I'm not sure if it's related or pure coinky-dink, but after I posted about Plenty magazine's delinquent freelancer payments yesterday, I heard from former Plenty editor Mark Spellun.
He sent the following letter proposing a new deal, along with a release.
Math has never been my strong suit, hence my less-than-lucrative career in the wild world of publishing, but one thing I remembered from math class was how to figure out percentages, so I made my little proportion and cross-multiplied, with furrowed brow, head scratching, and tongue poking out the corner of my mouth. Twenty-seven minutes later, I had my answer.
Turns out they're paying me 75% of what was owed for the last two months of 2009.
I could get involved in some legal battle, or I could sign the release. So I signed it, and supposedly the check is in the mail. I'm pretty sure it's not an April Fools' joke.
Bye-bye, 25%! But all is not lost. If I get enough page views on this post, I can potentially recoup most of that loss. Thanks for clicking through.
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