Greetings

My name is James Short, though I use the nom de plume of Tabren Wyldstar.

First, let me say I have been working with the company in question for almost a year as a freelance writer. Working part time for them, I have earned almost $6,000 over the past year and have had only one incident of delayed payment due to the company paymaster having a family emergency.

While it is easy for an individual to get upset over an unexplained delay, there may be good reasons behind it. Administrators are human as well. They get sick. They have family emergencies. Sometimes they get distracted or confused and something falls through the cracks, ending up forgotten unintentionally or delayed through no intentional fault.

While I cannot speak regarding the complaining individual (I do not personally know him or of him other than this string), I can speak of my own experiences. In the United States, any subcontractor or freelancer who is paid more than $600 in a year is required to give identification information for tax preparation purposes. Thus companies must request identification documents to ensure they are in compliance with the law. When I was asked for my identification, I did not hesitate. It was, and remains, an understandable request by the administration.

If the administration has reported the individual's stats correctly (and in my experience I have no reason to doubt their accuracy) then it is no wonder the individual was dismissed from the company's contracted writers. I personally have had only two deadlines missed in the past year, both times cleared with admin and the client and both completed within 24-48 hours after the deadline. I have had only two client ratings below 9, both times speaking with the client and gaining valuable feedback to improve my performance.

From my own experience, I would rate the vast majority of my fellow writers as dedicated professionals who, as I, go beyond the call of duty in timely delivery of assignments and in plagiarism-prevention efforts. I, myself, use mind-mapping software to keep track of all research information and sources in an effort to prevent even accidental plagiarism. I keep a plagiarism detector on my computer and run every article through it prior to submission, though I know staff also performs such checks. Additionally, I run each paper through a readability checker to ensure the document is adequate in that aspect as well.

It is easy today, thanks to the Internet, for disgruntled ex-employees of a company to post "grievances" like the one earlier in this string. The writing industry is not alone in this problem. What has changed is the ability of companies, and individuals like myself, to respond to these "grievances" in a timely manner.

Lastly, to avoid any accusations of being a company staff member, I shall include my personal contact information.

I may be emailed at tabren_wyldstar@activist.com or at jameslshortjr@yahoo.com.
Those who wish to speak to me in person to verify the statements I have made may contact me at (303) 963-6372