1.Posted by Mostafa the Monday 26 May 2014 at 13:51
Much as we love the creative end of thigns this is still a business and we have to respect that.Here's a variation on the keep your yap shut and you stay out of trouble rule:A few years back a neo dissed me in a public venue.She went into detail of how I'd insulted her, blah-blah-blah. It was a surprise to me, since we never really interacted. I waved at her across the room. I think.I privately mailed her, the gist being if she had a problem she should have mentioned it at the time, and--most important--you never trash a colleague. It only makes YOU look bad. She replaced the entry with a very huffy apology. It was so wonderfully huffy that a mutual friend wrote to give her the 101 about professional behavior.Thankfully the entry vanished, but too late, the damage was done. She will never ever be asked by me (I'm an editor, BTW) for any work. I don't care how good a writer she might be, she's no one I want to work with for any reason.You will read about pros fighting it out in public forums. While it can be fun to watch, take it as an example of what not to do.