Does anyone happen to know what the going rate for editing is?
I have a chart thing I've shared many times, elsewhere. Let me find it.
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Ah, here it is.
http://www.the-efa.org/res/rates.html listed these rates in 2007. The chart's tabs won't work here, but you can probably figure it out.
Common Rates for Editorial Services
Common rates reported to us by our members fall within the ranges indicated below. They should be used only as a rough guideline; rates vary considerably depending on the nature of the work, the time frame of the assignment, the degree of special expertise required, and other factors. The industry standard for a page is 250 words.
Type of Work ................Estimated Pace.......... Range of Fees
Copyediting, basic ........5-10 ms pages/hour.. $20-35/hour
Copyediting, heavy .......2-5 ms pages/hour.... $25-50/hour
Developmental editing...1-5 pages/hour.......... $32-60/hour
Proofreading .................3-10 ms pages/hour.. $20-35/hour
Writing ..........................1-3 ms pages/hour .....$40-125/hour, $50-110/book page
Maryn, who's already shoveled twice