Before anything, I’d like you to know that I am not a professional. I am an amateur, with a capital A. And, yes, my services are free, although I ask for petty favors in exchange (see conditions below).
So since I am an amateur, and not a professional (just making it clear), don’t expect me to make par excellent covers/banners/posters. My work, at worst, can be just “nice” and “adequate”. It all depends, really. There is a whole bunch of other people who do a better job than I do. I’m just volunteering to do this since sometimes, I’ve got a lot of free time on my hands and Facebook can get pretty boring.
I studied Photoshop CS3 – Extended for about ten months (2009-2010), but I’m afraid I don’t have that application on my computer, so I use a similar, but inferior, program.
So anyway, I’ll cut to the chase before I bore you any longer.
If you want me to make a cover/banner/poster for your story, then I have my conditions. They’re not much, but I have my rules.
Conditions:
1. I will not make a cover/banner/poster for your story if the title of your story contains grammatical errors and misspelled words. Although my grammar and spelling isn’t perfect, I’m quite a stickler.
2. I will not make a cover/banner/poster for your story if your title—or if even your story itself—contains or suggests obscenity, explicit content, profanity/expletives, and using God’s name in vain.
I am a Christian and I am not ashamed to say this. Let me tell you right off that God’s name is Holy. Saying OMG, for me, is pretty much equivalent to saying a bad word, unless, of course, you use it as praise. Like, “Oh my God, Your love is amazing!”
3. You may make suggestions as how you want your cover/banner/poster to be made, but you can’t order me around. You can choose which celebrities you would like to represent your characters. You can make suggestions like, if you want it to be anime, or if you want it to be scary-looking or whatever, but that’s all. You can also email to me the pictures you would like me to use (but again, I will decide whether I’ll use it or not). The rest is up to me and my creativity and whim.
4. I will take all the time I want in making it. Don’t rush me. I can take up from one hour to one whole week editing it, depending on my mood and schedule. Be nice to me and I’ll be nice to you.
5. I will affix my “signature” on the finished product. Don’t worry. I won’t make it big and obvious. It’ll just be tiny and in the corner or something.
6. I also ask you to acknowledge me. If you ever decide to use the picture I made, please thank me at the bottom of your chapter (like in your author’s note or something). I’m not asking you to dedicate a chapter for me or anything like that. Just a simple thank you would suffice. And it won’t hurt to recommend me to other writers who are in need of the services I offer.
7. Be a fan. Hey, that’s not so much to ask. Besides, you’re not paying me with money or anything. This is all free, darling.
8. Inform me whether or not you’ll be using the picture that I made (either through private message or comment). If you don’t like the finished product, then deal with it. I already told you, I’m an AMATEUR.
9. I will not guarantee you that I will read your story. So how will I know how to make the picture more personalized, you say? Tell me the plot summary as best as you can. Make it interesting. Tell me who the characters are, what genre your story is, etc. (see #3) If I find your story original enough or compelling enough to captivate my short attention span, then I will read it and provide constructive criticism.
10. Make you request through a private message. If you tell me to make a cover/banner/poster for your story through a comment on my profile page or on one of the chapters of my story, then I will delete it. You also have a choice of how I can hand over the finished product to you. I can put it up on my Quizilla account (I’ll just tell you the link you can right-click on the picture and click save) or I can email it to you.
See? Two pages isn't long. And besides, the conditions aren’t that bad or intolerable. They’re well within reason and logic, and if you have anything against any one of those points, then maybe—just maybe—we can negotiate on it.
Well, that’s all. God bless you!
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Non-FictionThis is not my best work. But I can do better (on Photoshop) but as you'll read the contents of the page to your left, you'll see that I'm a bit crippled with my editing applications....sigh.
