Did you see this piece on Gawker.com last week? The gist of the story: Conde Nast is suing an advertiser for late payment. The irony, though, is that certain Conde Nast publications are known to do the same thing (i.e. not pay on time) to freelance writers. While I’ve only written for Conde Nast once or twice and haven’t had a problem, I’ve heard story after story from other writers who say they have had to wait months (sometimes even a year or more!) for checks. Independent writers generally don’t have the resources to fight back, so we sit and wait. And wait and wait.