Hey everyone,

Firstly, hope everyone has a Happy New Year and has an amazing 2026, as we leave the shitshow that was 2025 behind us!

Secondly, I am planning to open up story commissions again and wanted to make a quick note regarding a few changes to my guidelines that might be missed (I will make said updates after posting this journal):
- Under "Payment and Communication:", I state that I will begin sending out invoices with a 2-week due date. These will still be sent out once the draft is completed, but I want to allow clients time to pay if they are unable to do so upon receipt. You may still make partial payments or pay in full during this 2-week period.
- Under my "Won't Write" list, I removed fighting stories from it entirely (meaning I'm willing to do those for sure), clarified some wording on a few list items, and added one new list item.
- Added AI-related reasons under "Cancellation & Denial of Commission Requests:" and "Payment & Communication:" as I refuse to work with that garbage.
- Near the very bottom, I state the following for obvious reasons: "You may NOT use ANY of my past, present, and future works for AI training or AI generation! All of my past, present, and future works are 100% created by me with ZERO input or aide from AI tools!" A similar disclaimer will be present in all future stories.

I will still make an official announcement when I do open again, which I plan to do sometime shortly after the new year.

Please let me know if you have any questions, comments, or complaints about the changes!

Thank you for reading and supporting my work over these past 10 years 💚💚💚

Rickie Paszek