Here at TDT, we aspire to having the most writer-friendly contracts in the business. Featuring:
Payment of 10c/word, including the afterword.
Payment within thirty days of signing the contract, and before the story is published.
Free one-year premium subscription for all accepted authors.
Full reversion of all rights and exclusivities one year after publication (with reversion of rights upon request by the author).
Agreement that we will not give permission for your story to be included in any AI databases and will not use AI artwork alongside the story or in marketing for the story.
Agreement that we will make no alterations to the Story’s text or title without the author’s written approval in e-mail or hardcopy.
Our contract is publicly available here.