Quote Originally Posted by TimReus View Post

Payment depends on the sales of the novel, if any, and I’m willing to pay a percentage of my gains per book sold. That percentage depends on my actual gains per book. Also, I’ll send you a free copy of the book if you’d like that (assuming it gets published). It also depends on whether the map is actually used in the novel: if not, there will be no payment (but if it's a good map, it'll doubtlessly be used).
Do you really think someone is drawing you a map on such conditions? This is a bad joke, nothing else.