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How I'd like to do commissions moving forward
4 years ago
Hey yall, I figured something cool out!
So, like, normally I don't like doing commissions for people I don't know all that well because I don't have a good handle on their likes/dislikes all too well. Some people may really like a certain idea, while others would get uncomfortable or disgusted from it. Not only that, but I know many of us like our characters being depicted in certain ways; I hate it when Denya is depicted as being selfish or self-centered, for example.
The solution? I stream the story for you! :D
I wrote Borusa's commission on stream, and he joined and watched me write away for a bit. While he was there, he offered feedback right away, and we bounced ideas off each other. For example, the original idea I had for Borusa's encounter with Dark Matter was fairly different, but Borusa wasn't a fan of it so we worked on it and eventually changed it to something we both ended up enjoying much more! Like, this way I didn't have to stop writing and interrupting my flow to send a note to my client like "hey, is it ok if I add this and this?" and waiting up to 24 hours for a response back or whatever, you know? Feedback right then and there helped boost my confidence tremendously, and I'm really happy with the end result!
I'd love to do more stories like that, with the commissioner there ready to offer feedback, or even to bounce ideas off of. I know I am asking for the commissioner's time when doing this, which is why I'm making this journal to ask for feedback. I know people like waiting and being surprised by the story at the end, and that's totally fine! It's just a lil scary for me when I get super motivated to write a much longer story than the commissioner wanted, and then finding out they're not happy with the additions at all and want them removed or changed xp
I dunno, I could just...write the story they want and not worry about additions XD
As for a price guide, I think I would like to stick with a PWYW model for the time being, with the recommended payment being around 10$ per 1k words. I say that because I'm not very good at estimating how many words a story will end up. Someone might expect a 5 or 6k worded story, and I might accidentally get "inspired" and end up writing a 9k worded story instead, and I'd feel bad for charging more than the commissioner initially wanted if that makes sense xp
Anyways, let me know what you guys think! Thank you very much for reading this wall of text <3
So, like, normally I don't like doing commissions for people I don't know all that well because I don't have a good handle on their likes/dislikes all too well. Some people may really like a certain idea, while others would get uncomfortable or disgusted from it. Not only that, but I know many of us like our characters being depicted in certain ways; I hate it when Denya is depicted as being selfish or self-centered, for example.
The solution? I stream the story for you! :D
I wrote Borusa's commission on stream, and he joined and watched me write away for a bit. While he was there, he offered feedback right away, and we bounced ideas off each other. For example, the original idea I had for Borusa's encounter with Dark Matter was fairly different, but Borusa wasn't a fan of it so we worked on it and eventually changed it to something we both ended up enjoying much more! Like, this way I didn't have to stop writing and interrupting my flow to send a note to my client like "hey, is it ok if I add this and this?" and waiting up to 24 hours for a response back or whatever, you know? Feedback right then and there helped boost my confidence tremendously, and I'm really happy with the end result!
I'd love to do more stories like that, with the commissioner there ready to offer feedback, or even to bounce ideas off of. I know I am asking for the commissioner's time when doing this, which is why I'm making this journal to ask for feedback. I know people like waiting and being surprised by the story at the end, and that's totally fine! It's just a lil scary for me when I get super motivated to write a much longer story than the commissioner wanted, and then finding out they're not happy with the additions at all and want them removed or changed xp
I dunno, I could just...write the story they want and not worry about additions XD
As for a price guide, I think I would like to stick with a PWYW model for the time being, with the recommended payment being around 10$ per 1k words. I say that because I'm not very good at estimating how many words a story will end up. Someone might expect a 5 or 6k worded story, and I might accidentally get "inspired" and end up writing a 9k worded story instead, and I'd feel bad for charging more than the commissioner initially wanted if that makes sense xp
Anyways, let me know what you guys think! Thank you very much for reading this wall of text <3
Lumes
~russenluster
I think thats a really great idea. Watching a commision is really great experience and it really works great for feedback.
Choice_D
~choiced
OP
Thank you! Looks like I might be going forward with that then~
Prowler_Purple
~prowlerpurple
This is actually genius! I wish I was confident enough to stream so I could do this too!
Choice_D
~choiced
OP
Haha thanks! Let me know when you stream so I can pop in and say hi :3
Cephy
~taaru
Seems like a great idea to me. I know that what stops me from commissioning writers I'm not really familiar with is wondering about how if theyll be able to capture my character's personality / won't make them do something I dislike
Choice_D
~choiced
OP
Yeah I getcha haha. I get nervous when people write about Denya for the same reason xp
Felix D
~quente
That is a very interesting idea and sure helps to get a better result for the story. But as you said, it kind of spoils the surprise. :p
