{Iɴᴋsᴛᴀɪɴs} a Character Development & Writing Shop {OPEN}

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{Iɴᴋsᴛᴀɪɴs} a Character Development & Writing Shop {OPEN}

Postby ~Forgotten Dreams~ » Mon Jan 01, 2018 8:48 am

~Welcome to Inkstains~
a writing shop by ~Forgotten Dreams~

“ʟᴏᴄᴋ ᴜᴘ ʏᴏᴜʀ ʟɪʙʀᴀʀɪᴇs ɪꜰ ʏᴏᴜ ʟɪᴋᴇ; ʙᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ɪs ɴᴏ ɢᴀᴛᴇ, ɴᴏ ʟᴏᴄᴋ, ɴᴏ ʙᴏʟᴛ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ᴄᴀɴ sᴇᴛ ᴜᴘᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ꜰʀᴇᴇᴅᴏᴍ ᴏꜰ ᴍʏ ᴍɪɴᴅ.”
― Vɪʀɢɪɴɪᴀ Wᴏᴏʟꜰ, A Rᴏᴏᴍ ᴏꜰ Oɴᴇ's Oᴡɴ

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Wʜᴀᴛ ɪs Iɴᴋsᴛᴀɪɴs?
Thought many people wouldn't think of writing when they think of art, Inkstains is an art shop dedicated to the written word. I provide both writing and editing services in return for pets or C$. I also develop the backgrounds and personalities of characters that you already own - or I can design the entire character! I don't draw them, but what I do can be a great jumping point for commissioning art! Just like any other art ship on CS, Inkstains is commission based - so if you have some words that need some love, read on, or refer to the index above!


Wʜʏ Iɴᴋsᴛᴀɪɴs?
As a fanfiction author, I know how frustrating it is to not have someone beta-read your work before you post it - and once it is posted, the hassle of changing it is often large enough that people don't bother. My editing services can be expedited to be completed within 24 hours in most cases - and a simple 48 hours is the standard time of turnover. I can beta-read fanfiction, edit RP posts, or proof-read any other writing that you have done quickly and accurately. Inkstains is also a writing shop, although what I will write is more limited than what I can edit. More information on that can be found here. Still not certain that Inkstains is for you, or that I am qualified? I took AP Language and Composition and AP Literature and Composition in high school and received the score of 4 on both tests. If you are not familiar, a 4 is the second highest score that anyone can receive on an AP test.
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{Iɴᴋsᴛᴀɪɴs} RULES

Postby ~Forgotten Dreams~ » Mon Jan 01, 2018 8:49 am

~Rules~

“ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴜʟᴇs ᴏꜰ ᴄᴀᴘɪᴛᴀʟɪᴢᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴀʀᴇ sᴏ ᴜɴꜰᴀɪʀ ᴛᴏ ᴡᴏʀᴅs ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍɪᴅᴅʟᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴀ sᴇɴᴛᴇɴᴄᴇ.”
― Jᴏʜɴ Gʀᴇᴇɴ, Pᴀᴘᴇʀ Tᴏᴡɴs

General Rules
1. All site rules apply
2. Respect me and other customers
3. Send payment as soon as I have PMed you my acceptance of your order
4. Remember that anything I write is my intellectual property, do not claim it as your own
5. Ask before posting my writing on other sites
6. By commissioning me, you agree to follow my rules about crediting
7. Please do not bump the shop
8. PM me with any questions/concerns/changes to your order

Editing Rules
1. All editing under 10,000 words will be completed within 48 hours (can be expedited to 24 hours, see pricing)
2. I will not edit pieces that break site rules
3. You DO NOT need to credit me for editing your writing, but you may if you want
4. I will not edit things that you are not allowed to have help on, if you are unsure, check with whoever you are writing the piece for
5. The 48/24 hours that I have to edit the piece start when it is sent to me.

Writing Rules
1. Anything that I write is still my intellectual property - you must credit me when you post it
2. I will only write fanfictions for fandoms that I have a knowledge about
3. I will write original stories about whatever you desire within site rules. All OC's created for the story belong to me and I reserve the right to re-use them (though I will not sell them to others). You may not claim them as your own
4. Nonfiction writing for CS purposes (trade rules, ect) may not be posted on other sites
5. If you wish to post the story I wrote for you elsewhere, you must first PM me. Likely, I will post the story myself if you want to make it public and simply mention that it was commissioned by you. I will not make the story public without first contacting you

