In this episode of The Editing Podcast, Denise and Louise discuss how much professional editing might cost if you decide to hire a third party. Listen to find out how the following could impact on the fee you’re quoted:
- The individual editor
- Which industry surveys and reports you read
- The required turnaround time
- The speed at which the editor works
- How terminology might confuse quotations
- How complex the project is
Plus:
- How editors present fees
- What editing fees have to cover: editing and business overheads
Editing bites
- Everybody Writes: Your Go-to Guide to Creating Ridiculously Good Content (Ann Handley)
- How NOT to Write a Novel: 200 Mistakes to Avoid at All Costs if You Ever Want to Get Published (Howard Mittelmark and Sandra Newman)
Episode transcripts
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Denise and Louise
- Denise Cowle Editorial Services (non-fiction)
- Louise Harnby | Proofreader & Copyeditor (fiction)
Music credit
‘Vivacity’ Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/