Post 28: What People Will Pay For

There are so many ways this title could imply things that would get me in trouble, and I have no intention of going there.

What I want to talk about in this post is art, characters, ideas and stories. There are many people online who are willing to pay money for these things.

Art has always made sense, but it isn't just pre-made pictures people pay for. People will pay for someone to draw there characters. Not just people, me. Not real money, though. I pay with virtual money earned through a gaming website, because I lack the drawing ability necessary to do my characters justice, and I love seeing them brought to life.

Two of my characters that I got art for were supposed to just be minor, fanfiction characters without really having a future as more than that. However, when I saw them they just had so much personality they practically took a life of their own. I have do have a bit of a thing for pirates, but I also have other supernaturals and everyday normal young adults dreaming of conquering the world in their own way. It started off as a fanfiction, Captain Jack Sparrow's daughters. And it became a coming-of-age story about a mother and daughter pirate who sail for different motives, and a daughter who wants to achieve her dreams on her own.

I have been paid to write stories for people. Some people can draw, some can write. Those can draw ask others to write for them.

But there are other things that people struggle with, like coming up with a story idea. I am considering opening a store on the website I use for stories and where I buy art, to sell story plots.

So, what I am thinking is having a survey about general things they want included and genre, and then sending them back some ideas they can use for a story.

I probably won't be paid much for it. Art sells for more than anything else, so I could probably only charge like 500 gold per plot. Which translates to only about a nickel.

But it wouldn't be a bad use of my ability to have story ideas.

Should I do it?

Do you sell art, stories, characters or ideas?