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Message: <blockquote data-quote="KeepFlying" data-source="post: 4873237" data-attributes="member: 84590">Hey Cro... Well...I've been waiting to respond to this until I heard what the other guys would want to do about this. Some were merely not kept informed of their royalties for their work (and so pulled their product from the line), and decided not to push forward.  If my situation were similar (and simply withdrawing my art were possible/feasible) I would likely let this drop.  Let me state for the record, that the person in this thread has been notified that I'd like to be paid...numerous times.  I created a thread over at the Atomic Think Tank, where this person seems to be farming out new artists/playtesters, I suppose. I've declined from naming names, but believe me, I've not made it hard to clue in to who it is.  I finished my work for this person 2 years ago...and since release (unlike our OP person, the book I worked on has been released, can you believe it?!) the book has been one of the company's top sellers.  To date: no payment.  I've asked a few other publishers for comment/advice, since I'm fairly new to the freelance graphic artist stuff, and a man whose opinion I trust said that just naming names would be fine, since they defaulted on payment so long.  What's REALLY ironic, is that even in this thread, this person seems to pity the plight of the freelancer...and yet has refused to pay. Or is unable.  Seriously, as I read the excuses given to the OP, it was like I was thumbing through the email responses to the payment requests I was given. Believe you me, I am almost certain this company's NOT going to pay unless they're MADE to pay...and in this thread, this certainty was given credence...as that's JUST what it took.  Now, for the good news, other companies, in this thread, have actually read my proposals for art, and I'm currently working on one of their projects. Emerald Press, in case you were curious. The owner/writer/editor was up front with the budget (fancy that! he HAD a budget) and I worked with that to come up with my price.  If only all business deals could be this simple and honest.  Anyway, this has become a rant, when it probably just should have been a link to the thread.  <a href="http://www.atomicthinktank.com/viewforum.php?f=4" target="_blank">The Atomic Think Tank • View forum - M&M Superlink</a></blockquote>

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