Terms of Service & FAQs

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Terms of Service Document

This document dives into my terms of service, rules, customs, and various processes.

By ordering a commission or purchasing a service/product from Writing Daydreams to Reality, you are agreeing to my TOS.

Terms of Service

    1. Visit my Services page to complete an order form (for writing or editing commissions) or purchase a product via my shop.

    2. Once the form request is received, I will reach out to the client via email to discuss the project, estimate, and any questions either party may have.

    3. Once the estimate, project, and schedule is approved by the client, I will send you a PDF invoice and a link to payment either via my DeviantArt shop or via Squarespace for project payment.

    4. Projects will not be scheduled or started until the payment is received upfront or an agreed upon payment plan has been made, as stated in the final invoices.

  • Every order will have a payment method and link (as discussed between the client and writer) included in their invoice.

    1. Squarespace offers payments via PayPal, Visa, Mastercard, AMEX, Discover, Apple Pay, Afterpay, Klarna, and Automated Clearing House (for US merchants only).

    2. I charge an extra 3.5% + $0.25 to cover all fees and expenses for invoicing.

    3. Do not attempt to send my a payment or money via other avenues without paying via the links provided on the official invoice.

    4. DeviantArt Users: I accept both USD and points via my DA shop. The DA Shop accepts PayPal as well as Credit Cards.

  • General Rules:

    1. I have the right to refuse any project or commission idea for any reason.

    2. All writing commissions, I am the creator/writer but you are the sole owner/ creator of the ideas and characters (if they are your own OCs).

    3. If you repost any pieces that I write for you online, do not claim as your own writing and properly tag or provide a link to my profile, website, or social media.

    4. All commissions are nonrefundable unless I am unable to complete the work.

    5. General writing commissions are not to be used for commercial purposes.

    6. Only Commercial Writing Commission orders have commercial rights (distribution, sales, printing, and profiting) on completed stories, with credit to the writer.

    7. Only Ghost Writing Commission orders have permission to claim a finished story as your own story and writing without crediting the writer.

    8. Absolutely no AI written or generated content is allowed to be submitted for a project. Any projects found to have been written with AI (or heavily rewritten/ revised by AI) will be cancelled without a refund.

    No Nagging:

    I complete my work done in a timely fashion but, if there is an issue with nagging, I will give warnings. If it happens twice,  I will drop the commission. This is rude and disrespectful. If you have any questions or concerns, I would love to hear them but I do not want to open my inbox and see that I have the same message from you every hour or so.

    NSFW/ SFW Terms:

    I write NSFW pieces but I do not accept orders that glorify violent/abusive relationships and situations, or fetishized violence and abuse etc.

    • I have the right to refuse any project or ideas.

    • NSFW pieces posted or shared online with the client’s permission will only be behind an 18+ age wall.

    • I will block and report anyone that approaches me with inappropriate/lewd behavior or requests.

    What I write: 

    • Spicy, explicit scenes. When submitting your request, please let me know exactly what level of detail you are looking for.

    • Violence or action sequences that are non-sexual. Blood, gore, etc. is fine.

    • Fetishes: I do write fetishes but only if the content is consensual and non-violent.

    What I do not write: 

    • Any type of sexual violence, anything that glorifies or sexualizes violence. Absolutely no rape, sexual assault, or sexually abusive relationships in stories.

    • No underage characters--no aged up characters.

    • No furry fetishes in explicit NSFW content. (Furries are perfectly fine in SFW pieces)

    • No incest.

    • No idolization or sexualization/fetishizing of murder, suicide, self-harm, etc.

    • Absolutely no requests pertaining to or for the purpose of glorifying hate speech, or anything demeaning/ propaganda against any race, religion, gender, identity, faith, etc. etc.

    Trolling

    No trolling/ inappropriate behavior. I will end the commission with no refund.

    Clients

    Only submit serious requests. Do not pretend to be a client when you are fishing for free editing. If you require editing services, read my editing commission information.

    No Student Work for Writing Commissions 

    Do NOT try to order a writing commission for something that you have to complete or are writing for a class no matter what grade, institution, etc. These projects will be refused and you will be blacklisted from my commissions and writing advice.

