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<blockquote data-quote="Morrus" data-source="post: 5508186" data-attributes="member: 1">It's not that pay and quality directly correlate all the time. But an established writer comes with a reputation, and can charge more because you know in advance that the work is good. &nbsp;A new writer? It's a gamble, even if they provide you with a sample. So a new writer will earn correspondingly less.&nbsp;If I can find a new writer who will charge peanuts who I can guarantee will turn in a manuscript of Monte Cook's standard, then I've hit the jackpot. But with a new writer, you're dealing with an unknown quantity, and thus a risk.&nbsp;As an example - Ryan Nock is being paid much more by ENP for ZEITGEIST than he was for War of the Burning Sky. This is solely because of WotBS's quality and success. The end result has been proven - as much as it can - and he's in a position where he can say to me &quot;Russ, I'll write your new AP for you, but it'll cost you more than the last one&quot;. I then decide whether I want to g the cheap route and take a gamble, or pay for the security and known quantity that is the writer whose work has been very good to me over the years.&nbsp;I went with Ryan without a second thought.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Morrus, post: 5508186, member: 1"] It's not that pay and quality directly correlate all the time. But an established writer comes with a reputation, and can charge more because you know in advance that the work is good. A new writer? It's a gamble, even if they provide you with a sample. So a new writer will earn correspondingly less. If I can find a new writer who will charge peanuts who I can [I]guarantee[/I] will turn in a manuscript of Monte Cook's standard, then I've hit the jackpot. But with a new writer, you're dealing with an unknown quantity, and thus a risk. As an example - Ryan Nock is being paid much more by ENP for ZEITGEIST than he was for War of the Burning Sky. This is solely because of WotBS's quality and success. The end result has been proven - as much as it can - and he's in a position where he can say to me "Russ, I'll write your new AP for you, but it'll cost you more than the last one". I then decide whether I want to g the cheap route and take a gamble, or pay for the security and known quantity that is the writer whose work has been very good to me over the years. I went with Ryan without a second thought. [/QUOTE]

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