Completion, not comprehension, is what a feature is judged on. Plenty of accurate pieces lose the reader at paragraph nine, and length makes that failure obvious rather than hiding it. Two thousand words with nothing specific in them read as padding by the second subhead.
We like to make things based on reporting. Something gets interviewed, something else gets observed, and at least one element comes from actually doing the thing. More often than not, it’s that element that people recall later on.
The difference relies on origin. A feature captures through texture: the quote that surprises, the figure that reframes the argument, or the small scene that converts an abstraction into something tangible. Anything of that sort cannot be constructed. Features, therefore, take longer than their word count suggests, because the material has to be collected.
Without reporting there is nothing to fill the space, so generated long-form is characterized by restatement. It uses invented composite examples and transition paragraphs that lead nowhere. It reaches the word count without making any progress, and at feature length that is impossible to conceal.
Commissioning begins with a conversation about the essence of the piece, which is rarely its subject. The writer begins to gather information, at which point the structure becomes evident, and only then does the first draft start. Drafting before the reporting is concluded leads to a feature that is more like a long blog post.
Publications with available space, brand newsrooms that want content beyond product news, and organizations that have a story worthy of the room: an anniversary, a market shift, or a person whose work accounts for a larger change. If you are not sure your idea is worth two thousand words, describe it and we will tell you honestly.
One rate, whatever the format: $10 per 100 words. You are paying for the writer’s time and judgement, so the price scales with the words rather than with a package tier.
| Typical feature article | Words | Writing | Fee (1%) | You pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Short feature | 1,500 | $150 | $1.50 | $151.50 |
| Standard feature | 2,500 | $250 | $2.50 | $252.50 |
| Cover feature | 4,000 | $400 | $4 | $404 |
The writer receives 100% of the writing price. Our 1% fee is added on top of it, and 0.5% is donated to tree planting. Full pricing breakdown.
Every format is priced identically: $10 per 100 words plus a 1% platform fee. A 2,500-word feature article comes to $252.50. There is no research surcharge, no rush tier and no minimum retainer.
Up to 3 days. The writer has to read around the subject before writing it, so we quote honestly rather than promising an hour. If your deadline is tighter, say so in the brief and we will tell you before you pay whether we can meet it.
The writer handles it unless you would rather handle access yourself. They are responsible for question preparation, as well as recording, transcribing, and checking quotes back where the subject asked for that. Interview time is included in the word rate, so there is no separate charge for the reporting.
It is, and we say so before payment is made. Three days is the typical turnaround for desk-researched work. For a feature based on two or three interviews, expect one to two weeks, because we are subject to other people’s schedules rather than our own.
Completely. Copyright transfers to you on delivery, with no attribution requirement and no licence back to us. Nothing written for you is resold, repurposed or republished.
Reviews from completed, paid orders in this category.
Reporting was actually good. Three sources, all legit, all reachable. Order was shot, with best stuff in paragraph nine. I moved it in twenty minutes instead of sending it back. I would order again with a clearer structure brief.
The reported elements and the interviewed elements were both well communicated. The middle third went a bit offtop, so I reorganized it instead of waiting for a revision. We were on a deadline tonight to close the issue. With another day I would have sent it back to you. Great writer, short deadline, my choice.
Savings explainers like to use analogies, and this one shows us a table with two worked examples. Our compliance reviewer passed it with zero comments for the first time in the four years I have been here. This must be a first for them also. (I have never actually read a savings explainer.)
We do not ask you to take the no-AI promise on trust. Each draft is run through these platforms and the reports are attached to your delivery email.
Originality.aiAI detection + plagiarism
GPTZeroAI detection
TurnitinAI detection + similarity
CopyleaksAI detection + plagiarism
Winston AIAI detection
ZeroGPTAI detection
SaplingAI detection
Content at ScaleAI detection
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