Can you do, depending on how long the chapters are, a couple to several chapters to give them a really good idea of what needs to be done, charge them a consultant fee per hour for the time you spend on it? Then if they want you to do the whole thing you can negotiate a much higher fee, since your participation would be more in the realm of co-writer at that point. Does that make any sense?
Well, a gathering is brie, mellow song stylings; shindig, dip, less mellow song stylings, perhaps a large amount of malt beverage, and hootenanny, well, it's chock full of hoot, just a little bit of nanny.
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Beverly - Jul 11, 2003 8:14:41 am PDT #1552 of 10001
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
Betsy HP - Jul 11, 2003 8:15:47 am PDT #1553 of 10001
If I only had a brain...
OH! They want teaching! If you critique a chapter at a time, they should learn what to do within a couple of chapters (or turn out to be unteachable). You iterate a chapter at a time. So you can just charge your hourly per chapter.
Beverly - Jul 11, 2003 8:18:09 am PDT #1554 of 10001
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
Serial rather than editing:
I know they've already asked you to do the whole thing. But if you do a sizeable chunk to show them exactly what needs to be done and give them a good idea of how to do it, they may want to try it themselves.
Plus, you have your own writing to go on with. This is just a suggestion, it may be completely unworkable in this case. But you may want to offer it, rather than agreeing to take on the whole novel.
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deborah grabien - Jul 11, 2003 8:19:33 am PDT #1555 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
But there is no hourly cost for catering. It doesn't work that way. You charge by the head, factoring in difficulty of prep (they want individual herring rollmops, they get charged more than it would cost to make a salad), factor in the food costs, add whether they want booze and how long you're going to be onsite, and charge per head.
Yes, they want teaching. Help meeeeeee (Vincent Price, The Fly)
deborah grabien - Jul 11, 2003 8:20:44 am PDT #1556 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
They've sent me the first 55 pages. What do I charge for that? A hundred bucks? It'll take me the better part of three to four hours, I'd say.
Betsy HP - Jul 11, 2003 8:22:10 am PDT #1557 of 10001
If I only had a brain...
Just don't invite them to Thursday night. t /bitch I think you should charge them at least $25 an hour.
Betsy HP - Jul 11, 2003 8:22:45 am PDT #1558 of 10001
If I only had a brain...
Yup. A hundred bucks sounds reasonable to me. And them present the review head-to-head so they can ask questions.
Beverly - Jul 11, 2003 8:23:48 am PDT #1559 of 10001
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
$25 per hour isn't enough for the specialised work you'd do. What's Nic's hourly consultant fee? ita's? Betsy's? Your expertise is no less valuable than theirs, different specialty, that's all.
deborah grabien - Jul 11, 2003 8:28:13 am PDT #1560 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
Bev, again - friend of Nic's boss. They get the buddy rate.
Just don't invite them to Thursday night.
BWAH! Trust me, honey, I am so planning on not.....
Beverly - Jul 11, 2003 8:37:14 am PDT #1561 of 10001
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
They get the buddy rate
Ah. Well, as you say. I do hope the book is at least fun to work on, though.