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angelahoy  Post subject: People, Places & Plants / ppplants.com - Has owed for 2 Posted: July 11th, 2006, 9:27 am

Joined: August 1st, 2003,9:52 am

Posts: 1733

From: Angela Hoy

To: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] Subject: COMPLAINT about People, Places & Plants

Date sent: Wed, 24 May 2006 11:48:30 -0400

May 24, 2006

People, Places & Plants

Paul Tukey, Editor - [email protected] 

Paul Shampine, CEO - [email protected] 

Rich Miller, Director of Editorial Operations - [email protected] 

512 Memorial Highway / 60 Pineland Drive, Bldg. 3, Suite 207

North Yarmouth, ME 04097 / New Gloucester, ME 04260

P(207)829-4783 / (207)688-8882 / (800)251-1784

F(207)878-4957 / (207)688-8905

WritersWeekly.com has received a complaint about:

People, Places & Plants / ppplants.com

WritersWeekly.com is a publication that publishes information for and

about freelance writers. The publication is the largest-circulation

freelance writing ezine in the world.

As part of that information, WritersWeekly.com publishes a Warnings

section on its website and in its newsletter. This warning section

contains reports about publications that are unprofessional in dealing

with writers, have refused to pay writers money owed to them, who have not

abided by their contracts, or who have unfair contract terms. These

reports are used by WritersWeekly.com's subscribers to decide which

publications they should and should not work with.

Your firm has been submitted to us for inclusion in the

WritersWeekly.com Whispers and Warnings section.

Step one of our investigation of this report is to gather all relevant

correspondence between your publication and the person submitting the

complaint so that we can piece together that person's side of the story.

Step one of our investigation has been completed.

WB (name removed for publication here but was, of course,

provided to the publisher) alleges you owe him $710.00 for a cover

story that was published more than 2 years ago and that

you are ignoring his correspondence. See complete allegation

under my signature.

-----------------

WHAT HAPPENS NEXT

-----------------

The second step in our investigation is to send this communication to your

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firm to get its side of the story. If you have evidence disputing these

allegations, or would like to make your own statement about these

allegations for publication in our report, please email

[email protected] two business days.

***All correspondence for our investigations must be in writing and is

subject to publication.***

Our report on your firm is scheduled for inclusion in our publication next

Wednesday.

If there is no response to these allegations, WritersWeekly.com will

still publish this complaint, but our readers will not be able to read

your side of the story.

We appreciate your prompt response in this matter.

Angela Hoy

Publisher

WritersWeekly.com

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THE COMPLAINT

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From: WB

Subject: Whispers & Warnings

Date sent: Tue, 23 May 2006 01:56:26 +0000

Hi Angela,

I have tried for nearly two years to get payment for a lead article I

wrote for People, Places, & Plants (Mid-Atlantic Edition), with no luck.

The publisher owes me $710.

Here's the story.

I negotiated with the editor, Lynda DeWitt, in late 2003 to write for the

magazine. We agreed upon $.40/word and $50 per color photo used. She

required an invoice for each article; there was no contract.

The first article, "Success Stories - Kathy Brooks," was published in the

Early Spring 2004 issue. My invoice was honored and promptly paid upon

publication.

The second article, "Success Stories - Hetty Francke," was published in

the Summer 2004 issue. Again, my invoice was honored and I was paid

shortly after publication.

The third article, "Peppers as Perennials," was the cover story for the

Autumn 2004 issue. I sent in my invoice (1400 words, $560; three color

slides, $150; total=$710) on Sept. 21, 2004. A week or so later, after the

magazine was published, Lynda DeWitt told me that the Mid-Atlantic Edition

was going on hiatus and that she was leaving. I have yet to receive

payment, even though the publisher is still in business and continues to

publish the magazine in the New England area and has, according to the

Writer's Market, a readership of 52,000.

Lynda told me to contact Paul Shampine, CEO, concerning payment. My

e-mails were ignored.

In April of 2005, I sent a letter to Paul Tukey, the Publisher, about the

issue. Soon after, I received the following e-mail from Paul Shampine: "Asyou know, the Mid-Atlantic Edition was put on hiatus due to shortfalls in

revenue. We continue to collect on the advertisers that have outstanding

balances with the Mid-Atlantic Edition. We are hoping that as their season

(Garden Center and Insudtry Companies) moves toward their cash-rich time,

they will pay us and we will in turn compensate you."

That was the last correspondence I received from Paul Shampine.

This past March, I wrote another letter to Paul Tukey asking for payment

and indicated I have extended my patience well beyond what is reasonable

and would be turning this over to my attorney if I didn't receive payment

by April 1. I received no response.

