We admit it. We write for free all the time, but mostly just because we can’t get many people to pay us. Fortunately, the interweb sometimes lights up with articles like this, which assuage our guilt. (Well, a bit of it anyway.)
Freelancing for Free
by Ann Friedman
I used to be an editor with a tiny budget who was constantly apologizing for our rates. Now I’m a freelancer who pays my rent exclusively through writing. And sometimes, I allow my work to be published for nothing, or next-to-nothing. Cue the wailing and gnashing of teeth about the deterioration of journalism!