Character Creation Rules
1. Any characters that I create for an original work belong to me. However, when you commission me to create a character (either to match artwork or not) you become the sole owner of the character and may use it for any non-commercial works you please so long as I am credited somewhere
2. You may change anything about the character that you like so long as it does not violate site rules
3. I will not use any characters that I create specifically for you in any other work
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{Iɴᴋsᴛᴀɪɴs} SERVICES & EXAMPLES

Postby ~Forgotten Dreams~ » Mon Jan 01, 2018 12:15 pm

~Services & Examples~

“ʏᴏᴜ ᴀʀᴇ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ᴅᴏ, ɴᴏᴛ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ʏᴏᴜ sᴀʏ ʏᴏᴜ'ʟʟ ᴅᴏ.”
― C.G. Jᴜɴɢ


Editing
I will edit your writing for you! Fanfiction, introduction to an RP, or trade rules, having a second pair of eyes look things over is always a good thing! When I edit your work, you PM me the piece (if it is very long we'll work something else out) and I'll send it back with my corrections in PINK so that you can see them clearly, if you request it on your form! You do not have to accept any of my changes, of course.

Editing Example
For the sake of this example, pretend that this is the piece of writing you want edited! You'll notice that it is full of speling mistakes, Improper Capitalization, weird! punctuation!, an grammar mistakes. If this was the way my sho looked, you wouldnt want to order from me! We all mis things sometimes and autocorrect can't fix everything. Their you go, you see it now!

This is what the edited piece looks like when it is sent back:
For the sake of this example, pretend that this is the piece of writing you want edited! You'll notice that it is full of spelling mistakes, Improper capitalization, weird[delete exclamation point] punctuation[delete exclamation point], and grammar mistakes. If this was the way my shop looked, you wouldn't want to order from me! We all miss things sometimes and autocorrect can't fix everything. There you go, you see it now!

Writing
I love to write, and I have tons of experience with both fiction and nonfiction. When you commission me to write a fanfiction piece for you, you receive the piece, and one round of corrections for that piece. Original works do not come with corrections. The fandoms I will write for are: Les Miserables, Star Wars, Star Trek (ToS, Discovery, the reboot), Eragon, Lord of the Rings, Rangers Apprentice, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Newsies, Harry Potter, Percy Jackson (and all extensions), most Disney, and Hamilton. I am familiar with many other books and movies as well, please PM me if you have a special request!

Writing Examples
This is a snippet of a fanfiction I wrote:

He met Combeferre outside of their humanities lecture in their first year of college. Courfeyrac had dropped a book and was shifting his bag to bend down and pick it up when a dark hand appeared and did so for him. When Courfeyrac followed the arm up to the face, his heart did a little backflip.
“Hi.” He almost whispered, offering a smile. “Thanks for grabbing that for me.”
“You’re welcome.” The man replied smoothly. Courfeyrac’s heart did another backflip - he could listen to that voice all day.
“You had an interesting point about social norms in class today.” Courfeyrac said, unsure what else to say - and he was usually so suave, so carefree, so fast to flirt.
The man chuckled softly. “It’s my side hobby. I’m in a club dedicated to social justice. I’m Combeferre, by the way. And you’re . . . Courfeyrac?” He held out his hand.
Courfeyrac couldn’t extend his hand fast enough. “Courf, please. We don’t need to stand on ceremony.”
“Alright.” Combeferre laughed. “Courf it is. Call me Ferre, if you want. Do you want to get lunch?”


This is a snippet of original fiction work that I wrote:

It isn’t a mystery that the dragons of Phonia are wild, fierce beasts that leave no one behind when they attack. Their wings are massive, their claws like swords - and they breath fire. There are other countries, places, maybe even planets with dragons that - quite plainly - aren’t terrifying murderous beasts. Phonia, however, is known for it’s dragons. People appreciate the terror.
If the last words I hear aren’t “Adrien Sulax, this is going to get us killed!” then I’ll owe myself some cake, because I bet on it. That might sound a little crazy, which, at the end of the day, isn’t the worst thing to be called around here. I can do crazy.
What I can’t do is “murderous”, “profit-scamming”, or “dragon killer” - I cannot be a dragon killer. My whole family would disown me. Hundreds of years of trust gone, the family legacy destroyed - my life forfeit . . . my sibling’s lives forfeit. I can’t deal with that. So that means I can’t screw up: and that means I really need to find my dragon.


This is a snippet of original non-fiction work that I wrote:

Welcome to my trading center! Everyone has trade rules, and I'm afraid I can't be any different. Please follow these rules to the best of your ability, and communicate with me clearly! I'm sure we can work something out. If you are not willing to follow my rules, I encourage you to look elsewhere for your trades. Thanks for coming to my trading center, and have a great day!

