Late post

If you missed this piece on James Frey while drooling over Miley Cyrus photos, I will forgive you, barely. Read it, it's interesting, especially about his hate mail saying they hope he gets "ass cancer." That's graphic and nonfiction. Love it!
Also, goodbye to Shannon Elizabeth and Derek Hough ... now they can smooch without being contractually obligated.

I also accidentally erased a troll post. "Stamps are so bush league," it said. I guess that's said by someone whose editor has never misplaced their e-mailed invoice. Once it's happened you realize how "bush league" it is to wait a month for payment.

Plus, as I've said before, it's such a feeling of zen to print them out and send them. I wouldn't miss it for the world. Ah, checks. More on all that later.

Good luck!

I forgot to mention, after a long period where I thought a client lost my invoice for travel -- they found it and sent me my check! I was very happy to see it.

Turns out, someone did have it somewhere in their office and it was processed. So there is still a light at the end of the tunnel for any writer with a misplaced invoice (which I'm sure will multiply now that the holidays are on us.)

Good luck, one and all!

I did the e-mail

You know, the "e-mail." The one where I basically say:

Hi, XX:

It's been a little while and I haven't received
my check for my work on your magazine. Normally, I would wait a month before writing but your company is normally so efficient and prompt! Is there anything I can do to speed things along?

Thanks,
Me

Of course when I say, "Is there anything I can do ... ?" I really mean "you," but you need to be nice. Especially since she gave me another assignment so close to the other one. So, how to not alienate oneself yet get paid. I suppose it might have been better if I wrote to the managing editor. Oh, well.

I hope it works out and she still thinks I'm great. Fingers crossed for speedy payment and mucho assignments!