article to them. All I did was send an inquiry email, and Hope said she would get back to me after the launch when they were looking for articles for the next issue. Never even saw the contract or received any assignments. So how can they reject articles that they never received in the first place? Make of it what you will.
It is because they either have an auto-response set to simply deliver that email, with the attached letter, to anyone that sends inquiries, or it is because they went through their inbox and sent the letter with the attachment to each address in there.
i would guess.
If anyone is interested, I just put up one of the articles LCP felt was unworthy of their Magazines. This is the link
http://www.gomestic.com/Cooking/A-History-of-the-Amazing-Pumpkin.48686
See what kind of work was refused as being BAD.
You know “Connie”, I hadn’t planned on responding to this blog anymore. But I have to say, that your last comment is a true mark of your character and to be honest, its quite hurtful.
To think that for a moment, that anyone, under any circumstances is unjustly done and that for even one slight second I found it funny, would make me question my own self-worth, honor and integrity. And, if the day ever came where I found myself miserable enough to wish bad on anyone else, for the sole purpose of fulfilling some twisted mental victory of my ego, I’d hope that someone with a better spirit reminded me that what I give out is what I receive and that at that time, I was wise and grounded enough to heed their advice, ask for forgiveness and pray that my negative affirmations and thoughts never cause harm to anyone.
I haven’t done anything immoral to anyone here. I haven’t encouraged anyone to go into business or work with LCP. I’ve stated my own feelings and beliefs based on what I know and my own life experiences. The same way each of you have. But because my views and opinions differ from yours, I deserve to be unjustly treated?
Last night I spent over 2 hours on the phone with my minister’s prayer circle, praying for each of you who feel unjustly done to be guided to God’s unlimited supply of abundance, to earn recourse if you are justly entitled to such and if not, to find peace with this and gain wisdom and prosperity from it. And to come on here after that, knowing that my heart is good and intentions are pure and read that, is disheartening. Not disheartening for me, but for you. I feel sad for you. Sad that you’ve allowed the negativity of this situation to multiply through you and through a direct result of that, you’re blocking the wealth of good that is in store for you.
Stephanie I apologize. These comments are getting way out of hand and this post is now closed for commenting.
I’ve had enough.