Commission Rules And Rates For Writing And Editing · 5:27pm Sep 22nd, 2013
I am not currently accepting new commissions.
These are my terms and rates for commission work. I feel that my rates are fair given the quality of work my clients may expect from me.
EDITING COMMISSIONS:
US$3 per 1,000 words. No restrictions on content.
RULES FOR EDITING COMMISSIONS:
Payment up front. Use a verified accurate word counter tool, either in a word processing program or online, and send me a screenshot of its count. I will calculate your exact payment; once it is received, I will begin editing your story. (If the story is already posted to FiMF.net, then I will use the site's word count to calculate payment.) Payment by PayPal only, please.
WRITING COMMISSIONS:
One-shot stories: $5 per 1,000 words.
Multi-chapter stories: $6 per 1,000 words.
Rate may be adjusted due to the complexity of the request, projected overall length, and the content type of the story. I will charge extra at my discretion for grimdark or clop. There are things I won't write, and various factors will determine whether or not I agree to your commission. Fetishes I will not write include: futa, vore, scat, peeing, extreme humiliation, expansion. Other fetishes may also be declined at my discretion.
Additionally, if you want a commission ghostwritten, a flat $10 will be added to the overall fee.
RULES FOR WRITING COMMISSIONS:
Unlike many authors, I do not require payment up-front for writing commissions. During the work process, I will ask for specific details of the story request. If any OCs are involved, I will need descriptions and, if possible, images. When the first chapter (or a suitable portion of a one-shot work) is complete, I will post it to FiMF in unpublished, unsubmitted form, with a view password, and send you the password. Once I have received your payment, the story will be published and submitted. Additionally, it will be hosted on my own personal website unless you specifically request otherwise.
If you are requesting a ghostwritten story, the procedure will be slightly different: I will post the first sample chapter as a BBCode-formatted text file in a private folder on my webhosting server and send you a link. Once the story is complete, I will contact you with the final word count and price. Once payment has been received, the remainder of the story will be posted in the same private folder, and remain there until you tell me you've copied it, at which time it will be removed from the server. From there, it is yours to do with as you please.
One last thing:
In the event a client refuses to pay for a completed commission: I will make a blog post explaining that a commission story has been written but is unpaid. I will post the story's description. Any who wish to see the story posted may pay some or all of the commission fee. Once the full fee has been collected, the story will be posted as if the original client had actually paid.
Charging for comissions. I haven't seen that in a while.
2559247 Uhh...what exactly do you think a commission IS?
2559732
Let me rephrase
Charging for commisions on writing*
As in, I don't see writing comissions very often.
2559795 Ahh, OK. My bad. I thought you were one of those people getting on my case for "having the NERVE!!" to charge for writing/editing.
There aren't as many writers who work on commission as there are fanartists. The reason is that writers don't get anywhere CLOSE to the level of respect they deserve, whereas artists get all the respect, all the commissions--and more often than not, more than their share of the arrogance.
Why? Because a lot of people don't realize that crafting a well-written story is just as hard as, if not harder than, drawing a pretty picture.
So yeah, I do writing commissions. Because I'm spending my time--time I could be spending doing something else--to write a story that isn't mine. If I'm going to write your story, using my time and my skill, then you're going to pay me to do it, unless I have my own reasons for wanting to do it. That's just how it works. Writers are artists too, and all artists deserve to benefit from their talent.
2559884
Yeah, I know that. It's just rare to see it.
*trudges back to her own work*
2559918 It is, at that. Mainly because writers get mocked for doing it/don't get commissions so they give up. I do occasionally get commissions, though I turn down 1 of every 3 I get.
2559920
Fair enough, gl with life, see ya.
Huh charging to write terrible stories, what a unique and not at all common trend among terrible writers.