    • Cheating, plagiarizing, and more are serious offenses and can get you expelled/ suspended.

    • If you are struggling with a paper that you do not know how to write, ask your teacher, classmates, or ask your school for a tutor. Purdue Owl (Purdue Writing Lab) is a fantastic resource for students.

    Student Work for Editing Commissions

    To be simple, you can't hire an editor for your schoolwork. That's like paying someone to do your homework. I won't do that.

    What I can do is look over and suggest big idea ideas/ ways to improve your writing as I would if I was just a writing tutor.  

    For students, I do offer writing tutoring services via my calls. Please read more about this on my miscellaneous services page.

  • I accept payment upfront for my projects. I only issue refunds if I am unable to complete the project for a reason on my end.

    If I have to cancel a project because of a broken rule (nagging/ inappropriate behavior/ AI usage) I will cancel that project with no refund for breaking my TOS.

    If you hire me to work on a project, pay me, and decide to cancel after I have already begun working on it, your project will be cancelled without a refund.

 FAQs

  • Yes. If you would like to hire me for a big project, we can split it up into payments. Pay me for part one, and I will write it. Pay for part two, and I will write it. If you would like to see a WIP of your story, we can schedule your story to be written in parts with a check-in point between each part. WIP check-ins do require an additional fee.

  • For every client, I schedule it within a three-week window. I work Monday through Friday.

    Writing commissions under 15,000 words will fit into a 3-week window. Larger works will be scheduled for larger periods of time or will be broken up, if the client prefers.

    As an example, a manuscript-length edit may take a month. Project deadlines will be set and declared in the invoice before the project begins.

  • I work for many different clients at the same time. This allows me to schedule and complete work on rotation in the order I receive it.  For example, lengths such as 2,000 words can be completed in one day. 10,000 words can take anywhere from a week to a month. It depends on the story. But as I said, it depends on the projects that I am working on at the same time.

  • Projects are first come first served. I generally create anywhere from 5,000 to 12,000 words a week or 100 to 300 pages of editing a week, depending on what orders I am working on. All projects are scheduled on my calendar once they are paid for.

    I do have rushed services available if you want to skip the wait list (limited availability).

  • I always have a waitlist. When projects are being ordered, I will notify the client of the earliest date I can start working on the project. Once the payment is submitted, I will secure those dates on my calendar. I will not save days or weeks for a commission that has not been paid for.

    I usually have a waitlist of at least 1 to 3 months long. If you have an order that needs to be completed “right away” there will be rushed fees for skipping my waitlist, if I have the availability to fit it in.

  • If you order a commission but do not ask for it to be done by a certain time, do not message me demanding it to be done on a random day (i.e.. the next day) after a deadline and work schedule has already been planned and paid for. This is rude and nagging. If you need a project completed by a certain time, please let me know when we are planning your order and we will agree on a schedule as long as I have the availability for it. Communicate what you need so I can help you to the best of my abilities. Rushed projects do have a fee, depending on the situation and my calendar at that time.

  • I am a fulltime freelance writer. I work 9:00 am to 5:00 pm EST. I do not work on the weekends and I will only answer notes, emails, and any questions within my designated work hours.

    If I am away or on vacation, I will post a banner on my website and make notices across my socials, DeviantArt, Patreon, and will have an email vacation notice.

  • Sometimes I receive tips for a piece. First, this is not necessary but thank you in advance! But, if you do send a tip, this does not impact or change what I am sending you. Tips or any money above the agreed upon amount does not add words or content to your piece from the originally agreed upon word count.

    • To explain: I've had works in the past commissioned for a set price and a set word count. I've had a $5.00 tip sent before and the note said "I sent you a little tip~~ since I've done this for you, could you add 1,000 more words to my piece pretty please?" Absolutely not--this is unacceptable and does not work within our agreed amount. i.e. 1,000 words = $50.00

    • With this being said, if you would like to expand your order to a larger word count, note me and we can add that on with the proper payment.

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