If you would like other examples of my work, please PM me!

Character Design
I can add personalities to original characters or completely create original characters! If you already have a character and would like it edited, please see "Editing" above. Because of the nature of character design, I have not provided an example - however if you would like one please PM me!
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{Iɴᴋsᴛᴀɪɴs} PRICING

Postby ~Forgotten Dreams~ » Mon Jan 01, 2018 12:54 pm

~Pricing~

“ɴᴏᴛʜɪɴɢ ɢᴏᴏᴅ ɪɴ ᴛʜɪs ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ ᴄᴏᴍᴇs ꜰʀᴇᴇ! ꜰᴏʀ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ’s ᴀ ᴘᴀʏᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴏꜰ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ᴏʀ ᴍᴏɴᴇʏ ᴏʀ sᴏᴜʟ!”
― Kᴇʟʟʏɴ Rᴏᴛʜ, Tʜᴇ Dʀᴇssᴍᴀᴋᴇʀ's Sᴇᴄʀᴇᴛ

Because I want anyone to be able to afford my shop, I have a wide variety of pets you can pay with. Wish list pets are prefered but not required. Please do not pay with rats or spiders that are not on my wish list, though. If you are paying with items, you must pay with wish list items. You may pay with any combination of pets/items/C$ (for example when ordering writing 1 OMG So Common and 1 Very Common = 200 Words). Since writing is not an exact science, 24 words over what you pay for is free, and you must allow me to be 10 under. This means that if you have a piece that is 124 words long that you want edited, you may pay for only 100 words. But if you have a piece that is 125 words you'll need to pay for 125. Likewise if you have paid for 50 words and I only write 47 the price is the same.

Editing
Pricing for editing is based on the word count of the piece you want edited. If you want the editing done in 24 hours you must pay for double the word count of the piece. For example, 100 words expedited costs 1 Very Common. I cannot expedite pieces over 10,000 words. Pieces over 10,000 words will be done within a week, although I will aim for 48 hours.
1 WL Item = 50 Words
1 OMG So Common = 100 Words
1 Very Common = 200 Words
1 Common = 500 Words
1 Uncommon = 1000 Words
1 Rare = 3000 Words
1 Very Rare = 7000 Words
1 Store Pet = 10,000 Words
1 OMG So Rare = 20,000 Words
1 'Rares List' Pet (any tier) = 50,000 Words
1 C$ = 500 Words

Writing
Because writing takes more time, and is emotional labor, the prices for writing are slightly higher. When I PM you to accept the piece I will give you an estimate of how long it will take to write. All written works under 10,000 will be done within a month.
1 WL Item = 25 Words
1 OMG So Common = 50 Words
1 Very Common = 150 Words
1 Common = 300 Words
1 Uncommon = 500 Words
1 Rare = 2000 Words
1 Very Rare = 5000 Words
1 Store Pet = 7000 Words
1 OMG So Rare = 10,000 Words
1 'Rares List' Pet (any tier) = 25,000 Words
1 C$ = 300 Words

Character Creation
Pricing for characters is different. Depending on if you need an appearance or not, please refer to the charts below:

I Create Character AND Appearance:
Any 20 WL items from 2015 or later
Any 15 WL items from before 2015
10 Uncommons from 2015 or later
7 Uncommons from before 2015
4 Rares from 2015 or later
2 Rares from before 2015
1 VR or higher from any year
20 C$

I Create Character ONLY:
Any 15 WL items from 2015 or later
Any 10 WL items from before 2015
7 Uncommons from 2015 or later
5 Uncommons from before 2015
2 Rares from 2015 or later
1 Rare from before 2015 OR any VR or higher
15 C$

Pricing for Unlisted Services
Will be discussed over PM, but will likely be higher than normal store prices.
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{Iɴᴋsᴛᴀɪɴs} ORDERING

Postby ~Forgotten Dreams~ » Mon Jan 01, 2018 3:08 pm

~Ordering~

“ʏᴏᴜ ᴀsᴋ ᴍᴇ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ɪ ᴄᴀᴍᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴅᴏ ɪɴ ᴛʜɪs ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ, ɪ, ᴀɴ ᴀʀᴛɪsᴛ, ᴡɪʟʟ ᴀɴsᴡᴇʀ ʏᴏᴜ: ɪ ᴀᴍ ʜᴇʀᴇ ᴛᴏ ʟɪᴠᴇ ᴏᴜᴛ ʟᴏᴜᴅ.”
― Éᴍɪʟᴇ Zᴏʟᴀ

To order: simply fill out the appropriate form! The more specific you are, the more I have to go off of. If you aren't so specific, I'll take artistic liberty! After I PM you my acceptance of your commission, you must send payment as a trade I can accept! If the piece is editing, send me the piece after you send the trade! Once I have been sent payment, I will start work on the piece. I will accept the trade as soon as I am finished, and then send you your piece!

