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The people I had this writing project for have decided that they can't use my material any further--apparently, despite having hired me on the basis of writing samples, they have concluded that my style doesn't fit what they need.
Furthermore, Rafiq is a coward. When I emailed him to ask about the status of the project, he sent a message saying "I'm not handing that project anymore, I've forwarded your email to Jocelyn." She, in turn, gave me the bad news, in the form of a copy of a message that she says bounced a couple of days ago because she misremembered my domain name.
They want me to invoice for my hours [sic] thus far. I'm torn between pointing out that I've already done so (in December, in fact) and doing a revised invoice that accounts for the rewriting/expansion work. I think I'll do the latter--the worst that can happen is that they refuse to pay the extra. I don't think there are any more bridges left to burn here.
Rejection hurts. Rejection at this stage hurts worse--I'd already gone through the interview and the request for writing samples and the explicit approval/acceptance.
Also, I was counting on the money from this work.
I suspect I'm going to have to find a regular job, meaning going back to a boring hair color.
Furthermore, Rafiq is a coward. When I emailed him to ask about the status of the project, he sent a message saying "I'm not handing that project anymore, I've forwarded your email to Jocelyn." She, in turn, gave me the bad news, in the form of a copy of a message that she says bounced a couple of days ago because she misremembered my domain name.
They want me to invoice for my hours [sic] thus far. I'm torn between pointing out that I've already done so (in December, in fact) and doing a revised invoice that accounts for the rewriting/expansion work. I think I'll do the latter--the worst that can happen is that they refuse to pay the extra. I don't think there are any more bridges left to burn here.
Rejection hurts. Rejection at this stage hurts worse--I'd already gone through the interview and the request for writing samples and the explicit approval/acceptance.
Also, I was counting on the money from this work.
I suspect I'm going to have to find a regular job, meaning going back to a boring hair color.
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I'll fall back on "probably better off" -- as in, you're probably better off not being tied down to a project run by a group that disorganized and/or underhanded.
Here's to something you can do with purple hair. I know two librarians with purple hair, if that's any help. (I know you're not looking for librarian work, just saying that there are jobs out there where purple hair is okay.)
Maybe someone [*looks around*] could write a filk of "Purple Rain" called "Purple Hair".