For the past two days I agonizing over a job. I accepted an article job for only 500 + words for a diet site. I will not tell you what diet it was or for which company it was for. So I began researching the diet for the article and slowly learned just unhealthy the diet was. I went back and forth in my mind and put off writing the article again and again.
I know that I can write over 1000 words in less than an afternoon, but I just couldn't bring myself to write the article. It began to dawn on me I just couldn't do it because I could not stand behind the products and the diet. The thought of encouraging people to take part in it, was grotesque.
I wrote the company and informed them of my decision not to write the article and that I would not do anything to discredit the company, but I just could not in good conscious write the article. I did this knowing that I could be penalized by Hire writers, that I could owe money for not completing an assignment. I also was beating myself up for picking principles over income which I really do need.
I woke this morning to an email from the company. They were giving me an out of the assignment without penalization and that they understood. I wonder if this concept of principles over income has happened to more writers.
A home for writing samples.
After reading some pointers by other freelance writers. I have decided to post some of my writing samples in my blog. This way my readers can enjoy my work and I can share them with clients for consideration.
My first piece will be an essay I wrote on E.A. Poe and Psychology using the Tell-tale Heart.
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