#{freelance}

[publishinggoblin]

What Makes Confluence New?

Right now on Backerkit, Confluence: The Living Archive is in its final 11 days of funding. This is a Table Top Role Playing Game unlike any other, but not just for the reasons you might think.

Look, yes, it's a 6 book set with incredible art and layout and an amazing world to explore. This is all true. It's a true living world you get to dive into and experience at the table. That's great, truly!

But the thing that made Confluence different from any other project out there that I've ever heard of, is that in this industry, freelance writing for TTRPGs pays pennies on the word you turn in.

Some people were recently talking about how 10 cents per word is pretty good! You write 5000 words for a project? That's a nice $500. Other indie people were talking about paying 7 cents per word. But what they almost never offer is hourly pay, or pay for work you do outside the writing (including researching the game material you're writing for, or research for what you're writing!)

The Confluence Contract

Confluence has always meant the world to me. Truly. I tried to fund it and make it on my own multiple times in the past. When the Alleyman's Tarot was successful, I immediately wrote the contract with my lawyer for Confluence.

Everyone who worked on the project would make $25/hr for any work they do on the project. We would all feel we had equal pull and power here in that way, as it had to be collaborative.

Everyone would be paid an up-front Retainer of $10,000 if they were going to work part time, or $20,000 if they were going to work 30 or more hours a week. This was to alleviate current financial stress and give them space to explore the game with more freedom.

Everyone who worked on the project would share ownership with things they make. New cool mechanic? It lives in Confluence AND the creator can take it to their own games later. Awesome NPC? In Confluence and can be adapted anywhere else! I didn't want anyone to hold anything back. As far as I know, this has never been done before.

I did all this because, you see, I had an amazing team of people who came together to help bring this to life. People in the US, yes, but in Canada, the UK, Brazil, India, the Philippines. You can learn more and get links to them on the Pub Gob website here!

Do You Expect This to be the New Standard?

No, I don't expect all indie publishers to start doing this for TTRPGs. It's costly and not easy. But I want to stress that this is a unique situation we will likely never see again. And Confluence can only exist into the future with such an amazing team if we can step up support on the crowdfunding project!

This experiential game doesn't want to change the industry, but it changed the process behind the scenes already. If you believe in such a thing, a possibility for people to be paid fairly and have equal say and keep the rights for their works, consider believing in this project with us. Confluence needs your help to reach its funding goal, but it also needs your help to push further so the team can continue working in this amazing space to bring you even more materials in the future!

So check us out on Backerkit today!

[malotte00]

Girls ✨

[renstrapp]

Basic Money Guide for Comic Artists and Other Freelancers

Do you know the difference between a traditional and a roth IRA? No? Ok, sit down and read this zine. Basic Money Guide for Comic Artists and Other Freelancers is a 12 page risograph zine designed for print in blue and red ink.

If you're a comics person, an artist, a writer, any kind of creative or any kind of self-employed person trying to make it work in the US and you don't know how to save money or pay your quarterly taxes... well, I can try to help!

Disclaimer: I'm not a money professional. This guide is extremely basic and serves as an introduction to some terms and concepts that will start you on the right path towards financial literacy. I'm just a dumbass who has been doing this for a couple years, sharing what I've learned.

Read it for free here: https://www.renstrapp.com/basic-money-guide

Options to buy and download the PDF ($2):

Patreon

itch.io

Gumroad

[slydiddledeedee]

Hey y'all, if you need a web or app designer, consider hiring Mahmoud @ma7moudgaza2! He was kind enough to share his portfolio with me (see the link) and despite the on-going war continues to do freelance work in designing user interfaces. Please share even if you personally don't need the work in the hopes this reaches someone who will hire him.

[mikaeled]

Alison Brie in Freelance (2023)

[hunnam]

John Cena Freelance (2023)

[crispyfishsticks]

Illustration done for a website last year. The design isn't mine, but it was fun to play with.

[3rdf]

Some illustrations I'm currently working on for a new project.

[ehlihr]

work i did for She Bites by Sarah Mintz for the Feathertale Review Issue No. 28!

[iww-gnv]

The Industrial Workers of the World is One Big Union for everyone--and that includes freelancers!

The IWW Freelance Journalists Union--or the FJU--is open to all freelancers in news media, including journalists, bloggers, writers, photographers, filmmakers, and illustrators! Join today!

Join the IWW About the FJU

[madcat-world]

Freelance - Christian Bravery

[mkunart]

Commission to @beet-roots

The client asked for a cover for his/her headcanon, which btw, will feature one of our beloved characters from SDV, Sebastian.

For more info on the project, check out his/her Tumblr! :)

Art by: @mkunart

[nokkiart]

Last week, I was unexpectedly laid off from my dream job. Unfortunately, I still haven’t been paid for the last month of work plus some reimbursements that the company still owes me, which has left me very tight on money. And I need to pay rent.

So I’m available to work ASAP, whether it’s freelance or full time. You can see more of my work on my website: www.lesliestrock.com.

I have 12 years of experience doing character design and illustration work. I have a diverse background and an even more diverse skill set. I’ve created art for animated series, comics, games, and apps. I’ve also worked on puppets and costumes for theme parks around the world.

I’m not picky about what the next step in my professional career is. I just need to find good work as soon as possible.

So please help me out and spread the word. Maybe reach out to anyone you know in the studios to see if they have any positions available right now. Anything helps. Thank you!! 💖

[tilbageidanmark]

17Th Century Art GIF By Kajetan Obarski

[the-sassy-composer]

ATTENTION PEOPLE THAT USE TWITTER FOR WORK-

Twitter has made the mind boggling decision to change DM settings without telling anyone, so you can only receive message requests from verified users. This could present difficulty in clients trying to reach you for work. You can check yours in settings -> privacy and safety -> Direct messages. It'll look like this:

Make sure you change it back to "allow message requests from everyone" so clients can reach you. HOWEVER- there seems to be a bug (or feature? who knows anymore) that will change it back after a few hours to allow message requests only from verified users. Make sure you check regularly to make sure your settings are the way you want.

Twitter has been a mess since the takeover, but this decision is going to severely impact the ability for clients to reach you. I think it's a good idea to make sure your external website is in your Twitter bio, and pin any other contact info to your profile.

To all the other people out there that use Twitter for work, good luck to us both 🙃

(Please reblog for visibility, this choice affects people's livelihoods and they need to know)

[hunnam]

John Cena Freelance (2023)