Re: The Faster Times
Subject: Re: The Faster Times
From: Barrett Brown <barriticus@gmail.com>
Date: 8/30/10, 18:58
To: Erik Kain <erik.kain@gmail.com>

They don't pay (except for a couple of in-house people they've hired like Sam Stein and whatshisname McGee. Mostly, I cross-posted stuff there from T/S just to get more eyeballs on it. After they've accepted first piece, they set you up with blogger dashboard so you can submit automatically. I do recommend it as it a means of getting an issue some additional play. Like, you could cross-post your stuff from Ordinary Gentlemen and even link back to it at the bottom. Contact there is Cara, cara@huffingtonpost.com.

On Mon, Aug 30, 2010 at 6:55 PM, Erik Kain <erik.kain@gmail.com> wrote:
Barrett, thanks. Also, how does HuffPo work? I'm curious - is that a paid gig?


On Mon, Aug 30, 2010 at 3:54 PM, Barrett Brown <barriticus@gmail.com> wrote:
Sure. Sam Apple's an old friend of mine and I figured it would work as an easy outlet for those occasions when I'm inclined to get something out quickly or otherwise write something without having to convince an editor that it will "work for them" as editors often don't know what the fuck they're talking about, which is why I liked True/Slant. So, this is another no-hassle outlet of the T/S sort. They pay quarterly based on a percentage of ad revenue; I don't think there's much money in it, but I like to have something other than HuffPo where I can get something up quickly if need be. Let me know if you have any other questions, I'm around if you want to IM me.


On Mon, Aug 30, 2010 at 5:12 PM, Erik Kain <erik.kain@gmail.com> wrote:
Barrett

I see you've started writing at The Faster Times. Mind giving me some feedback? They offered me a gig there as well. Any thoughts on your experience so far would be appreciated.

Thanks

Erik



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