Worked out, in plain numbers

50,000 words is $6,000. 90,000 words is $10,800. 150,000 words is $18,000. There is no per-minute rate, no bracket and no negotiation — the count is the price.

Voices add 1% of the word count for every 2 voices. Sound effects add 1% for every 5 effects. Blocks round up. A chosen, cut and mixed score is a flat $1,500.

A 50% deposit begins the build, or you may pay in full. The balance falls due on delivery.

What you receive for it

The whole book performed as film — narrated, cast, scored and cut to picture from first page to last — at roughly 155 words to a finished minute — 9,300 words to a finished hour. A 90,000-word novel becomes about nine and a half hours of finished film.

Masters delivered at retail and broadcast specification, in the aspect ratios you need for storefronts and for social. You own them.

Why word count and not runtime

Runtime is a guess until someone else has estimated it for you, which means a runtime quote can never be checked. Word count is the one number an author already holds.

Price the work off the count and the quote becomes arithmetic you can verify before you speak to anyone. Put your count into the Reckoning and the whole build prices itself in front of you.

Asked and answered

How much is a film book for a 90,000-word novel?

$10,800 for base production at 12% of word count, before voices, effects or score.

Is the audiobook included with a film book?

The matching audio book edition rides with every film book at 33% of the film book production.

How long will my film book run?

155 words to a finished minute — 9,300 words to a finished hour — for both the film and the audio edition.