Cobalt Candle

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I (he/him) am a leftist erotic fiction author writing taboo fiction focusing on power dynamics.
I do not endorse the themes of the stories I create.
Fiction is fiction.

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My rates are $0.03 per word, or $30 per 1000 words.
The price paid is for a minimum wordcount based on these rates, and any excess words are provided at no charge to the commissioner.If I select your proposal, I will reach out to the provided email address to discuss details. Upon agreement, work on the commission will begin. When the commission is complete, you will receive an invoice from a business with the acronym T.T.M. for the final cost. Once this cost is paid, I will send you the story for your perusal and potential revisions.

Process

I am happy to write by an outline, if provided, or I can create my own outline that I will pass on to you for feedback.My writing schedule is somewhat irregular, as I have my day job to contend with. However, commissions will take a higher priority than non-commissioned works, and one can expect the completion of their commission within a few weeks of me starting on it.
However, this is not a hard-and-fast rule, and commissions may be delayed depending on my schedule.For a rough estimate of how long a work will take, I average about 1,000 words per writing session, and average about 3-4 writing sessions per week.Once I complete the first draft and have received payment, I will send the draft to you for your assessment.
I will be happy to make tweaks, but significant rewrites (500+ words) will be charged at the standard rate. Once complete, I will send you the final draft, which will be the work posted to my AO3 after an editing pass for spelling, grammar, and general readability.

Privacy

Unless otherwise specified, I will post all written commissions on my AO3 page with anonymous accreditation.
If you would like to be credited explicitly, please tell me so and I would be delighted to credit you with the pseudonym of your choosing, additionally making it a gift in AO3 if you want to associate it with an AO3 pseud.
If you would prefer if I do not post the work at all on my public pages, an additional 25% will be added to the final price.
The reasoning for this cost is that every work I post, commission or otherwise, improves the size of both my portfolio and my readership, and this additional fee covers myself losing both of those benefits.

Fandoms

I am happy to write original works, or write a fanwork.
However, I am a busy fellow and unfortunately do not have the time to consume media to the extent that is necessary to write a reasonably accurate take on characters for certain fandoms.
This isn't to say I will not take commissions for fandoms I am unfamiliar with, but I will mention if I am unfamiliar with the fandom you want me to write on as to temper your expectations, and request that you provide character references for the character(s) in question.
I unfortunately do not have the time nor the motivation to do detailed research into a fandom.

Kinks

Following is a non-comprehensive list of what kinks and fetishes I will and will not write about.
As this is non-comprehensive, I reserve the right to veto any subject, even if it is not listed below.
In that circumstance, I will then add that subject to the list below for transparency.Things I will write:

Things I will never write ("hard no" kinks):

In addition to the above, I have a number of 'soft no' kinks that I find distasteful for a variety of reasons, but that I am not necessarily opposed to writing.
Generally, the more of these featured in your proposal, the less likely I am to accept it.
If your proposal features one or more 'soft no's and you're wondering if you should bother even submitting it: please do! The worst thing I can say is no thanks.
The following is a non-comprehensive list of my 'soft no' kinks: