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⌈ Secret Post #4146 ⌋

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[Alan Titchmarsh (British gardener and TV presenter)]

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[Fashion Doll Fandom]

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04. [SPOILERS for Infinity War]

[MCU (Natasha/Steve)]

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05. [SPOILERS for Infinity War]

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08. [SPOILERS for Alex Verus]

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09. [WARNING for discussion of sexual assault and stuff]

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10. [WARNING for RL murder of children]

[Serial (podcast), real life murderer Yoselyn Ortega]

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11. [SPOILERS for X-Men/Phoenix Resurrection]

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I create both fanfic and fanart, though I am better known for fic. A couple times now, fandom friends have approached me, asking if I take commissions. I will say sure, assuming they mean art commissions, but it will quickly become clear they want a fic commission. Which is apparently a thing now? The first person who approached me didn't follow through, but the most recent one really wants to. I am a little weirded out by the whole idea, both legally and creatively, but I haven't said no yet and am waiting for more detail on their part before I decide. Why do people keep asking me this? Are fic commissions a thing now? Has anyone on here ever been on either side of this? What do I do FS?

Yeah, fic commissions are a thing. I've had people pay me for fic, and so have a few of my writing friends. I don't see how it should be any different from a one-off art piece. It's not like I'm printing bound copies of fic to sell at conventions. If you feel up to it and want to sell fic, go for it. Get that money.

Op - what kind of details do you expect from the commissioner about what they want? I understand the process more with art, but I'm worried about striking the balance of having enough freedom that I can get into it, but knowing what the commissioner wants well enough that I make something they enjoy. At least personally, I feel there are less pitfalls there with drawing commissions, so I'm not sure what to expect...

I asked for barebones information generally. Fic length, what characters/ship they wanted front and centre, any requests for particular AU or plot. And if I was working with OCs, I asked for information about the OC's backstory and voice (voice is very important, they need to sound like themselves).

My commissions started with a conversation, figuring out what people wanted or didn't want and where I could have fun. If they only had a vague idea, I'd float plot ideas past them and see if they liked one more than the other. Sometimes people just wanted me to surprise them and gave me a lot of freedom. And sometimes people knew EXACTLY what they wanted, especially if they were commissioning smutfic. It really varies, the same way it varies with art commissions.

I think the only real issue, is people are more used to commissioning art than they are fic. They just say they want a fic about these characters in these settings. And I have to pull out of them things like character voices, histories, quirks, or anything else that'll effect how I write.

Yes, it's a thing because people want fic they can't find. I don't see the issue with it TBH. You're creating work for one person for (I assume) a relatively small amount of money, not selling fic on Amazon.

If you want to do it but you feel weird taking money for it, you could ask them to donate the amount to a charity you support. I've seen other people offer fic for donations to causes they support before.

I'd do it.

Ugh. I'm still one of those people who puts a disclaimer of "not making profit with this" on my fics, so writing on commission is totally out. Unless it's original stuff.

I've seen people take money for fic, although I don't think it's quite as lucrative as fanart commissions.

I've had one person approach me for a fic commission, and although it was very flattering of them, I'm the kind of person who has to be in a certain mood to write fic and it has to be what I want to write. I have a feeling that if I did try to write for money, I'd just get super blocked and be unable to finish the job.

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