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Self-employed, the lecture circuit, and conference fees
Subject:Self-employed, the lecture circuit, and conference fees From:V3 <beth -at- vcubed -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Sun, 10 Dec 2000 21:54:27 -0500
At 12/8/00 7:25 PM, Donn S Le Vie, Jr. writes:
> I know I'm not the only lone voice on this subject. Any others out there?
Lecturers at a professional conference should be paid for their efforts in
one way or another. Getting paid for doing something is one way to determine
whether one is an amateur or a professional.
I'm a writer when I write.
I'm a professional writer when someone pays me to write.
--
Elizabeth Ross
Senior Technical Writer
V3 Semiconductor
www.vcubed.com
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