I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain.

wanna pay me to write or edit something for you?

first off: thanks for considering it!

i am a graduate student researcher and teaching assistant and as you can maybe imagine it does not pay well. i also live in los angeles, which is incredibly expensive. i love writing and would love to make a little money off of it if at all possible.

i have been writing for over a decade and have been published in multiple professional venues for fiction and poetry, as well as recieved rewards for my short fiction. i have also acheived a high level of recognition for academic writing, which is harder to prove as a semi-anonymous persona but i trust you to trust me on this.

what WILL i write/edit?

just about anything! i particularly excel at:

  • horror/weird fiction
  • queer melodrama
  • historical fiction, especially combined with the above
  • erotica
  • poetry

you can find examples of my work on this site under 'works'. if you want to see examples of my erotic fiction, please email me at pkstrickoll@gmail.com to inquire, as i publish that under a different pen name.

what WON'T i write/edit?

  • academic writing (i will edit this still)
  • application materials (i will edit these still)
  • anything i am uncomfortable with. i have no real always-no topics, but i reserve the right to turn down any commission based on content/context.

my rates

  • standard: 1 cent/word (100 words = $1)
  • erotica: 2 cents/word (100 words = $2)
  • line/copying/mechanical editing: 0.5 cents/word (100 words = $0.50)
  • developmental/structural editing: 1 cent/word (100 words = $1)
  • poetry: $2/stanza

if you give permission to submit your commission to paid publication opportunities, i will discount you 50%. i can accept payment through paypal, zelle, or venmo.

if you are interested in a writing/editing commission, please email me at pkstrickoll@gmail.com with a desired word count and what you have in mind--the more detail the better. thank you again for considering it! here is a picture of my dog to sweeten the deal