I can’t believe what I’m reading. As freelancers it’s up to us to make a client’s job easier not the other way around. All of this “Don’t take offense” and “I don’t mean to be nitpicky” is a load of b.s. Because you are being nitpicky and you are being offensive.

Deb and Jodee provide a free service. FREE. Jodee is paid for her work but Deb doesn’t get much for providing this service so how much more do we expect her to do for us? Should she apply to our jobs too? If you don’t think someone has enough details send a letter. If that’s too much trouble or you’re too busy look somewhere else.

Sheesh.

@Deb, have you considered having a form on the site for employers to fill out? Then you could request the info you would like to have.

Also…Deb, why can’t I find a way to contact you via email? The about page doesn’t have the info and, in fact, it doesn’t work right because you can’t get to the rest of the page (at least I can’t).

I just wanted to email you to tell you that there is an error in the spelling of one of the categories to the right (Networking.) No, I’m not nitpicking…but if it were my site, I would appreciate it if someone told me.

Cheers!

But I have to agree with Scribette on this one. It doesn’t take much to look at previous guest job posts to notice that they are a little more on the descriptive side. And it certainly helps when it comes to narrowing down the talent.

Deb, please don’t take offence at this, I love your blog and have done for a few years now, but if you’re worried about guest job posters being ‘ganged up on’ by the community here, perhaps they should be advised of that beforehand in some way. Not sure how you get these jobs brought to your attention, but just a suggestion.

Having a short job post like this does make it harder for us writers too who trawl through many sites daily for suitable jobs.

But in the end, as was said above, it’s your blog and I, as others, respect your decisions and will try to curb my sarcasm in future comments.

Apologies once again.

But it’s your blog … you can do whatever you want …

At FWJ I want to make it easy to post jobs and find jobs. Lots of rules and regulations tend to scare people away. If a client is vague with his first ad, he’ll know better for the next time.

If there’s one thing I learned after three years of blogging it’s that I can’t please everyone. I’m not about to tell someone his ad isn’t wordy enough. I’ve seen “Help Wanted: Inquire Within” signs posted on restaurant or shop windows, this is sort of like the same thing. Feel free to inquire within, otherwise maybe the next ad will be more to your liking.

Thank you for your understanding and patience.

To answer your question about details, I wasn’t sure if it was a book or not … rates could vary depending on the length of the project.

Additionally, it would be nice to know what the subject matter is. For instance, is it an autobiography about a politician, school teacher, or stripper?

These subjects appeal to different types of writers.

True – writers can email the employer, but it would save the employer time if these matters were dealt with in the ad directly.

Since I have hired writers in the past personally, I know that employers will be overwhelmed with applicants – consequently, having a more targeted ad saves an employer time as hopefully only the more qualified writers will apply.

Hence, my suggestion …

Take care!

If editing a book intrigues you, inquire. Otherwise, don’t worry about it.