I'm glad the author acknowledges that this really isn't a good way of doing business and only really a solution to the realization that you fucked up by not hav

I'm glad the author acknowledges that this really isn't a good way of doing business and only really a solution to the realization that you fucked up by not having a clear agreement and payment plan in place prior to starting work. One suggestion I would have made would be to remove the "you are clearly avoiding contact with me" line, as contributes nothing to the threat, and it makes a huge assumption which you have no way of knowing whether it's true or not. And how bad would you feel if they came back with a truly legitimate reason for not getting back to you, like maybe your contact had a death in their immediate family and took a 1-month leave of absence? I can't tell you how many times I've misinterpreted tone, action, or inaction over email, text, and telecommunications. I've finally just learned to stop trying to guess a person's motivations or tone within any medium which leaves out so much context.