When to Give it Away…or Not

Friends of mine often send me "calls for writers". Such "calls" are often for unpaid publication in a webzine or on a website that I've never heard of before. I usually politely decline or simply file the forwarded "calls for writers" in my virtual trash can. Now before anyone starts making any assumptions about my reaction, let me tell you why I tend to bulk or walk away from the "Get your article published in our online zine!" calls for writers.

This is probably one of the most difficult...