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Commission TOS
9 years ago
Okay, folks. I figured it was time I nailed down some terms of service for my writing commissions. Here goes.
1: I do not ask for payment before a project is finished. I will provide the work in segments until completion, for review and approval to make sure that everything is going as desired. The only time I will not do this is if the piece is a short form work, under 2K words. At that point I will give it to you as one whole piece.
2: If you want a full file as one cohesive piece, edited (when applicable) then I can provide it, but it will require Skype info or an e-mail to send it to.
3: My base prices are set in stone. I do not negotiate. Only the last tier is negotiable.
5-8 K Words of written work = $35.
8-10 K: $50.
10-15 K: $75.
15 K+: Negotiable, but generally anything over $15 K is officially recognized by several organizations as a NOVEL. If you want a NOVEL, you can expect to pay upwards of $100, or negotiate for hourly work rates.
4: This is not to say there won't be deals, discounts or considerations. That is at my discretion, however, and will be addressed if they are available.
5: I am open for trades, but only if I feel the artistic value would compliment my writing skill. I would likely write a story ABOUT a piece of art, in fact, as a means to tie it together.
6: I reserve posting rights for any commissioned piece. I am a writer, not a visual artist; if I don't get my work posted then I don't have a full advertising base. If I don't have a full advertising base, I don't make money. I need money, badly. I am unemployed and disabled; this is my primary income. If you really want to reserve a story and not allow me to post it, then we can negotiate terms, but there will be a restriction fee applied due to the loss in advertising I will experience by not being allowed to post my finished work. I am willing to hold off on posting a commissioned piece for up to two weeks if requested, to allow the commissioner to post the work themselves.
7: Any work I produce should be directly credited back to me, hopefully with a proper boost or mention in the posting. I have given gift art and stories in the past that were never credited to me, and I do not appreciate that.
8: I also reserve the right to commission art to accompany the piece. If you enter an agreement with me for a piece, you are agreeing to the possibility of artwork related to it being created. I do this to add a visual component to draw more attention and thus more business. If you don't want art of your character(s), please state so beforehand. I don't want to have someone getting mad because I commissioned a work to go with a story and they (somehow) didn't want a artwork of their character in the setting.
9: Please understand that I am a person with feelings and concerns. I am not a healthy individual; I am borderline dying due to health issues, I barely sleep and I am clinically depressed. This does not openly impact my work, but it does mean that if you badger me about my writing or start being rude about something that I will get upset. I expect polite and professional behavior, unless of course you're a friend of mine or we're collaborating, at which point you can be as friendly as you like. I have a three strikes system: The first time you are rude or unpleasant to me about my work or the schedule, you will be warned. The second time, the price of your piece will go up. The third time, your piece WILL BE CANCELLED, and you will be blacklisted from my commissions permanently. I feel this is a fair condition; act like an adult and show some common courtesy.
10: Critiques and commentary are always welcome, though. If the critique is constructive, or even if you're just displeased, let me know. I am willing to try and work to improve my customer experience. Ask any of my commissioners how they felt about dealing with me, and likely the only complaint you'll get is that I sometimes have difficulty taking full price for a piece I enjoyed working on. I have a bad habit of underselling my work most of the time, as my friend
Omina likes to point out.
11: I am willing to write extensively about many subjects and fetishes, and I am flexible. There are a few I absolutely will not do, including Scat, MLP, and a few others. If you want to know what I will or won't do, just ask.
12: Last but certainly not least, READ MY WORK. If you want to know the sort of story you can get, read my other works to get an idea for how I write. I write for my own enjoyment as well as for money, so one key thing to remember is that I am a world builder. I adore building a setting, populating it and establishing the rules and such for it. If you don't want a story with deep lore or a backstory that has real underpinnings and roots that help to bring it alive, do not commission me. I do not "just write porn"; I write stories with artistic merit. Are they full of smut? Yes, yes they are. But they're also lively and full of character. If you want something that's more than just bland fucking, then by all means contact me.
And if you want to help a guy out just to be nice, check out my Patreon, here:
https://www.patreon.com/JHord?ty=h
Thanks for reading my TOS, and have a great day.
