I usually just point them to the video of Harlan Ellison cursing out someone who asked him to write for free.
@oldtex59 @starbreaker Yow! Overkill much?
@oldtex59 @starbreaker Point taken. But I've heard Harlan up-close give someone an acid tounguebath. It's NSF .. pretty much anything.
Harlan is only one of many science fiction writers who can wield a biting tongue.
@wiccat @oldtex59 @starbreaker
NSFHE
* Not Safe For Harlan Ellison
(apparently this is applicable to nothing)