I have never heard of such a thing. You are supposed to be paid for work. Did your daughter have a contract with this writer? If it wasn't for your daughter's valuable contribution in art, this book would not be put together. Your daughter should talk to a lawyer. There is no written law that an illustrator or author has to have a college degree. In many publishing houses writers are paired with illustrators and both get money. The word is not a good one, I can think about this writer. It rhymes with book and starts with cr.

It is not customary. She should have been paid. She has been unfairly treated.

That's the biggest bunch of bullshit I eva heard.

I think that the conditions should be made somehow clear before the work is started, so she can take the decision to do it or not. What I don't like very much here is that the book is self published. If the writer is self published, it could means that the writer still does not have any particular recognition either. So getting her name on the book would not bring her much.

No it's not, but it will likely become that way if enough people accept it as such. I would advise your daughter to copyright all her work and to also get a legal business/payment contract drawn up and have it signed in advance by anyone whom she is scheduled to complete work for in future.

Thanks to all of you for your helpful comments and advice. There was a contract that my daughter signed for the first book. It was a field guide about insects. She mainly drew the pictures from references and altered them slightly as she was instructed. She did design and create the cover for that one from her own imagination. The contract that she signed pretty much stated that she could not come back later and ask for payment and gave up all the rights to the drawings. No contracts were signed for the 2nd or 3rd books. The 3rd book is 1/2 done, 25 pages/drawings including the book cover. (she is waiting for the rest of book to be given to her so she can do the corresponding pictures) These are all free hand drawings. This book is more of a coloring book type teaching guide with numerous pictures. The woman is thrilled with the quality of the art work by the way... She offered her payment of $1. per book sold if she met a deadline. The woman made multiple changes to the book adding characters,editing storyline and adding activities for her to design right up to the day before her last meeting with the woman, where she was informed that she didn't meet the deadline and now isn't going to receive the promised $1. a book. There never was a specific "set" deadline. Now she expects her to finish the book for absolutely nothing. After I had a heated conversation on the phone with this (nutcase) manipulating woman. I told my daughter she should ask her to return the drawings she has already submitted to her and tell her to find another "sucker" to illustrate the book. Do you think she can sue my daughter for taking back her work in this case?