ND, do you mean that in the sense I should bring it up? Because I don't think that is a real concern on either side here.
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megan walker - Jun 13, 2014 10:20:14 am PDT #1161 of 1416
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
megan walker - Jun 13, 2014 7:00:04 pm PDT #1162 of 1416
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
OK, since I know my PM is new at this, I've basically decided to go with something to the effect of "I wish you had asked me about this before you sent it to the team... I think it's disingenuous to ask this of fixed-bid hires... " and telling him that I'm simply providing estimates for my stuff based on my hourly base because I don't track this (which is true).
I know he's under the gun and is just trying to put together a plan for a Monday meeting where he will be raked over the coals, but I will be very annoyed if he has pissed off my editors.
Laura - Jun 14, 2014 2:36:42 am PDT #1163 of 1416
Our wings are not tired.
Working backwards to come up with the hours based on the fixed bid makes a lot of sense.
jpmorgansambiguous - Oct 28, 2014 4:36:23 am PDT #1164 of 1416
Toddson - Oct 28, 2014 4:37:42 am PDT #1165 of 1416
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Burrell - Dec 18, 2014 11:28:59 am PST #1166 of 1416
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Question for the freelance editors around here: a friend has been asked to edit a full-length book, nonfiction I think. What would be a reasonable rate to charge for that service?
Dana - Dec 18, 2014 12:02:59 pm PST #1167 of 1416
"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."
Burrell - Dec 18, 2014 12:10:34 pm PST #1168 of 1416
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
thanks, Dana
Typo Boy - Dec 18, 2014 12:52:32 pm PST #1169 of 1416
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
I'm curious. Which of those categories is giving editors notes? I.E: "This approach isn't working. You need to go into more detail here less here. Your tone is too serious/not serious enough." I'm guessing "developmental".
megan walker - Jan 14, 2015 10:40:06 am PST #1170 of 1416
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
My take is that developmental editing is anything that is shaping the text. (My McGraw-Hill title was developmental editor.)
If you are providing notes/queries it could also be considered heavy copyediting. Line editing would be if you are diving in and rewriting. This happens quite a bit with textbooks, but less so with fiction or academic/narrative non-fiction.
I find that for tasks such as the one mentioned above, what people generally mean is heavy copyediting (proofreading, identifying awkward word choices/suggesting alternatives, minor rewriting of sentences to clarify, style consistency, etc.) This is what I do for California History or other academic articles.
I would not recommend charging less than $40 an hour for that but that can add up quickly so many people that do personal (not publisher) gigs end up charging less.