[stylist] Editing Fees

[Marion Gwizdala, M.S.]

Robert,
    I do editing in the Tampa Bay, Fla. area. I charge $30/hour for literary 
editing and $45/hour to edit APA style work, with a minimum rate of two 
hours. I also create other collateral materials, such as news releases and 
presentation materials for $60/hour with a minimum of two hours. Others in 
my area charge by the page count at $10/page with a five page minimum. I 
keep pretty busy, especially with APA work, since we have three universities 
and several colleges in the area. My work is not limited to the Tampa Bay 
area, though, as I have even edited work for a student at Cambridge! The 
Internet and email are wonderful resources for writers, editors, and others 
in the arts!

Fraternally yours,
Marion



Fraternally yours,
Marion Gwizdala


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert Leslie Newman" <newmanrl at cox.net>
To: "'Writer's Division Mailing List'" <stylist at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, September 29, 2010 5:44 AM
Subject: Re: [stylist] New Member to list


> My oh my! This list is being very quiet -- must be one of those rare times
> when all are super busy, as in their noses are stuck to the keyboard,
> writing and writing and writing and not reading email.
>
> David- in regard to one of your questions, the payment of an editor. It is 
> a
> fee that is completely local and negotiable in nature. Like, if this 
> person
> has a track record of editing professionally for others, then there is a
> thing about seeing what the local market will bear on cost- you look up
> local advertisements for editing and see what they charge (the phone book,
> internet adds, etc.). Or just do a Google search and see if there is 
> anyone
> out there that has similar credentials like this person you are talking 
> to.
>
> Another thought is -- figure out how much you could afford and give her 
> that
> figure and see if she'll take it. I mean, I've seen some people pay $2.00 
> up
> to $10.00 per page.) But hey, I'd pitch on the low side, I believe you 
> said
> she's not done this for pay for some one else! And maybe also think- how
> many hours would it take? Pay minimum wage.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of davidw
> Sent: Sunday, September 26, 2010 11:45 PM
> To: Writer's Division Mailing List
> Subject: [stylist] New Member to list
>
> Hello Everyone,
>
> I have been on this list for a few days now and wanted to introduce 
> myself.
> My name is David and I have just completed my auto biography.  It is my
> first book written and I hope you don't mind a couple questions:
>
> My editor and I are looking for a fair price for her to charge me, she is
> well written but little experience in book editing. I'd like to pay by the
> hour.
>
> My auto biography book is approximately 280 pages by word count using a
> typical paperback book format.
>
> I have the option of self publishing and would like more information on 
> this
>
> as well.
> Then again if I could find a publisher I'd certainly consider that route.
>
> I hope to contribute as much knowledge to this list as possible and I'm
> hopeful others will contribute theirs as well.
>
> Thank You,
>
> David Wermuth
>
>
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