Dr. Plot Twist

Retainer Clients

Please note: Independent of an agreement, payments to DPT will be received as your acknowledgment of these terms. They will be taken as confirmation that you have read and accept the following terms and conditions. In addition, they will be taken as your agreement to be bound by them during our project term and/or time working together. This extends to projects that have been put on hold.

  • RETAINER CLIENTS ARE THOSE THAT ENTER AN AGREEMENT WITH DPT FOR ONGOING SERVICES DURING A SPECIFIED PERIOD. CLIENTS PAY AN ADVANCE FEE ON A MONTHLY BASIS TO ENSURE DPT HAS AVAILABILITY TO PERFORM WORK AS NEEDED. 

  • AT DPT, MODIFIED RETAINER CLIENTS ARE THOSE CLIENTS THAT HAVE A CREDIT OVER A CERTAIN AMOUNT THAT RESULTS FROM A COMPLETED AGREEMENT, THAT HAS BEEN PAUSED AT LEAST ONCE (OR PUT INTO PAUSE BY CLIENT/DPT) AND IS IDLE FOR A YEAR. 

Retainer Clients

Retainer Agreements are created based on client needs. They can start at as little as $75 per month and are activated with a lump sum to initiate the agreement. They last for terms of 12 months and are eligible for rollover* to the following year if not used. In order to use the balance of the retainer, the amount of the project must not exceed the balance of the credit at the time of submission.

Benefits:

  • access to discounted rates for editing (worth it!)
  • discounted formatting option available
  • discounted blurb option
  • early access to the yearly booking calendar
  • guaranteed availability with start dates within a month of request
  • 2 FREE thirty-minute brainstorming sessions per year
  • no rush fees
  • allows flexibility for clients who struggle with deadlines

Modified Retainer Contract (for credits over 1000€)

 

If the balance of an agreement has been paid in its totality, and there is no payment due but the editing has been paused by the client, and the account has been idle for  six months (meaning no work has been submitted during that time), and it has been paused before then, then the client has likely been placed as a MODIFIED RETAINER CLIENT. Generally, these clients are in good-standing and have simply opted to shift focus toward a different project or life circumstance. Despite clients being considered "inactive," good-stanidng clients still have access to the same benefits as retainer contracts, including discounted retainer rates for the current year.  Please note, that if paused there may fees dedcuted from the credit prior to the this stage, also the fee for maintiaining this kind of agreement is $10 per month and yearly rollover fee of $75, deducted from the total CREDIT.  These are automatically deducted or else cessation terms apply. Once the client is ready to book, reach out to DPT with at least 4-6 weeks stating when they'd like to "activate" again. Despite the agreement stipulating certain manuscripts and word counts, those agreements are no longer considered active, and so the client can opt to use the CREDIT toward any service/project on DPT, except Ghostwriting and Translating. DPT will likely ask for a new agreement to be made and each item will be deducted from the Credit. If at the end of the year, there is still a credit, it will rollover to the next year, fees applicable.