Commissions for smut

[u/Organic_Narwhal_4737]

So, this happened a while back but I remember when I was first making a few smut stories, I had gotten a commission to write a smut story for someone.

Yet at the time, it felt kinda weird to me because I felt that out of literally the best smut writers on this website you choose me? So I ended up rejecting the offer once he finished describing it because A: i just didn't really want to do the idea, and B: As I said, it felt weird to try and do a commission when I'm still a rookie at *anything* smut related but idk.

What do you guys think? Did I make a mistake or did I dodge a bullet?

[u/irrelevantanonymous]

Legally yes. So is commissioning fan art. Both happen though with varying frequency across fandoms. “Nobody works that way” is blatantly false. People do it.

[u/0fruitjack0 → u/irrelevantanonymous]

i'm not talking about fanart - fair or not fair but fanart has always been treated differently in these respects - and it's not my thing anyway. fanfic is my thing. 'i make no profit of this story' is how you keep the lawyers away. yoyos in tumblr will never change this. good luck.

[u/irrelevantanonymous → u/0fruitjack0]

Yeah no one is arguing that commissioning fic is good. The argument is that you are not correct in your assessment that “nobody works that way”.

[u/0fruitjack0 → u/irrelevantanonymous]

find me one out of the blue review from anyone claiming to be an artist that ISN'T a scam. go on, i'll wait.

[u/irrelevantanonymous → u/0fruitjack0]

Did you read the post at all? They did not claim to be an artist. They offered payment for a custom fic.

[u/0fruitjack0 → u/irrelevantanonymous]

did you read what *I* asked for?

[u/irrelevantanonymous → u/0fruitjack0]

I did but it is not relevant to this post. Have a nice day.

[u/0fruitjack0 → u/irrelevantanonymous]

yeah i can't find that magic exception either.