Hmmm; don't see anything here about sucking it up and/or "just praying really hard".
From CreativePro: Vetting Clients For Peace of Mind [1], bonus Care and Feeding of Freelancers [2]
Links:
[1] http://www.creativepro.com/story/feature/21410.html?cprose=daily
[2] http://www.creativepro.com/story/feature/21345.html
[3] http://technorati.com/tag/advertising news