Pricing & Turnaround
A transparent reference for current starting prices, typical delivery windows and the factors that can change a writing commission.
A starting price is a scope marker, not a mystery door
The figures below reflect the current standard scope of each listed service. Final fees can change when the work requires additional interviews, greater length, urgent delivery, extensive archival review, travel, design, printing or commercial usage beyond the standard package.
Every commissioned project receives a written scope and quotation before payment.
Poems, letters and personal writing
| Service | Starting price | Typical turnaround |
|---|---|---|
| Poems from a photograph | ₹4,500 | 5–7 working days |
| Bespoke writing commission | ₹6,500 | 7–10 working days |
| Luxury love letters | ₹7,500 | 5–7 working days |
| The Last Letter Project | ₹6,500 | 5–7 working days |
| Private writing subscription | ₹7,500 | First piece in 7 working days; then 2/month |
| Literary portraits | ₹12,500 | 10–14 working days |
| The Reflection Essay | ₹15,000 | 10–14 working days |
| After Us | ₹15,000 | 14–21 working days |
| One Original | ₹25,000 | 14–21 working days |
Life stories, books and voice work
| Service | Starting price | Typical turnaround |
|---|---|---|
| Your First Chapter | ₹18,000 | 3–4 weeks |
| Write My Life | ₹30,000 | 4–6 weeks after final interview/material receipt |
| The Human Library | ₹30,000 | 3–4 weeks after the conversation |
| The Human Ghostwriter | ₹30,000 | Voice calibration in 7–10 working days |
| Personalised Books | ₹1,00,000 | 8–12 weeks |
| Luxury wedding books | ₹1,00,000 | 6–8 weeks after both interviews |
Founder, brand, place and organisational work
| Service | Starting price | Typical turnaround |
|---|---|---|
| Words for walls | ₹25,000 | 2–4 weeks |
| Founder origin stories | ₹50,000 | 3–4 weeks |
| Corporate Emotion Studio | ₹50,000 | 3–5 weeks |
| City poetry commissions | ₹50,000 | 3–5 weeks |
| Naming & brand language | ₹75,000 | 4–6 weeks |
What can alter the quotation
Scope factors
- Number and length of interviews
- Length and complexity of deliverable
- Research or archival material
- Number of stakeholders or approvers
- Design, print, travel or translation
- Commercial reach and usage
Timeline factors
- Availability of interviewees
- Completeness of source material
- Speed of factual approvals
- Urgency or fixed ceremony date
- Scale of revision
- Printing or production lead time
Payment and revisions
Most commissions are booked with a 50% advance and the balance becomes due according to the agreed delivery milestone. Most standard services include one revision round. Larger manuscripts and organisational assignments may use project-specific milestone payments and review stages.
Prices and availability can change. The written quotation issued for your commission is the controlling commercial document.
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