Here are the terms and conditions for my writing commissions and trades. They have been simplified from the ones that were posted on my other account. These are subject to change, though whatever the terms and conditions were at the time the commission was agreed upon will be in effect for that commission.

COMMISSION TYPES/PRICES:

Micro Short Story - 1,000-2,000 words: $15 **

Small Short Story - 2,000-4,000 words: **$30

Standard Short Story - 4,000-6,000 words: $50

Long Short Story - 6,000-10,000 words:** $75**

Extended Short Story - 10,000-15,000 words: $120

All amounts are in USD.

1. If a story ends up less than the agreed-upon word count, I will reduce the price to the amount of the category it would fall under. Any amount over the agreed-upon word count will not be charged.

2. To inquire about a commission, please send me a note through this site, send an email to tahlyn@me.com, or contact me through one of the instant messaging services listed on my profile page. Please let me know a general idea of what you would like to see, as well as any character details you would like to see, and the general length you're looking for. If you are using pre-existing characters or settings, please send any references (visual or text) that I would need.

3. I ONLY accept payment via PayPal. For any commission that costs $30 or less, I will need it to be paid in full before I add you to the queue or start any work on your story. For any commission greater than $30, I will need to be paid at least half the amount before I add you to the queue or start any work on it, with the remainder paid after I complete the first draft and before I will complete the final draft.

4. Drafts will be sent via Dropbox or email attachment in both .txt and .rtf formats. If there is any other format you desire, please let me know.

5. When I am finished with the first draft, I will send it to you for approval/suggestions. At this point, you can let me know of any changes that you would like to see made to any part of the story. If these changes require more than 50% of the story to be rewritten or added on, an additional fee may be required.

6. You may request a refund as long as I have not started on the final draft. If I have finished more than half of the draft (or more than 5,000 words), the amount of the refund will be reduced by up to 50%. Though I try to send all refunds as soon as possible, they may take up to two weeks for me to send through PayPal.

7. I will usually respond to any notes/emails within 24 hours of receiving them. I ask that you reply to any notes/emails that I send within 72-hours. If I do not receive a reply within thirty days of sending a note/email, then I will consider the story abandoned by you.

8. I will not write using any existing characters that neither you nor I own the rights to, unless you can prove to my satisfaction that you have permission to use these characters, other than figures in the public domain. Any pre-existing characters or settings you send are granted to be used for the story you've commissioned only. Any characters or settings that I create for the story will remain owned by me unless otherwise agreed upon.

9. The rights to the story itself will remain owned by me. I reserve the right to submit/post the story to any website or publication I choose. I grant you (as commissioner) limited republication rights to post the story to any of your personal sites/accounts, as long as you a) give credit to me as the author, and b) do not charge money or use the story for any other commercial reason, unless otherwise agreed upon.

10. Trade requests are considered on a case-by-case basis. The value of my part of the trade and your part of the trade should be roughly equal. If I am unable to complete my portion of the trade but you have completed and posted some or all of your portion, I will offer an amount in payment up to the total amount that my part of the trade would have cost as a commission. If you cannot complete your portion, please let me know as soon as possible so we can make alternate arrangements.

If you have any other questions, please send me a note or an email.

Terms and Conditions Changelog

8/3/13 - Terms and Conditions first added

12/20/13 - Terms and Conditions simplified