TL;DR: Car engine broke, offering discounts on emergency commissions to help pay for it.

Long version:

So my 20-year-old work-horse of a car had its timing belt break the other day, which was bad enough, but because it happened while I was driving on the freeway it damaged some of the other engine components on the way out. It's going to be at LEAST $3,500 to get me moving again- Mechanic's not sure yet whether it'll be cheaper to repair the engine or replace it entirely- and this was AFTER being extorted for ransom when my Discord got hacked, as mentioned below:

https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10833539/

So since I've been robbed and then hit with a gigantic bill, I'm going to run some discounts on my services in the hopes of enticing some clients for some badly-needed money. I am still open for regular writing commissions, but those will remain at the 2024 rate of five cents a word, since they're the most time-consuming and the reason I'm discounting the hourly ones.

EDITING: Was $50/hr., now $45/hr.
If you've got a story that you want to really make shine, give it to me. Not only will I fix any grammar errors and typos, I can help naturalize dialogue, iron out inconsistencies, and fill in plot holes. I can cover about 8,000 words an hour, so you get a lot for each payment!

ROLEPLAY: Was $20/hr., now 17/hr.
If you're tired of bad RP partners who leave you on read for days at a time, five single-sentence replies, or just lack any imagination or sense of flow, why not hire a professional? When you RP with my you have my undivided attention, literally no other windows or tabs open besides me, you, and our collaborative story. If you've never had a good RP experience, you've never RPed with a professional writer! ^_^
(Note that all pre-planning, character building, etc. is free; the clock doesn't start until the action does!)

CONSULTING: Was $30/hr., now $25/hr.
Need a coherent world for your OCs to inhabit? Got a story idea and an ending in mind but no idea how to bridge the two? Looking for a new twist on tired fetishes? Talk to me! With over 30 years of writing experience and nearly 20 in fetish writing, I can help you get whatever idea you're struggling with into ship-shape in no time!

QUALITY ASSURANCE: Variable on budget
Editing with a twist, if you're working on an indie game (ESPECIALLY one with fetish themes like expansion or transformation in it) I'll be happy to bring my experiences working QA for Blizzard, Obsidian, etc. to make your game as stable and bug-free as possible! And I know how tight budgets on indie games can be, which is why I'm not putting a solid rate on this particular one. I still won't be SUPER cheap, but you're paying for a decade's worth of experience!

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Let me be clear here: This is going to wipe me out for a while. I was planning to visit the Smithsonian with a friend this summer- that's gone. I was going to visit relatives in the fall and house-sit for them- that's gone. If all the hotels and tickets weren't already far past any hopes of refunds, I wouldn't be going to see the eclipse on monday. I'm not going to have anything resembling discretionary income the rest of the year, possibly into next depending on how bad the repair bill is, so please consider not just you, but anyone you know who might need any of my services. Even SFW stuff, too, I'm not only good at pron. ^^;

OR, if you don't have any commission needs but still feel like helping, here are a few venues:

Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/soylentoranges
PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?host.....=G76M9J8ETJXTY
Amazon Wishlist (Just gift cards for food and stuff): https://www.amazon.com/registries/g...../3ST9Y279VL8XN
Venmo: Contact for Invoice

And there's always the illustrated book I have on sale at Itch.io: https://ebbooks.itch.io/the-last-lapdance

Thanks for reading this far, if you have.