Tom Cox on Substack: "Why should we be quiet and meek about this stuff, just because we choose to earn our living by writing? If I’d gone this long without paying a plumber or builder what he was owed I’d be expecting him to turn up on my doorstep at any moment with some heavies and kick the shit out…"

Why should we be quiet and meek about this stuff, just because we choose to earn our living by writing? If I’d gone this long without paying a plumber or builder what he was owed I’d be expecting him to turn up on my doorstep at any moment with some heavies and kick the shit out of me.

Tom Cox

Today I received a message from the new CEO of my publishers to say that they will not be able to give me a date when they can pay me the money they owe me until after the end of January. That’s when they might be able to give me a date for when I’ll be paid; not when they can finally pay me. This is after months of hollow promises that …

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Jan 3

2:08 PM