You should delete any notes in parentheses from the form!


For Ordering Editing
Code: Select all
Type of Work: Editing
Describe the concerns you have with the piece: (spelling, continuity, excetera)
Anything I need to be aware of that is 'strange' about your piece: (such as spelling a word in an odd way)
Do you want the piece expedited: (24 hours instead of 48)
Do you want PINK edits: (if you say no I will not mark my edits in any way)
Word count:
Other:


For Ordering Fanfiction
Code: Select all
Type of Work: Fanfiction
Fandom:
Characters you want included:
Describe the Plot:
Anything you want to happen:
Anything you DON'T want to happen:
Word Count:
Other:


For Ordering Original Fiction
Code: Select all
Type of Work: Original Fiction
Genera:
Describe the Plot:
Anything you want to happen:
Anything you DON'T want to happen:
Word Count:
Other:


For Ordering Origional Non-Fiction
Code: Select all
Type of Work: Original Non-Fiction
What is this work for:
What information does this work need to convey:
Word Count:
Other:


For Ordering Characters that Already Have an Appearance
Code: Select all
Type of Work: Character without Appearance
Name: (if you don't have one leave this blank)
Gender: (if you don't know I'll figure it out for you)
Describe anything you want included:
Anything you don't want:
Link to appearance:
What is this Character for:
Other:


For Ordering Characters that Need an Appearance
Code: Select all
Type of Work: Character Needing an Appearance
Name: (if you don't have one leave this blank)
Gender: (if you don't know leave this blank)
Describe anything you want included:
Anything you don't want:
Requirements for appearance: (if none leave blank)
What is this Character for:
Other:
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{Iɴᴋsᴛᴀɪɴs} CURRENT ORDERS & STATUS

Postby ~Forgotten Dreams~ » Mon Jan 01, 2018 3:29 pm

~Current Orders & Status~

“ʜᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴄᴀɴ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴘᴀᴛɪᴇɴᴄᴇ ᴄᴀɴ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ʜᴇ ᴡɪʟʟ.”
― Bᴇɴᴊᴀᴍɪɴ Fʀᴀɴᴋʟɪɴ

Username/Date Accepted/Status
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OPEN
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OPEN
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OPEN
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OPEN


~Completed Orders~

Username/Date Completed
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Rouge of Mind/Feb. 5
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skrapple/Feb. 16
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xofrnk/Feb. 22
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Polaroid./May 30
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{Iɴᴋsᴛᴀɪɴs} FAQ & OTHER

Postby ~Forgotten Dreams~ » Mon Jan 01, 2018 3:46 pm

~FAQ & Other~

“ɪ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ʀᴀᴛʜᴇʀ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ǫᴜᴇsᴛɪᴏɴs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴄᴀɴ'ᴛ ʙᴇ ᴀɴsᴡᴇʀᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴀɴ ᴀɴsᴡᴇʀs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴄᴀɴ'ᴛ ʙᴇ ǫᴜᴇsᴛɪᴏɴᴇᴅ.”
― Rɪᴄʜᴀʀᴅ Fᴇʏɴᴍᴀɴ

FAQ

Can I Ask for Other Things?
Yes! If you want something but I don't appear to be selling it, PM me and we can work something out!

What if I don't like What you Write?
Fanfictions come with one round of edits, if you want them, use them! If you really, really can't stand what I wrote, please PM me. If we can't work something out, I'll refund you, but you lose all rights to the piece.

Can You Write my Schoolwork for Me?
No. This is plagiarism. This will get you kicked out of school. If the thing you are asking for sounds like schoolwork, I will start asking questions.

Can You Break this "Tiny" Rule for Me?
No. This has the potential to get us both banned. Rules exist for a reason, and I will not break them.

Other
I reserve the right to refuse any order at any time for any reason. I have a life outside CS and while this is great fun, college and family come first.
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Re: {Iɴᴋsᴛᴀɪɴs} ᴀɴ Eᴅɪᴛɪɴɢ & Wʀɪᴛɪɴɢ Sʜᴏᴘ {OPEN}

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Re: {Iɴᴋsᴛᴀɪɴs} ᴀɴ Eᴅɪᴛɪɴɢ & Wʀɪᴛɪɴɢ Sʜᴏᴘ {OPEN}

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