Do it for loyalty

An entrepreneur I admire asked me to write a story for a new publication that she's publishing. Payment is coming from another source. When I found out the fee, I was stunned by how low it is and I told her. She said she'd try to get more. Nonetheless, to impress her and to make her look good before these high-profile folks, I decided to go on and do it. This will be my entree to show her my work and commitment. So, maybe that will be a first step toward bigger/better assignments. However, I made it clear that I'm doing this for her and will not accept another assignment for such a low fee.