Ep172: Pricing Author Services

Writer Craft Podcast

Main Topic: Pricing for Author Services (starts at 16:33)

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Segment 1 (Announcements/Author Updates):

• EMBODY (fit and intuitive) on Patreon. (Valerie)
• writing new short stories from Ghost Story Weekend inspiration (Erick) (got feedback from the participants; all loved it.)
• tying up loose endings (finishing energy at the end of the year); clean slate for my birthday. (Erick) Jan 23rd
• re-thinking Patreon (Erick)

What are you reading?

• Valerie: Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman; The Year of the Puppy (Alexandra Horowitz); A Happy Pocketful of Money (David Cameron Gikandi) The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley; Be Ready When Luck Happens Ina Garten
• Erick: The October Country (Ray Bradbury)(Shout out to local bookstore: Parallel Worlds; NE Portland, OR); Flight of Icarus (Stranger Things prequel book)(Caitlin Schneiderhan) Tom Clancy: Shadow State

• Segment 2 (Resources/Tips/Tidbits):

• Tidbit #1: Brandon McNulty YouTube channel (craft of writing and story)
• Tidbit #2: talking with a friend

Segment 3 (Mindset-Craft-Biz Check):

Segment 4 (Main Topic): Pricing

Epiphany on pricing (E) What we charge for service.

Gig pricing. Are you a fit? What's the work going to be? What charge for project? How much am I (cost) to pay for this?

"What is your budget for this?"

The Dance:

Components of pricing:

Standard pricing:

"Dynamic" pricing (sliding scale in head):

Base line $1/word $7.50/pg.

Standard jobs don't exist.

Editorial rates linked out.

Write in contact: opt-out cause, renegotiate prices.

Rapport, base line (and how much flex on it), build in protection to self.

AI clause in contract?

The scope of work is this:..... If the scope changes during the course of project, we shall renegotiate the contract (including pricing).

Learn how to talk about money and value yourself.

Review each project. Ideal? What went wrong? Did more work than I got paid for?

Interview client when done for testimonials (social proof is enormous).

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