Editorial Help – A Sea of Editors
Originally Posted on December 27, 2009 at 12:07 am
The Freelance Editors Association is a reputable resource for several paid services including Copy Editing and are not free:
| Type of Work | Estimated Pace | Range of Fees* |
|---|---|---|
| Copyediting, basic | 5-10 ms pgs/hr | $25-40/hr |
| Copyediting, heavy | 2-5 ms pgs/hr | $35-50/hr |
| Substantive | line editing | 1-6 ms pgs/hr | $40-65/hr |
| Developmental editing | 1-5 pgs/hr | $50-80/hr |
| Layout | newsletters | 1-4 pgs/hr | $40-70/prn pg |
| Layout | books | 6-10 pgs/hr | $45-85/hr |
