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MorganGrayson · 10-08-2005

I'm very much enjoying reading this thread. I'm not a programmer, so I have no technical information to add.

I feel a kinship, though. As a writer, I know that the "hacks" have ruined the business. (The programmers in lands where they can take lower per hour rates and still live well are not hacks, and I don't mean to imply that they are, but I can see how it could be taken that way, hence this lumpy explanation.) When I first started writing, I sold everything fast and for good prices. I wrote custom work for an excellent company that paid me well and on time. (Hi, Amber and boys!

) That was a long time ago. Now that I'm back, I've discovered that the world of "online erotica" has gone to hell in a handbasket thanks to a bunch of people with keyboards, lists of dirty words and no other noticeable writing skills. It's difficult for a writer who will not and frankly can not "hack" out a story to compete with the "I'll write one for you for $5" crowd.

I'm not going to go flip burgers in lieu of doing that, but I will go do something else.

10-08-2005	#9
MorganGrayson None $100 for every ImLive sign-up Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 4,321	Re: Programmers - How much do you charge ? I'm very much enjoying reading this thread. I'm not a programmer, so I have no technical information to add. I feel a kinship, though. As a writer, I know that the "hacks" have ruined the business. (The programmers in lands where they can take lower per hour rates and still live well are not hacks, and I don't mean to imply that they are, but I can see how it could be taken that way, hence this lumpy explanation.) When I first started writing, I sold everything fast and for good prices. I wrote custom work for an excellent company that paid me well and on time. (Hi, Amber and boys! ) That was a long time ago. Now that I'm back, I've discovered that the world of "online erotica" has gone to hell in a handbasket thanks to a bunch of people with keyboards, lists of dirty words and no other noticeable writing skills. It's difficult for a writer who will not and frankly can not "hack" out a story to compete with the "I'll write one for you for $5" crowd. I'm not going to go flip burgers in lieu of doing that, but I will go do something else.