Virtual insanity

Okay, it was a lot to take on the challenge of adding three editors and probably quintupling the size of our roster of regular writers, and the toll it has taken on me has been almost unbearable on the accounting side.

So, solution time. Please cease e-mailing invoices to me. You can if you really, really want to, but they won't matter. What does matter is that you enter the invoice data into our new, now operational accounting database online. You'll find it here. For now, it's in English only, but we'll fix that in a couple of weeks.

Some basic directions:

• You'll need an accurate slug (ra mcd0605, etc). Wait for an editor to send you a final readback of your story before invoicing, since stories can move around from month to month, and that can change the slug.
• Go ahead and upload any story or service for which you have NOT yet received a check. Even if it's from two or three months back.
• You'll need your own numbering system for invoices (1,2,3, etc) or the system won't accept your entry.
• Invoice ONCE and ONLY ONCE please. Multiple entries will cause you lots of problems.
• Yes, please use this system for services like proofing and translating. Details, including a new fax number for receipts, you'll find when you enter the database.
  

The rest should be easy to understand. If you need a slug for an older story, please ask me directly for it. Similarly, if you get assigned something that doesn't seem to fit into the system, please just ask me for direction.