Cents Quote by Charles Kuralt
“For a while there, I was a stringer. The expression comes from the old habit of stringing together the column inches that you had written. They'd measure it and pay you 10 cents an inch for your printed copy.”
About This Quote
Source Interview: Charles Kuralt on newspaper column payment, 1990s
Writers were paid by the inch of printed copy, encouraging longer articles.
In simple terms: Payment per inch incentivized length.
Consider value over length.
Themes
Mood
Type
When to use this quote
- freelance writing
- newspaper publishing
- content creation
- budgeting
- contract negotiation
Key Concepts
Questions to Reflect On
- How does payment method affect writing quality?
- Is length a true measure of value?
Longer doesn't always mean better content.