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For $6000 We Will Interview You

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So today I got an interesting phone call from a well known network. The Associate Producer and Guest Coordinator sent me e-mail that he wanted to talk to me. How delightful! I was stoked.

For ten minutes, he told me that my book Caring for Eleanor would be perfect for their show that caters to women. My books on the whole would be perfect for their segment.

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I got slightly suspicious when he asked when I would be on the East Coast. Ah, thought I to myself, they will not fly me over. But hey, I can handle that, maybe?

It got worse from there, after explaining that they get hundreds of thousands in advertising if some product comes on my segment and talks, he proceeded to tell me that I have to fork out $6000. Yep! You heard right. I may be perfect for their platform BUT I have to pay them to interview me.

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Not just no! But hell no! I will plug along and keep writing. Keep my nose to the grind and work. Thank you for nothing!

Authors beware! I am not the first or the last to be approached. God save us from the scammers who take advantage of the little people. 🙂

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  • If they said ten or twenty dollars I think they’d have scooped a few people up. But of course they went for the home run ball 😉

    • I tell you dude, if they said $500, I would have gone for it.  In the midst of all this, he told me that some company might come and talk during my interview and they would make up to $1 million for the segment. So why does he need my $5900? Weasels!

  • Thomas James Brown

    This is awful! Glad you told them where to go, Sonia.

    • Thank you Thomas. I think the amazing part is those few seconds where you consider it and then you realize how awful they really are. Thank you for your comment. Me too!

  • What?? Cheeky ……

  • Allan Douglas

    (shakes head) Amazing!  I went through something similar when the Home Shopping Network approached me about carrying my woodwork.  Oh well, as you say: just keep plugging!

    • Cretins! Not surprised at all! I was laughing the other day when I saw a movie from an author who is not well known. I told my husband they must have asked 20K, after all, it is less than production budget. LOL!

  • Zoe Saadia

    lol, Sonia. Sorry, instead of being stunned I found myself laughing loudly. I love your style 🙂 
    As for the offer. Well, you put it most perfectly – hell, no! 😀

    Zoe 🙂

    • Sonia Rumzi

      After the initial shock, I laughed so hard. If I tell you the name of the man, you would laugh even harder. But you can check it out on the net. It is called Branded Entertainment! Really horrible!