Split sheet
One page that settles who wrote what.
- One-page agreement, ready to sign
- Online signatures from every writer
- A copy for each writer
- Registration with a rights organization
Reading a deal
What each job covers
One flat fee per job, quoted in writing before you pay. If your deal doesn't fit one of these, I will tell you the fee after a fifteen-minute call, and that call is free.
Brand deal review
Most asked forFee, usage, exclusivity and payment, marked up in pink.
- Written markup
- Plain-English summary
- A 30-minute video call
- One round of changes with the brand
- Negotiation after the first round
Agreement review
Recording, producer, publishing, book or distribution deals.
- Full written markup
- Plain-English summary
- A 45-minute video call
- One round of changes with the other side
- Negotiation after the first round
Fees are quoted in writing before you pay. Work beyond what a plan lists gets its own written quote first. Government filing fees are separate and passed through at cost.
Building the business
Setting up and protecting your work
Release package
Releases and a rights checklist for a film or series.
- Up to ten releases drafted
- A rights checklist for submissions
- One review of the final package
- Music licensing fees
Creator company
Most asked forAn LLC for your income, with an operating agreement.
- Company formed
- Operating agreement for one or two owners
- State filing fee
- Tax advice
Trademark filing
A search and an application in one class for your name or handle.
- Search and filing in one class
- Reply to the office's first letter
- Government filing fee
- A promise of registration
The trademark office examines every application and decides for itself, so no registration is promised. Filing fees are set by the office.
How a flat fee works
What if the job turns out bigger than quoted?
I tell you before I do the extra work, in writing, with a new number. You choose whether to go ahead. The fee never changes without your yes.
When do I pay?
Half when you hire me and half when I send the markup, unless we agree otherwise in the quote. Filing fees go straight to the office, not through me.
Do you take a percentage of what I earn?
No. You pay the quoted fee and nothing more. I don't take a cut of an advance, a royalty or a sponsor's payment.
What counts as one round of changes?
I mark up the agreement and send it to you. You pass it to the other side, they answer, and I review their reply once. Further rounds are quoted separately.
Not sure which job this is?
Tell me what you have in front of you. On a short video call I will say which fee fits, or give you a number for something new.