tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8375773097301242004.post9120472862033671110..comments2023-12-23T17:20:07.118-08:00Comments on Death on Deadline: Introducing the Freelancer from HellAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16969112221083320172noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8375773097301242004.post-80535352567821367522010-07-10T20:13:35.421-07:002010-07-10T20:13:35.421-07:00Ahahahah! I remember the freelancer from hell as t...Ahahahah! I remember the freelancer from hell as though it were yesterday. She called after I assumed the mantle, figuring I'd never heard of her I suppose. Wrong. I just firmly said that I wasn't hiring any new freelancers and abruptly hung up. BTW, it's people like her who've made my little biz a success. A former editor for a freelance writer? Easy sell.Janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14082410836299543007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8375773097301242004.post-59677797769731821902010-07-06T14:17:52.701-07:002010-07-06T14:17:52.701-07:00Ohhhh, the "You never told me!" defense....Ohhhh, the "You never told me!" defense. But of course!!<br /><br />I think that's why plastic bags say, "Do not place over head," and why those styrofoam peanuts have "Do not eat," printed on them.<br /><br />You know, just in case . . .Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16969112221083320172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8375773097301242004.post-18799432609776118222010-07-05T20:55:21.955-07:002010-07-05T20:55:21.955-07:00My favorite freelancer-from-hell story involved a ...My favorite freelancer-from-hell story involved a photographer in Australia. He was hired to shoot a solar car race in the Australian outback. It was strongly suggested that he have a photo with a kangaroo in it. Well, he delivered on the 'roo and the photo was printed in papers worldwide. But then a day later, an editor at a U.S. paper called and asked if the kangaroo was real because it looked a bit too perfect. The photo stringer was asked about it, and he confessed right away that the kangaroo was actually a stuffed animal. He noted that when he was hired, the photo editor never specified that he shoot a REAL kangaroo, so he brought the fake one along in his car trunk and positioned it in the background when the solar cars raced by him. Freelancers from hell usually produce correctives from hell.Waffles & Steelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09541015471449266883noreply@blogger.com