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Thanks, Amy, for providing a full breakdown of editing!I feel this is where the lines can blur with self-publishing, or online publishing in general. SP authors tend to wear all hats, and that can make it hard to juggle. But, it's really good to keep indies well-informed to know what to look for and what kind of questions should be asked of anyone who calls themselves an editor. Sadly, there's a lot of scammers, unlike Amy who's obviously an experienced professional.
I once saw this guy promote himself as a so-called professional editor (he had NO credentials), will handle everything for your book, from editing to ghostwriting to uploading on Amazon for the amazingly low price of ten grand.
I was pleased when someone replied, look, any six year old can upload on Amazon and none of us would be here if we couldn't write a book ourselves.
Scammers abound... Stay informed!
Ah! Ah! Ah! Ah! $10,000??? Ho, that does make one's blood boil! Indeed, stay informed!
Yeah, I laughed pretty hard when I saw that one lol
@amy,
$100/h @ 1000words/h for a 100,000 word novel = $10,000.
or is my math wrong?
i've been a forced-labor editor more than i could have hoped--i was a pro writer, therefore my bosses reasoned that i must be a pro editor--but i've had the pleasure/pain of working with fine editors who earned a scant $20/h. given the appalling pay scale for writers, that editors earn nearly nothing yet add oodles of value to my work is an industry shame, but there ya go.
verdict: for high-paid writers, $10,000 per book is cheap. i'm glad that you, amy, are getting a reasonable salary.
$100/h @ 1000words/h for a 100,000 word novel = $10,000.
or is my math wrong?
i've been a forced-labor editor more than i could have hoped--i was a pro writer, therefore my bosses reasoned that i must be a pro editor--but i've had the pleasure/pain of working with fine editors who earned a scant $20/h. given the appalling pay scale for writers, that editors earn nearly nothing yet add oodles of value to my work is an industry shame, but there ya go.
verdict: for high-paid writers, $10,000 per book is cheap. i'm glad that you, amy, are getting a reasonable salary.
darn it, forgot: thanks for the breakdown. i usually state it as 3 levels, but i don't recall where that idea came from. probably an in-shop style guide.
Hi Tony, I think I'll have to start a new thread, because this is getting a bit off topic....
Go for it, you have a lot good info to offer. (Start new topic, I mean).
If you want to catch errors, read your entire book backwards. That way your eyes are forced to look at every single word. Also, r..."
That's what I've been doing with my book. It's really helping a lot. I read it through (the regular forwards way) and thought I got most of the errors. Then I started reading aloud backwards and I'm finding so many mistakes.