1: I do not ask for payment before a project is finished. I will provide the work in segments until completion, for review and approval to make sure that everything is going as desired. The only time I will not do this is if the piece is a short form work, under 2K words. At that point I will give it to you as one whole piece.
2: If you want a full file as one cohesive piece, edited (when applicable) then I can provide it, but it will require Skype info or an e-mail to send it to.
3: My base prices are set in stone. I do not negotiate. Only the last tier is negotiable.
5-8 K Words of written work = $35.
8-10 K: $50.
10-15 K: $75.
15 K+: Negotiable, but generally anything over $15 K is officially recognized by several organizations as a NOVEL. If you want a NOVEL, you can expect to pay upwards of $100, or negotiate for hourly work rates.
4: This is not to say there won't be deals, discounts or considerations. That is at my discretion, however, and will be addressed if they are available.
5: I am open for trades, but only if I feel the artistic value would compliment my writing skill. I would likely write a story ABOUT a piece of art, in fact, as a means to tie it together.
6: I reserve posting rights for any commissioned piece. I am a writer, not a visual artist; if I don't get my work posted then I don't have a full advertising base. If I don't have a full advertising base, I don't make money. I need money, badly. I am unemployed and disabled; this is my primary income. If you really want to reserve a story and not allow me to post it, then we can negotiate terms, but there will be a restriction fee applied due to the loss in advertising I will experience by not being allowed to post my finished work. I am willing to hold off on posting a commissioned piece for up to two weeks if requested, to allow the commissioner to post the work themselves.
7: Any work I produce should be directly credited back to me, hopefully with a proper boost or mention in the posting. I have given gift art and stories in the past that were never credited to me, and I do not appreciate that.
8: I also reserve the right to commission art to accompany the piece. If you enter an agreement with me for a piece, you are agreeing to the possibility of artwork related to it being created. I do this to add a visual component to draw more attention and thus more business. If you don't want art of your character(s), please state so beforehand. I don't want to have someone getting mad because I commissioned a work to go with a story and they (somehow) didn't want a artwork of their character in the setting.
9: Please understand that I am a person with feelings and concerns. I am not a healthy individual; I am borderline dying due to health issues, I barely sleep and I am clinically depressed. This does not openly impact my work, but it does mean that if you badger me about my writing or start being rude about something that I will get upset. I expect polite and professional behavior, unless of course you're a friend of mine or we're collaborating, at which point you can be as friendly as you like. I have a three strikes system: The first time you are rude or unpleasant to me about my work or the schedule, you will be warned. The second time, the price of your piece will go up. The third time, your piece WILL BE CANCELLED, and you will be blacklisted from my commissions permanently. I feel this is a fair condition; act like an adult and show some common courtesy.
10: Critiques and commentary are always welcome, though. If the critique is constructive, or even if you're just displeased, let me know. I am willing to try and work to improve my customer experience. Ask any of my commissioners how they felt about dealing with me, and likely the only complaint you'll get is that I sometimes have difficulty taking full price for a piece I enjoyed working on. I have a bad habit of underselling my work most of the time, as my friend
Omina likes to point out.11: I am willing to write extensively about many subjects and fetishes, and I am flexible. There are a few I absolutely will not do, including Scat, MLP, and a few others. If you want to know what I will or won't do, just ask.
12: Last but certainly not least, READ MY WORK. If you want to know the sort of story you can get, read my other works to get an idea for how I write. I write for my own enjoyment as well as for money, so one key thing to remember is that I am a world builder. I adore building a setting, populating it and establishing the rules and such for it. If you don't want a story with deep lore or a backstory that has real underpinnings and roots that help to bring it alive, do not commission me. I do not "just write porn"; I write stories with artistic merit. Are they full of smut? Yes, yes they are. But they're also lively and full of character. If you want something that's more than just bland fucking, then by all means contact me.
And if you want to help a guy out just to be nice, check out my Patreon, here:
https://www.patreon.com/JHord?ty=h
Thanks for reading my TOS, and have a great day.
My WoundWort Queen story started as just an attempt to see how MANY kinks I could put into it...but the characters REBELLED!
They DEMANDED I tell their stories...And the story became better for it...(How and why did the bad ass queen become a pain slut? Why did the lion become such a dick? Why did the 'hero' leave the queen and go back to his family...?)...
The world cried out and I answered...