[RoEG Games] Mortis Arcanum Open Call

[Drawmack]

or maybe people don't like this

Please Note: This book MAY or MAY NOT be printed by our imprinter. If the book is NOT selected to be printed as a hard copy book, then it will be sold as a PDF on RPGNow. If this happens, the 3 cents a word payment will be changed to a percentage of the sales from RPGNow.

So I write something up and I submit it and then you pay me based on how you publish my work. I don't think so - either flat rate or no rate. If I wanted commissions I'd be a salesman.

 

[KingOfChaos]

Well, you see..I have this problem with honesty. I could have just said "Hey, I am paying three cents a word" and then said nothing about the possibility of it being printed as a PDF (hence I wouldn't be able to pay anyone 3 cents a word when most PDF sales are less than $400).

I guess it's just a personal flaw, Drawmack.

 

[tensen]

Well, you see..I have this problem with honesty. I could have just said "Hey, I am paying three cents a word" and then said nothing about the possibility of it being printed as a PDF (hence I wouldn't be able to pay anyone 3 cents a word when most PDF sales are less than $400).

I guess it's just a personal flaw, Drawmack.

You could have just stated the PDF percentage.. and then offered a increased pay if it goes to print. Same thing to you.. but the wording implies a bonus should it go to print... instead of a penalty to the writer if it doesn't go to print.

 

[trentonjoe]

I'm going to submit one. I just haven't gotten around to it yet!

 

[Drawmack]

You could have just stated the PDF percentage.. and then offered a increased pay if it goes to print. Same thing to you.. but the wording implies a bonus should it go to print... instead of a penalty to the writer if it doesn't go to print.

Exactly bill it as a pdf product with a % pay and then state, should this go to print each contributing author will receive an additional $0.03 per word.

 

[tensen]

Exactly bill it as a pdf product with a % pay and then state, should this go to print each contributing author will receive an additional $0.03 per word.

Don't know about the additional.....
that would be more than most print products pay. More likely authors would receive additional funds to bring the rate to $.03/word.

 

[Wolv0rine]

*Nods* I'd suggest if it goes to print, then a bonus to make up the differece betweenthe % rate and 0.03 cents/word rate, yeah.
And really people, commission work isn't that bad. The pay is likely lower by a good chunk, but it comes a lot more than once. Me, I'm okay with a regular, small check finding it's way to my mailbox regularly. Kinda like Xmas, all the time. hehe

 

[Clay_More]

hehehe, I just do it for a copy of the book. Perhaps I should add "Will work for dices" on my greeting card.