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Ooh glad to see you got your commission journal up then, it all sounds like a good starting point to me
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I don't really do points so if I was to commission you I think I'd want to pay vial Paypal. (I already have an idea in mind for a picture >:3) That would be interesting to request a written commission but I wouldn't really know how much info I'd need to pass on to the person writing it. XD;;.
still i hope you get some comission requests
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I don't really do points so if I was to commission you I think I'd want to pay vial Paypal. (I already have an idea in mind for a picture >:3) That would be interesting to request a written commission but I wouldn't really know how much info I'd need to pass on to the person writing it. XD;;.
still i hope you get some comission requests


Depends on what you're after, really.
If you just want a quick scene/story about insert-character-here and have a general idea of the setting or circumstances, then you tell me the general length (e.g. at least 500 words), who the character is, and if need be, what kind of plot or setting you want. It could be as simple as all of those writing prompts you can find online, or as elaborate as... however elaborate you need it to be. The only thing is, the more elaborate it is, the less likely it is to be a short story, and thus the more it's likely to cost.
I'm debating on adding character bios with a per-bio price, though. Hmm...
Thank you.
If you just want a quick scene/story about insert-character-here and have a general idea of the setting or circumstances, then you tell me the general length (e.g. at least 500 words), who the character is, and if need be, what kind of plot or setting you want. It could be as simple as all of those writing prompts you can find online, or as elaborate as... however elaborate you need it to be. The only thing is, the more elaborate it is, the less likely it is to be a short story, and thus the more it's likely to cost.
I'm debating on adding character bios with a per-bio price, though. Hmm...
Thank you.


I have a job, but a 10-hour per week average (when I'm actually on the calendar) won't even give me enough to cover a minimum payment on my student loan.
I'm looking for something to alongside of the one job--I don't want to simply quit when I've barely given them a chance
--though I wouldn't be too quick to turn down a full time position somewhere else if one was offered.
Thank you.
The journal still needs editing--I'm sure there's something I'll come up with after the fact (in fact, I was just making some edits when I got your comment)--but what do you think so far?
nanowrimo.org/
It's a writing competition of sorts.
National Novel Writing Month, in which the entire goal is to write a novel (defined by them as a story of at least 50,000 words)... in the space of a month. The "competition" comes in where you're basically competing against time and your own willpower.
I'm looking for something to alongside of the one job--I don't want to simply quit when I've barely given them a chance

Thank you.

The journal still needs editing--I'm sure there's something I'll come up with after the fact (in fact, I was just making some edits when I got your comment)--but what do you think so far?
nanowrimo.org/
It's a writing competition of sorts.
National Novel Writing Month, in which the entire goal is to write a novel (defined by them as a story of at least 50,000 words)... in the space of a month. The "competition" comes in where you're basically competing against time and your own willpower.

Aaah, that's right--you said you were working at a bookstore-ish job, right? I know working at my bookstore, you're forced to be part-time unless you're manager/ team lead/ or it's the dreadful seasonal thing coming up. Since I am able to work in every department (minus receiving), they put me beyond the 25 hrs at times. This week I was just under 30 hrs at 29, but I know that's because my paid vacation is next week and they want me to show the new girl the ropes of shelving, so my job still gets done. They used to have me at 35 a week, doing 7 AM - 3 PM almost every day, but our district manager complained to my store manager about that, since I am not supposed to be full-time. 
Discounts~! So honored! I really need to get more money--and points in general. XD I don't think I have any points, but I think folks will only toss 'em over if I open commission point types, and I am still leery about the idea.. I know at least with DA, you cannot take back your points...I don't think, and with paypal, I keep hearing people scamming artists by asking for their money back/opening a dispute with paypal after they get their art.
Ooooooh, that's right! I didn't recognize the acronym for it.
I've had two buds in my past link it to me, and were like 'wanna try'?
I never did have the courage in attempting such a thing--even if I already have 2 novels beyond the 50,000 word limit as is.



Ooooooh, that's right! I didn't recognize the acronym for it.



