SoloJourno

I love Tina Dupuy (teen-a doo-pwee), she’s a ballsy chick, and I mean that in the BEST way possible. Awhile ago, a Google alert informed the award-winning writer and stand-up comic that one of her witty little pieces had been published in the Tampa Tribune. Quite a little coup. Except that 1. they didn’t ask her permission, and they 2. they didn’t pay her. Rude, cheap bastards that they are. Yeah, yeah, I know, probably shouldn’t say call them that, but it’s not like I’m ever going to work for them, and I’m tired of being screwed over by assholes who don’t pay, or who pay super-late which means trouble for me when it comes to mundane stuff like paying my rent and bills. I had this one gig for a year where I was supposed get paid every month, and only got paid 4x. Yeah, I finally got all the money, but not in a timely or convenient fashion. Still, this isn’t about me, it’s about Tina. And what she did to get her money.

From her blog:

They never contacted me prior to publishing it. I sent them an email telling them I was never asked for my permission. The editor Jeff Stidham, responded explaining my unsolicited submission didn’t ask for payment or permission. Which is not how copyright works.

Anyway, I wrote them back, sending them an invoice for $75, which is the amount newspapers of their size and circulation normally pay guest columnists. I have not heard back from them.

Read the full post. The second video is her follow-up: