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I wasn't sure where to put this, so my apologies if it's the wrong spot.
Where would be the best place to look for freelancers to write some PF2 content for me? Potentially for publication, but I'm not set on that just yet. I'm currently basing my assumptions on paying in the neighborhood of $0.10/word USD, but I'm well aware that I don't know what the standard pay currently is, and based that on some research I did over the past week.
If you're curious on why I'm doing this, some background below.
I'm a self-published fantasy author. While I've written some for both Pathfinder 1e and 2e, and gotten an adventure and compendium of magical items published for PF1 before, I've come to a realization, writing my books and RPG content draws from the same creative well. Unfortunately, this means that while I have started plenty of RPG content, actually finishing it takes a lot more energy than I can usually focus on it. I make a comfortable living (not amazing, but comfortable) writing my novels, and those have to take priority.
Yet at the same time, I'd love to have some of my settings turned into RPG material I could use, and maybe even publish it so my readers and others could use them. Which is why I decided that it could be worth hiring freelancers to write the material for me. In this case, I'm planning to start with an Ancestry from my Beesong Chronicles series called the apis (bee-people, mostly female), and if it works out well to see about expanding from there. The idea of a gazetteer for a small adventuring area, a few rules for the LitRPG setting to give it a bit more of that flavor, and possibly even an adventure are all things I'm considering. I have other material I'd like to have created as well, but... baby steps. I have to start somewhere.
So yeah. If you know where I should go to contact freelancers, or are one yourself, I'd love to hear from you! You can PM me if you'd prefer not to post publicly.
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Hi Ben, I don't know that there is any specific place right now. I think most folks put out open calls on Twitter (I used to look at Paizo much more for open calls -- there was a sticky thread -- but that eventually stopped being used very often).
(I think 10 cents per word is generally considered a very fair rate.)
Hi Ben, I don't know that there is any specific place right now. I think most folks put out open calls on Twitter (I used to look at Paizo much more for open calls -- there was a sticky thread -- but that eventually stopped being used very often).
(I think 10 cents per word is generally considered a very fair rate.)
Alas, I don't use Twitter or Facebook at all, don't even have accounts. I remembered the old sticky thread, though. Alas, from the (relative) lack of responses, I suspect I won't get many options here, so I might look on reddit (which I don't have an account for, but am willing to make). Thank you for the response!
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Since I just learned that I accidentally used the vendor-side link for the series, here's the correct one. No wonder it worked for me, but not other people: Beesong Chronicles
Might be worth assembling an outline with notes for what you are looking for. A number of freelancers do hang out on the boards here (I have done a bit over the years myself).
Yeah, I've got someone for my initial project now, and I'm planning to do the rest of the things I have in mind (for the moment, anyway) relatively piecemeal while I figure out the rest of what I need. Thank you for the advice!
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My suggestion is to join Freelance Forge, a forum that includes a lot of Paizo Freelancers. You can post your open call there, and then I can also post it to the official Paizo Freelancers discord to get more eyeballs still.
Another good spot might be on the Know Direction discord, but ask Perram's permission to post there first.
Good Luck!
Hmm
PS Just noticed you already joined Freelance Forge!
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My suggestion is to join Freelance Forge, a forum that includes a lot of Paizo Freelancers. You can post your open call there, and then I can also post it to the official Paizo Freelancers discord to get more eyeballs still.
Another good spot might be on the Know Direction discord, but ask Perram's permission to post there first.
Good Luck!Hmm
I already ended up joining Freelance Forge, but thank you for the suggestion! I've hired someone for the initial project, and we'll see how I feel about things once I've gotten that done. I don't want to bite off more than I can chew, after all!
You used to be able to find them on Freeport 7.