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Originally Posted by latepaul
Question for writers: would you be happy to work for a fixed (set by you) price? Think an artist receiving a commission or a technical author who produces work-for-hire (where they don't retain copyright)...
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IOW... the public becomes the publisher, deciding (before they've seen the work) whether it should be done, and based upon whether they thought my price was fair. And the writer doesn't retain copyright. Doesn't sound too attractive to me personally, but I suppose some writers might be interested.
An arrangement like that puts a lot of pressure on the writer to cave to public demands in order to accept their money; so, if the public says, "Write me a 'Harry Potter as a parent' story, or you get nothing," that's what you're stuck with. And more complex concepts won't get past the pitch stage, because the public won't pay for something they don't "get," and probably won't "get" until after they've read it.
So the only writers with a degree of autonomy become the popular 1% with a highly successful track record... and the other writers are consigned to another slush pile.