When you become a member of The Faster Times, you choose a favorite writer on the site and that writer receives 70 percent of the earnings. Depending on which writer you choose, you can also receive bonus gifts – on top of all the “official” gifts you’ll see during the sign up process.

PLEASE NOTE: These bonus gifts are not listed in the gift selection portion of our sign-up process. If you sign up and choose one of the writers listed here during the “writer selection” process, you’ll be notified via email within one week with instructions on how to access your bonus gift. Also, please be aware that these bonus gifts  are offered by the respective writers and cannot be guaranteed by The Faster Times.

Kathryn Higgins, Financial Stress

$28 plan and up: A critique of a personal essay

$60 Plan and up: A critique of a chapter of your memoir

Adam Baer, Travel Section

$12 Plan:  A personal e-mail exchange with you about where you’re headed – with some advice on where to stay, what to do, and most important, what to avoid! This offers the benefit of Faster Travel’s deep connections with some of the most in-the-know travel writers.

$28 or $60: A custom itinerary for a domestic long weekend vacation or equivalent-length trip with tips from some of the most discerning travel magazine writers in the country.

$120: The aforementioned tips, e-mail availability, and a custom itinerary for up to a week (in the u.s. or abroad) — and a few e-reading suggestions geared to your location.

Amy Westervelt, Travel News

$28 plan: A bi-weekly  email update of all
openings, concerts, gallery shows, and resort deals

$60 and up: Eco-friendly $25 shopping gift card to online store in Berkeley

$500: A week stay at a Hawaii condo (email info@thefastertimes.com for details)

Clancy Martin, Love and Lies

$28 and Up: An email response to the great philosophical question of your choice

Davi Napoleon, Theater Talk

$12 and Up: Workshop the first ten pages of a playwright’s script

Or…

Phone session to discuss college and graduate program in the arts — help deciding which acting, directing, design, or playwriting program best meets your needs

Deesha Philyaw, Co-Parenting

$28 and Up: A one-hour co-parenting coaching/consultation session via phone

Dianne Hales, Italian Lessons

$12 and up: Living Languages Prize Packs

Frankie Thomas, Life After College

$12 plan: I will write a limerick, acrostic, or clerihew featuring you, to order.

$28: I will write a sonnet, villanelle, or sestina featuring you, to order.

$60 and up: I will write an erotic story featuring you, to order (must be 18 or older).

Jessica Weisberg, Documentary Film

$12 and Up: An e-mail on the first month of each month with a schedule of all the nearby documentaries screening.

John Macdonald, Music and Culture

$28 and up: A personalized mix tape based on your musical interests

Jonathan Mandell, New York Theater

$28 and up: Membership in the New York Theater Club, with at least monthly activities decided upon by the members (which can include group discounts at shows, private chats with people from current shows, etc.)

Ken Mondschein, Academic Politics

$12 Plan: E-mail answer to a history question

$28: Nonfiction book proposal critique

$60: One-hour phone college or grad school advice session

$120: One-hour fencing lesson (will have to work out location)

Nathan Hegedus, News and Politics

$28 and up: The first stanza of a classical ode on the sports player, coach or team of your choice

$60 and up: Critique of an article or essay
– maximum of 3,000 words

Oliver Miller, Nonsense News

$12 and up: A 10-minute video chat on the nonsensical topic of your choice

Eryn Loeb, Nostalgia

$28 and up: A personalized nostalgia mix

Meghan Pleticha, Sex and Dating

$28 and up: A critique of your online dating profile

Zoe Singer, Eating and Writing

$28 and up: Tell me your favorite cookbooks or the kinds of recipes you love to make and I’ll send you a shortlist of great cookbook titles tailored to your taste.

Lisa Swan, Major League Baseball

$60 and up: A baseball column on the topic of the reader’s
choosing

Mat Zucker, Advertising

$28 and up– Resume critique (1 round of review)

$60 and up — Choice of a personal ‘tagline’ about you or a resume critique (up to 3 rounds of review)

Trisha Thompson, Teens

$12 & up: A 30-min phone session wherein we commiserate, swap stories, exchange tips, and enjoy loads of black humor laughs about raising teenagers.

$60 & up: The above plus a playlist of the music my teens are listening to that I like listening to also…and maybe you will too.

Amanda Moshier, Online Media

$28: Website Mini-Makeover
Emailed list of 5 topical suggestions on how to improve your website or blog

$120: Brand Analysis & Copy Taste Test
Email consultation to identify your online branding goals, followed by a detailed 5-point analysis of your website copy and an email with feedback on the 5-points and 7-10 actionable tips on how to improve.

$400:(email info@thefastertimes.com for details) Online Branding Boot Camp & Copy Rewrite: A 15 minute phone consultation to discuss your online branding needs followed by A) A rewrite of your homepage and about us/bio page (up to 600 words) with an email explaining changes and outlining suggested next steps or B) A detailed 10-point analysis of your online presence followed by an email outlining feedback on the 10 points and an action plan to improve including marketing tips and advice