tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-383173775365630705.post8912265628711311369..comments2022-11-03T03:28:48.469-07:00Comments on Avocado In Training: Praise the Lord, and pass the ammunition!Catehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02817011650008559729noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-383173775365630705.post-24571711021467645152012-07-07T09:03:45.900-07:002012-07-07T09:03:45.900-07:00Hey there A! I just meant that these authors - sel...Hey there A! I just meant that these authors - selling their books for free or little money - probably aren't hiring editors in the first place so working for them might not really be a profitable thing. Thanks for sharing the info about the rates though, really I retesting to know. Editing could definitely be a cool gig!Catehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02817011650008559729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-383173775365630705.post-59335888962572724112012-07-07T07:41:15.915-07:002012-07-07T07:41:15.915-07:00hey Cate,
I love reading your blog, and am so exc...hey Cate,<br /><br />I love reading your blog, and am so excited that you post a new one!<br /><br />I just wanted to throw some ideas your way about the idea of going into editing, particularly the part where you said that you would make no money editing. Think again!!<br /><br />Since January I have been enrolled in a professional editing certificate program at the University of Washington. For an academic manuscript that I am editing, the following rates are standard (copied from the cover letter submitted back to the client with my edits):<br /><br />"For developmental editing, with 11 hours spent at $40/hr,the charge would be $440. For $50/hr= $550, $60/hr=$660 $70/hr= $770 and $80/hr= $880. <br />For line editing, I would expect $ 30-60/hr (x 2hrs) = $60-120 (x 3 hrs) $90-$180<br />For copyediting, I would expect $25-40/hr (x 2 hrs max)= $50-$80<br />Thus, the total amount I would expect for my services, depending on how much my client wishes to pay me, would be between $550-$1080. <br /><br />If you combine the higher end of prices paid per hour (each author varies depending on how much they are willing to spend on their work, in addition to how badly the work needs editing) you are looking at an annual income of over $100,000 which is more than some of the typical Boeing or Microsoft employees. <br /><br />150k might not be the expected salary of an experienced attorney, but when you consider the economy and how many attorneys aren't receiving the work they thought they would, it's a pretty lucrative career!A. Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09727513049286566066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-383173775365630705.post-45364927428958287882012-07-06T18:29:57.066-07:002012-07-06T18:29:57.066-07:00I burst out laughing so loud at the caulking his g...I burst out laughing so loud at the caulking his gun quote!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09990376007246808584noreply@blogger.com