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WB

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From: WB

Subject: Re: Whispers & Warnings

Date sent: Tue, 23 May 2006 16:40:44 +0000

Hi Angela,

Thank you for the quick response! I'm honestly surprised that thispublisher has failed to pay me, despite the fact that the Mid-Atlantic

Edition that I wrote for folded. If you check out their Web site at

www.ppplants.com, you can see that they're a quality, successful outfit,

even have a weekly show on HGTV. When I first started working for them, I

was very pleased. I've been a garden writer since the early '80s, and I

can spot the "fly-by-night" types. This wasn't one of them. Why they

refuse to pay me (for a cover story, no less!) is beyond me.

The publisher, Paul Tukey, can be contacted at [email protected],

but I've never actually corresponded with him. The only response I've ever

received was from Paul Shampine, the CEO (and person I was told to contact

by the edition's former editor). His e-mail address is

[email protected].

PUBLISHER RESPONDS 

From: Paul Shampine <[email protected]>Date sent: Wed, 24 May 2006 22:33:03 -0400 (EDT)

Copies to: [email protected], [email protected] 

Angela:

We have two writers that we have outstanding invoices with our now failed

Mid-Atlantic Edition. Instead of declaring bankruptcy and leave our

writers with little or no compensation, we have attempted to seek

alternative revenue streams to compensate debtors.

As a result, we have fortunately negotiated a contract with a merchant

with regard to this entity and expect payment within 30 days. When that

payment arrives, I will compensate Mr. [B.] and other accordingly.

Please feel free to contact me directly with any questions regarding this

matter.

Best regards, Paul

Paul D. Shampine, CEO

People, Places & Plants TV & Magazine

2006 American Horticulture Society Award Winner

On HGTV 7AM Sundays

60 Pineland Drive, Building 3, Suite 207

New Gloucester, ME 04260

1-800-251-1784, x101

Fax : 207-688-8905

WRITER RESPONDS 

From: WB

To: [email protected] 

Subject: Re: Rec'd response from People, Places & Plants

Date sent: Fri, 26 May 2006 16:12:17 +0000

Hi Angela,

Thank you for pursuing this!

I'm willing to wait another 30 days, although I must admit I'm slightly

suspicious. Why didn't they contact me about this? Why did it take an

e-mail from you to elicit a response?

What's your procedure after this? Wait and see?

--

WB

WRITERSWEEKLY RESPONDS 

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From: Angela Hoy

To: [email protected], [email protected] 

Subject: (Fwd) Re: Rec'd response from People, Places & Plants

Date sent: Mon, 29 May 2006 14:37:19 -0400

Below is the writer's response to your email. I have asked him

to notify us within 30 days if payment has or has not arrived.

Angela Hoy

WritersWeekly.com

WRITER NOTIFIES US 5 WEEKS LATER: 

From: WB

To: [email protected] 

Subject: Re: (Fwd) Re: Rec'd response from People, Places & Plants

Date sent: Fri, 07 Jul 2006 20:27:02 +0000

Hi Angela,

I haven't heard anything, and it's been 5 weeks. Now what?

WB

WRITERSWEEKLY EMAILS PUBLISHER: 

From: Angela Hoy

To: [email protected], [email protected] 

Subject: Re: (Fwd) Re: Rec'd response from People, Places & Plants

Date sent: Fri, 07 Jul 2006 16:33:56 -0400

Hi Paul,

You promised payment would be made to Mr. [B.] and others within 30

days and it's now been 43 days. Why haven't you kept your promise?

Angela Hoy

WritersWeekly.com

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angelahoy  Post subject: Posted: July 12th, 2006, 3:01 pm

Joined: August 1st, 2003,

9:52 amPosts: 1733

PUBLISHER RESPONDS AFTER WE POST A WARNING ABOUT THEM IN WRITERSWEEKLY.COM: 

From: "Paul Shampine" <[email protected]>

Subject: Rec'd response from People, Places & Plants

Date sent: Wed, 12 Jul 2006 13:50:49 -0500

Angela:

We will be sending Mr. [b.] payment Monday, July 17.

Best regards, Paul

Paul D. Shampine, CEO

People, Places & Plants TV & Magazine

2006 American Horticulture Society Award Winner

On HGTV 7AM Sundays

60 Pineland Drive, Building 3, Suite 207

New Gloucester, ME 04260

1-800-251-1784, x101Fax : 207-688-8905

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angelahoy  Post subject: Posted: July 22nd, 2006, 8:58 am

Joined: August 1st, 2003,

9:52 amPosts: 1733

AFTER TWO YEARS, THEY FINALLY PAID! 

From: WB

Subject: Re: (Fwd) Rec'd response from People, Places & Plants

Date sent: Sat, 22 Jul 2006 04:05:13 +0000

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Hi Angela,

I actually received the check for the full amount this afternoon. Thanks

so much with your help with this. I guess you need to mention in "Whispers

& Warnings" that People, Places, & Plants finally (after over two years)

came through with the payment!

--

WB

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