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<blockquote data-quote="Michelle Lyons" data-source="post: 250408" data-attributes="member: 5217">I'm a freelance writer and editor by trade. My website is <a href="http://matrix.dumpshock.com/michellelyons" target="_blank">here</a>, where you'll find my CV and some of my writing. I've been working in the industry for roughly two years, and my going rate is $20/hr or $.01 per word, depending on publisher preference and the manuscript in question. My rates are more or less industry standard, so there's something you can take into consideration. I might sometimes work a deal with smaller publishers just starting out, and I'll sometimes agree to work for less on the first project I do for someone as kind of a &quot;trial&quot; basis. I did that a lot more at the beginning of things, actually, than I do now, but you might consider it if you've got a relatively newbie editor you want to try out. I also typically get paid upon delivery of the product (within 30 days), but sometimes it gets broken up into &quot;some now, some upon publication.&quot;Lastly, I'll encourage you to go ahead and hire an outside editor if you possibly can. Editorial is sometimes considered a disposable expense, something you can really do yourself in much the same way that &quot;anyone can write.&quot; Hiring an editor, however, can be the difference between having your product look professional and having it look like you slapped it together in your garage. No matter how pretty your layout or lovely your artwork, bad style and grammar will kill your professional image.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Michelle Lyons, post: 250408, member: 5217"] I'm a freelance writer and editor by trade. My website is [URL=http://matrix.dumpshock.com/michellelyons]here[/URL], where you'll find my CV and some of my writing. I've been working in the industry for roughly two years, and my going rate is $20/hr or $.01 per word, depending on publisher preference and the manuscript in question. My rates are more or less industry standard, so there's something you can take into consideration. I might sometimes work a deal with smaller publishers just starting out, and I'll sometimes agree to work for less on the first project I do for someone as kind of a "trial" basis. I did that a lot more at the beginning of things, actually, than I do now, but you might consider it if you've got a relatively newbie editor you want to try out. I also typically get paid upon delivery of the product (within 30 days), but sometimes it gets broken up into "some now, some upon publication." Lastly, I'll encourage you to go ahead and hire an outside editor if you possibly can. Editorial is sometimes considered a disposable expense, something you can really do yourself in much the same way that "anyone can write." Hiring an editor, however, can be the difference between having your product look professional and having it look like you slapped it together in your garage. No matter how pretty your layout or lovely your artwork, bad style and grammar will kill your professional image. [/QUOTE]

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