I still find it hard to see 35 hours a week as "full-time"--from my (sadly limited) experience, full time meant 40 or higher. The only exceptions were places like where I did my work study, where the school itself wasn't allowed to work the students any longer than 20 hours.
How things change, right?
Discounts!
And art trades if it reaches that point.
You can also get points via llama bribes (my bookmark to my account links directly to the badges page, so the first thing I see when I log in is whether anybody's got llama bribes up), or entering contests. I just came out of one contest with only 15 points for third place, but if I'd won the darn thing I would've gotten 500... and all it took was faving a few things and learning how to leave useful comments.
You don't get many points for the llamas, though--typically 1 point per llama, though it depends on what people are offering--and you can't give the same person more than one. So that's my other theory about why so many people seem to put so much more value on points; if you're not outright buying them, they take so much more work and time to earn.
I think the risk of a scam would be one of the benefits of using dA's commission widget.
I think I remember reading that there's a system in place to mark that the work has been "delivered," but until I actually get a commission....
However, my minimum purchase for PayPal has less to do with the risk of scams and more to do with them eventually taking a percentage of what I make (though I certainly don't make enough for that to be an issue), plus not really wanting to keep track of requests on multiple sites.
Yeah, it's not just about how long of a novel you can write (and technically speaking, 50,000 words is quite short), it's also whether you can manage that in a month.
You have to have the willpower to not just write that much, but also to avoid editing until the month is up.
Major editing, anyway, like if that one scene you wrote really bugs you and you want to take it out....
How things change, right?
Discounts!

You can also get points via llama bribes (my bookmark to my account links directly to the badges page, so the first thing I see when I log in is whether anybody's got llama bribes up), or entering contests. I just came out of one contest with only 15 points for third place, but if I'd won the darn thing I would've gotten 500... and all it took was faving a few things and learning how to leave useful comments.

You don't get many points for the llamas, though--typically 1 point per llama, though it depends on what people are offering--and you can't give the same person more than one. So that's my other theory about why so many people seem to put so much more value on points; if you're not outright buying them, they take so much more work and time to earn.
I think the risk of a scam would be one of the benefits of using dA's commission widget.
I think I remember reading that there's a system in place to mark that the work has been "delivered," but until I actually get a commission....

However, my minimum purchase for PayPal has less to do with the risk of scams and more to do with them eventually taking a percentage of what I make (though I certainly don't make enough for that to be an issue), plus not really wanting to keep track of requests on multiple sites.
Yeah, it's not just about how long of a novel you can write (and technically speaking, 50,000 words is quite short), it's also whether you can manage that in a month.
You have to have the willpower to not just write that much, but also to avoid editing until the month is up.


Aaah, see, the places I've worked at--they viewed 5-29 hrs part-time, and 30-40 full-time, and 40 over is over-time. At CFA, my name was constantly flagged in red, because they'd schedule me nearly every darn day but Sunday (as we were closed), so I'd be going up to 44 hrs a week which...I was hardly getting paid enough to do...even for over-time pay.
Well, your thoughts are as good as mine, really. XD I honestly don't think I've ever been bold enough to do commissions, but I hope to do so soon. I guess I get worried what I'll do won't be good enough for the person asking, but--all I can do is show them my stuff, I guess. (It's probably my negative voice speaking).
like if that one scene you wrote really bugs you and you want to take it out....
Yeaaah, I've got a few of those in my novels I have on the back burner right now. In my ice warlock series, I am tempted to just redo the darn thing and not make part of it in present day, if I can help it, but I dunno. I felt like I sped through how main girl falls into main guy's world. Also, a lot of the battle scenes felt rushed and in dire need of a redo.
We'll see. I haven't touched my novels in awhile now, of course.
Well, your thoughts are as good as mine, really. XD I honestly don't think I've ever been bold enough to do commissions, but I hope to do so soon. I guess I get worried what I'll do won't be good enough for the person asking, but--all I can do is show them my stuff, I guess. (It's probably my negative voice speaking).
like if that one scene you wrote really bugs you and you want to take it out....
Yeaaah, I've got a few of those in my novels I have on the back burner right now. In my ice warlock series, I am tempted to just redo the darn thing and not make part of it in present day, if I can help it, but I dunno. I felt like I sped through how main girl falls into main guy's world. Also, a lot of the battle scenes felt rushed and in dire need of a redo.

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