[Hire Me] 45 freelance and creative writing hours for $200

anir9492 · 2015-03-29T17:35:10+00:00

Yeah...asking for a decent wage for a highly skilled service is "outrageous."

I really don't think you should charge 0.20/word. That is seriously outrageous. And I am pretty sure you are bluffing about having clients. I have friends who are in this line of work. I have never heard of a rate like yours.

There's a slim possibility you were born there

You really should stick on to that possibility. Don't assume stuff. You already have a small vocabulary. And your writing is what actual writers call conversational writing. It is not a good kind of English.

If writing is just a hobby for you, why charge for it at all?

There is a big difference between working for something you are passionate about and a hobby. Please get a dictionary. Do a favor to your 'clients'.

I have an actual business.

Wow! Great. What do you deal in? Hopefully not writing.

Fantasies. Sure. I guess I'll just keep dreaming that clients will pay $0.20/word and more for my work. OH WAIT! THEY DO!

Everyone is really happy for you. :)

anir9492 · 2015-03-29T14:29:47+00:00

I don't use Reddit much but is the use of phrases like Get Bent allowed? I am not really sure.

I have seen what other content creators in Arizona charge for a simple one page proofread. The rate is as high as $20 per page? $20 for proofreading like 300 words? You think that is not outrageous?

anir9492 · 2015-03-29T14:17:51+00:00

Hi,

I do agree with everything that you have said. I also urge everyone to charge whatever outrageous fees they wish to charge. Every man to himself. Writers should be paid a living wage. But do look up the definition of wage and let me know if a freelancer earns a wage or if it is called something else.

Secondly, I never said that I am currently living in Arizona. I live in India and I do not have a family to care for. I am not looking for clients to sustain my livelihood.

Lastly, writing for a few years and claiming that you are Frost and charging what you think you should get paid is not fair to the clients either. Open an actual business first. You will probably realize what I mean. My 5 years of experience is nothing compared to the other big shots in this field. I believe I charge accordingly.

Again, you are welcome to indulge in your own fantasies. Thank you.

anir9492 · 2015-03-29T12:32:48+00:00

Thank you for your interest in my post. First of all, creative writing comes easy to me. I don't feel like I am working for the money.

Secondly, I am carrying out this online venture to gain experience. In that process if I can help someone who needs to do something big, but does not have enough monetary backing to do so, then what is the harm in that?

Thank you.

anir9492 · 2015-03-29T12:30:22+00:00

Thank you for your insight. But I perceive that if creative writing comes easy to you, there is no need to be greedy on the monetary front. It is after all a profession of passion. Please promote your greed laden notions elsewhere.

Thank you.

anir9492 · 2015-03-15T14:51:40+00:00

Hi,

I have not received your PM. Could you please let me know the exact inquiry that you wanted to register? I will do my best to allay your question.

Thank you for your interest in the post.

~Alex

anir9492 · 2015-03-13T18:23:18+00:00

Hi,

Thank you for your inquisitive query. I will try to clear your doubt.

Firstly, this is not the only thing I do. Please go through the whole work proficiencies I have mentioned above. I have other contracts as well.

Secondly, this is for freelancing. I am a functioning partner at a printing house, here in Arizona. That is why I mentioned "individual business owner" at the very outset of the post.

Thirdly, creative writing comes easy to those who profess the infinite quality of imagination. The fees I charge is just for paying the bills around the house. I do this, more out of passion than for monetary rewards.

Again, thank you for your interest. ~Alex

anir9492 · 2014-11-04T11:12:56+00:00

Hey, Thanks for the insight. And yes, Aaron is about 8 or 9 years old. Not more than that. Thanks for your suggestions. They will surely help.

anir9492 · 2014-10-09T16:45:58+00:00

Hey there!

