Fiction Writers wanted (urban fantasy) | 10 cents per word

COMPANY/PUBLICATION: AVATAR WILLOW

I seek one, two, or three well-versed fiction writers with diverse and/or marginalized backgrounds, especially those familiar with the urban fantasy subgenre. Please also describe your specific experiences reading or writing TTRPGs, SF/F, and pulp sword-and-sorcery in your application response, in addition to two writing samples.

Samples may be any fiction genre, each one up to 200 words, completed in the past 5 years.

Timeframe: the application and discussion process should end within 2 weeks (October 7, 2023); 1st draft of the work due within 2 months (November 30, 2023); 2nd draft after applying developmental feedback due within 2 months (January 31, 2024); final draft after applying line edits due within 1 month (February 28, 2024).

Pay: ($) .10 cents per word. Estimate: $720-880 total. Retainer: $200. Final Payment upon Satisfactory Completion will be due early to mid February, 2024. Copyright: indefinite exclusive license to the IP (me) with written credit and reference to the original writer (you) in all future forms. Potential: after Satisfactory Completion, I might stay in contact to hire you for another story or hire new writers for their own stories.

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Consider the job like an episode of a cartoon T.V. show: 2003 Teen Titans, Kim Possible, Avatar: TLA, etc.. Most episodes stand on their own, with a plot beginning and ended in the same brief timeframe.

Or else consider it like a monster-of-the-week series: Buffy TVS, Supernatural, 1998 Charmed. Please include this quote in your application to show you've read the entire post: "The hardest thing in this world is to live in it." Some plot threads and character arcs follow through various episodes, but most big changes don't happen more than 2-3 times per season.

Even better, consider it like a pulp fiction fantasy: Fafhrd and the Grey Mouser, Jirel of Joiry, Sword and Sorceress. Follow in the footsteps of stories that shift away from pulp fiction's misogynist and racist roots. Reclaim it in the name of diverse and marginalized people.

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The job asks for an 8000-word standalone short story that fits within a series of similar 8000-word stories. Each one features the same characters, setting, and themes that I have designed. After your application process, I will introduce you to the ensemble cast, the when and where these stories take place, and certain threads echoing in every episode.

Then, you may decide during discussions whether to back out or begin work, receiving your retainer.

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Thank you for your time and consideration. I hope some of you are as excited as I am to collaborate.

CONTACT INFORMATION:

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