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Turning Down an Offer

Recently, I was offered an opportunity to write for a Blog that is just starting out as the primary Blogger. Don’t worry, I’m not going to do it, and I’ll explain why.

My main concerns were twofold.

First. Although I would have only had to write a minimum of one post per day with options for more as the need arose, I thought about what that would entail. Either I would have to spend time investigating subject matter or it would be provided to me to present to the readers.

I spend quite a bit of time already researching and writing for the Blogs I own, so I couldn’t really invest much more time doing research for another project. If the content was to be provided to me, then I would be more of an editor than writer. That is not my intention when I Blog.

Second. I would not have final say in what I wrote. The final decision on my posts would have been made by someone else. Not acceptable. An Editor can correct spelling, grammar or any number of things, but not what I write. Either publish the content as presented or not, but I have to have final say on my thoughts and how I present them through words.

I really would have liked to try my hand at writing for another Blog, but I feel I need to put 100% into a project or not do it at all. I need to be able to put the time into a project, and then present it as I see fit.

I’m a Pisces, so I do compromise and try to understand other points of view, but in this instance, I will not compromise my principles. If I can’t give it my all, I will give it none.

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June 9th, 2006 at 09:46am | Posted by Joe | Attitude, Blogging | reader remarks | Print This Post