~FakeMan

Hello, everybody.

I'm just a hobbiest, and not a professional furry smut writer by a long shot. However, I think it would be good to set up some boundaries in how I write my commissions. So, without further ado, This is what you can expect when getting a commission from me. This isn't directed towards anyone in specific, but just some general guidelines to make sure y'all know what you can expect when you commission me. It's also to make sure I protect my own sanity, so I can keep enjoying writing this stuff for fun as well as occasional profit.


Stage 1 - Ideas and payment agreement

You can tell me what you'd like in your own words. I'll ask questions to make sure I understand. Then we can decide on how long the story will be. From this point forward, I'll require 1/2 of the price up front to start the commission. My current going rate is 32$ per 1000 words. If I go over the word limit we agreed on, I won't charge you extra, but do encourage you to tip to make up the extra length. I usually write just as long as I need to to finish the story as I envision it.

Note - The more specific you are, the better I can do writing the story that YOU want. If you leave things up to me, I will write the story that I want. In general, I'd recommend being as specific as you can in this phase, learn the names of kinks or dynamics you like.

Note 2 - If you're having trouble describing exactly what you want, the easiest way for me is if you can find another one of the stories I've already written and say "Something that feels like this"




Stage 2 - Outline

To make sure I understand what you want, I'll write up a short outline. This mostly undetailed and just larger story beats at this point.


Note - This is the best, and easiest stage to make changes in! If something feels off, let me know here, and I can make sure I write the story as you want it to be. Seriously, this is the best, most productive place to get feedback. Feel free to add/remove/revise things at this stage.

Note 2 - If there's any specific scenes or details you want added, this is the best place to get them worked in.




Stage 3 - Rough Draft

I'm gonna write the rough draft at my own pace. I'll keep you updated on the word count at the end of every day I write. I don't share the draft at this point because its UGLY. I add a lot of editing notes as I go. I also don't like back seat writers. I know there's a LOT of typos at this point, and repeated words, and boring construction. I have to just write at first then then I worry about making it better later.


Stage 4 - Initial revisions and proofread

Before I show you the draft, I'm going to go through it again, make major revisions, edit for clarity and consistency, make sure it fits the outline, and generally make it more readable on your end.



Stage 5 - Working Draft -

At this point, I'll show you a working draft. It's mostly complete, but not polished up 100%. At this point, I can still add or remove things, but it's MUCH MUCH MUCH harder now than it was in Stage 2. That being said, I do want your feedback, and can add or remove scenes, details, or tweak scenes to your liking.



Stage 6 - Final Draft -

At this point, I'll go back, make all the changes you requested, and present you with a final completed draft! At this point I'll collect the 2nd half of the payment. You're free to do with the story as you will! You can post it anywhere as long as you credit me and link to my FA. Likewise, you can edit as much as you would like as long as you credit me and link back to my FA as well.



Note - If you want extra drafts done at this point, we're going to have to negotiate an increase in cost. Editing and revising takes up a long time, and as much as I want to write the story that you want, I can't just keep editing one story over and over again trying to please you without compensation. I'm not sure exactly what this price will be, but likely around 8 dollars per 1000 words for each additional draft.

Note 2 - This is the HARDEST point to make major revisions. If something has gone wrong and you really don't like the story as a whole, it's probably easier to just write another story from the ground up than it is to really retrofit every part of a story into something else. I highly recommend making any major idea changes in the outline phase to prevent this from happening.





Thanks for reading, everyone!

I'll proably add this to somewhere more visible than a journal at some point.







Also, commissions are likely closed until at least Christmas. School be kicking my ass at the moment.