Jennifer Mattern has a post today about how magazines deal with freelancers. She calls for an end to the system of queries, long publication cycles, and pay-on-publication that have put writers at a financial disadvantage for years.

Fortunately, I'm not currently contracting with any magazines that have such draconian policies. However, too many of my prospective clients are tied into various aspects of that business model. I hope they'll all read Jennifer's post - perhaps it will give them a different perspective on my business.

http://allfreelancewriting.com/2009/05/18/freelancing/general/query-free...