[ SECRET POST #3498 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #3498 ⌋

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Comments

Re: I had a writing commission go sideways, and I just really need to vent.

[(Anonymous)]

AYRT

Honestly, this fandom is so small that I'd fear being labeled the "bad guy", you know? And that it would ruin chances of future commissions (not with this author, but with other people). No matter how nicely I were to word it, I have a feeling being like "yo, this was...really kind of bad, and I know you weren't that into writing it in the first place and I really feel like maybe you shouldn't be doing commissions unless you're going to be alright with taking direction from your commissioners, it's unprofessional to clam up and act stand-offish when asked to remove and/or reword something because you accidentally stumbled upon a pet peeve"...I get the feeling that this author would complain, and I would end up looking unreasonable in the end. :/

I don't know. I definitely agree with you, and I know I really should do this, it's just...ugh, small-fandom politics, you know? :( I'm definitely being chicken.

Re: I had a writing commission go sideways, and I just really need to vent.

[(Anonymous)]

That's unfortunate and I'm sorry, then. I don't have enough experience with fic commissions to know if this is normal or not, but since 2 out of 3 commissions went well for you, there's hope?

If you feel you can, vote with your dollar. Commission more from the authors who were professional and did a good job, and sing their praises to fandom about how much you liked your fics. (Assuming that you did sincerely like them.) Don't mention the unprofessional author at all, unless someone asks you directly. Then respond in private, with slight reluctance and a great deal of diplomacy that while you did indeed commission a fic from them, you didn't feel that they were enthusiastic about the job for whatever reason, and that the end result was such that you cannot recommend them.

Re: I had a writing commission go sideways, and I just really need to vent.

[(Anonymous)]

AYRT

This is a great idea, and probably the route I'm going to end up taking. Thank you. (I would absolutely commission more from the other two authors as well, but real life issues are beating them both pretty hard right now and I don't want to bother them. I basically cold-called some authors and they happened to agree to write for me, they aren't even technically "offering commissions", I find it kind of silly that two people who weren't even offering the service ended up being ten million times more pleasant than the person putting themselves out there for commission.)