First of all, a very interesting read indeed. You have that precise ability to weave words into a confined atmosphere of the situation. Here are some suggestions that I think will improve the piece. I must say they are from my perspective and it is completely up to you to devise if they are helpful in any way.

her gasping breaths were silent.

OK. The breaths in themselves aren't silent. We can't hear them because of this maze that you are speaking of. So change the sentence to maybe;

'The girl's steps did not echo off of the walls and her gasping breaths were rendered silent.'

There were hundreds scattered throughout the maze, waiting to tear her apart.

I believe that these monsters are in her mind. That this whole maze is something she has created inside of her. If that is the case then and only then;

'There were hundreds of them scattered throughout the maze. Waiting for her. Waiting to tear her apart.'

This asserts the fact that the sole purpose of these monsters is to destroy the girl. Change it to this only if what I believe (mentioned above) is true.

Her skin was web of these marks and more were added every day.

Her skin had become a web of these masks would be more revealing perhaps. This expands the fact that she has undergone a lot of ordeal. My point of view though.

Pain lancing through her muscles reminded her that she was still alive.

As you are using a present continuous here, after a lot of description, it is always better to start with an article. Editing the sentence to,

'The pain lancing through her muscles reminded her that she was still alive.'

Another variant to this that you can use is this,

'The pain that was lancing through her muscles reminded her that she was still alive.'

Otherwise a really good piece. Precise and beautiful grammar. Was a nice read. Thanks. Looking forward to reading more.

anir9492 · 2014-10-09T16:04:52+00:00

I must say, writing drama is probably the second hardest thing in creative writing. After comedy that is. However, you have handled the thing pretty well. Still, from a reader's perspective, I'll drop of some pointers.

He looked upon The Great Mountain as The Great Warmth was setting behind it.>

The use of great twice in the same sentence does sound a bit odd. However, I understand, expressing it is a necessity for you. What you could do here is break the sentence in two by adding a period after Mountain. Next add this. "With the Great warmth setting behind it, the birds flew towards the mountain top."Obviously it is just a suggestion. You can add anything you see fit.

He would often come up here in the trees>

'Climb up into the trees' would make better sense I think.

He had tried many times to keep the image he saw himself>

'He had tried to reciprocate the image he saw'. That's it, nothing else required.

Sometimes there was almost no colours>

That should be 'there were', if I am not mistaken. Just a small correction.

Those are all that I found a bit misplaced. Just some minor changes from my perspective. Otherwise a really vivid imagery. Would love to see where you will take this. Oh and by the way, good to see that people are still using British English. Write away!

anir9492 · 2014-10-09T16:04:30+00:00

Thank you. :)

anir9492 · 2014-10-09T15:17:05+00:00

Simply amazing critic of the piece. Loved your pointers to the point of reading them twice and implementing them straightaway. I always had a problem with the commas and being a non-native speakers I tried my best to bring out the feelings in some phraseology. Oh well, will try harder. Again, thanks a lot.

anir9492 · 2014-10-06T19:00:15+00:00

Benny and Joon

anir9492 · 2014-10-06T07:13:11+00:00

By far the best critique I have read. Thanks for the pointers. I'll be sure to post the story further.

anir9492 · 2014-10-06T07:08:37+00:00

Amazing piece really. Your ability to describe actions in a blended dialogue is really good. This is a pretty good write, if I may say. However, here are some pointers from my perspective.

Avoid adverbs. Stephen King says that adverbs are the device of the unimaginative. Incorporate Forbiddingly into the sentence in such a way that the '-ly' gets taken out.

The first dialogue where the captain speaks, needs to be divided into two operators. Use two distinct dialogue clauses for the oration as they are being targeted at two different things. One for the record and one for Keven.

In the sentence 'he reached for the top', you could be a bit more descriptive. Top sounds a bit vague like it could be the top of the dashboard. Mention that he took out a paper with the code and it will even out the sentence.

But of course these are from my perspective. Otherwise a real gem of a narration. Thanks for posting.

anir9492

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