More Wrox and Author Payments
left some thoughtful comments on my last post:
that, my friend, was the point, and the reason behind the activity of writing in the first place. sorry for the rant, but it seems to me that the notion of getting paid for it is, well, great, but not the reason. people who teach do so because it means something to them.
not because it pays well. your sixth-grade English teacher could have told you that. :)
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I understand what he is saying, and I agree, I write because I like to help and teach people not for the money. That does not mean that companies should take advantage of me or other authors.
I know alot of teachers that only teach because they really love doing it and love helping children grow, but it still really pisses me off that they do not get paid well. When I was a teeneager I worked with my little sisters teacher at the local grocery store, just because he loved to teach doesn't mean he should have to bag groceries on weeknights. I think the same goes for authors.
P.S. I never got paid any royalties for my book either, and all the other payments were late as well.
-James