invoices i've sent in 2018 still unpaid in 2019 current total: $8,754.56. average payment delay: 28 days. a big part of the art economy is based on interest-free loans from artists.
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academic and corporate payment is often more flexible than arts organizations and festivals. many arts orgs & festivals are so small they have to optimize their accounting process in a way that is not open to this sort of variability.
I'm often told "it's impossible because of our process". I then say "I'm sorry, I can't make it then". And then they suddenly discover it becomes possible; I don't think this has ever failed to work (admittedly, I'm probably dealing with different orgs)
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the orgs might be different, but there's also a huge difference in having the ability to potentially turn down an opportunity. working at ycr is relatively more stable than working as an independent artist (especially without an academic position). i can't always push that hard.
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I was largely unpaid for 7 years (lived frugally, off savings, and ex-wife's small income). Still did this often. I was worried about doing it at first, but orgs would nearly always say "yes" when I pushed. And with careful wording it was possible in principle to backtrack.
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I'm also not (usually) asking for speaking fees, but just for reimbursement (I'm being paid anyway).
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Some orgs or people do sometimes try to make me feel bad, like I'm being a prima donna or somehow unreasonable. I try to remind myself that their budget has several more zeroes on it than mine, and they are just being ridiculous.
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