FAQs
- What should the customer know about your pricing (e.g., discounts, fees)?
I work for an hourly wage or determine project rate fees. I offer discounts for multiple services (line edit, cover design, e-book conversion). I'm flexible with payments and have payment plans. Hourly rates vary$75/hour for general editing. $90-$100 an hour for major development work, ghostwriting, and co-writing. Project rates give clients a discount. For bigger jobs, I recommend going with a project fee. Ghostwriting a memoir (starts at $10,000 [10–15k words] project rate fee, or $100/hour) Editing manuscript ($.020/word, general editing) Coaching and development ($.050-$.10/word. 50K words @.05/word it's a $2,500 project fee) My project rates are based on the book's needs, and so prices vary.
- What is your typical process for working with a new customer?
This process is collaborative and meant to improve and expand writing skills. I generally follow the lead of the client. Some writers like constant contact and 25-50 pages edited at a time with tracking changes on. Others, who are generally more seasoned, prefer 50–100 pages polished at a time, and often don't need the changes tracked. They are interested in how the final product reads, not in the little details that were changed/edited to achieve the polish.
- What education and/or training do you have that relates to your work?
I take courses constantly. I study the latest style guides more often than most people check into Facebook. I travel to writing conferences all over the country throughout the year (just went to Thillerfest in NYC and will be at Authors 101 in Vegas in October) speaking at conferences, airing on panels, coaching writers and listening to pitches. I've had the privilege of learning from and working with one of the smartest, most sincere, and well-respected businessmen in the industry, Dr. Ken Atchity.