COST
The cost depends on whether I retain the right to sell the book myself. That's because if I can sell it myself, I'll make money from sales in addition to what you pay for the commission. But if it's a private commission I can't sell, then the commission price has to fully cover all of the time I spend writing.
If I retain the rights to sell the book, then the cost for you is 2 cents per word. As an example, something that's 10,000 words (e.g., a short story like Cuckold B&B) would cost you about $200, while a whole novella of 35,000 words (something like Cole Got Cucked Hard) would cost more like $700.
If I don't retain the rights (i.e., the story is for you and you alone, and I can't put it on my website for sale) the cost is 5 cents per word. That works out to about $500 for a 10,000 short story.
Either way it's a big investment, so you'll want to think seriously about what you want before you commit.
What you get at the end
The final product you receive is a document file. I can provide it as an ebook, PDF, word document or probably pretty much any file type you need.
If I've retained the rights to sell the book myself, you'll get a copy that can't be shared (like a regular ebook) as other people will need to buy it from me. If we've agreed a private commission that I can't sell myself, the book is yours to share with friends if you want, however you can't sell it publicly yourself.
The proecess
My process for writing a commission can be a little flexible to meet your needs, and it can be iterative with plenty of conversations along the way. Here's how it works in general though:
Step 1:
You provide a general idea of what you want, in terms of:
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Story length
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Plot
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Characters
STEP 2:
I'll get back to you about how I think that could work, including:
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A rough outline of the plot and length
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An indication of whether there's anything you've asked for that I can't provide (eg, plot elements I'm not comfortable with or feel like I don't have the knowledge to write about)
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An indication of the timeline
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Questions about details you might want to consider in the story
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Milestones (e.g., will I just give you a finished story, or will I give you chapters or sections along the way?)
Step 3:
We agree on the details. From this point onwards I'll make a start on writing and you'll be required to pay for what I write.
STEP 4:
I'll send you a draft. As per step 2, this might be a full draft or it might be drafts of each chapter or section along the way, depending on what we agree. Depending what we've agreed, I might invoice you for payment for that particular section, or I might wait till later in the process.
STEP 5:
You can provide comments on the draft, letting me know whether there's anything I've included that you don't really like, or anything I haven't included that you really want to see.
STEP 6:
I'll revise the story based on the comments you've provided. Generally I'd do this in one go for the entire story, rather than doing it on a a section-by-section basis, to make sure it's all consistent. Then I'll send you the updated story.
STEP 7:
You can provide any final comments. In general at this point it should just be minor details, rather than whole extra sections, plot element or changes in direction.
STEP 8:
I'll do a final proof-read and then send you a final version in the format(s) you've asked for. I'll then invoice you (either for the total or for anything outstanding if you've been paying as you go).
STEP 9:
If I've retained the rights to sell the book myself, it will then go up on my website and be distributed to retailers for sale. I might make further changes before selling it, to make it more appealing for a wider audience or to remove any content that might prevent me from selling it through retailers.