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Post by L.L. Craft on Oct 25, 2015 21:43:59 GMT
Use this thread to post links to your newest books as well as your pages on any selling venues you use.
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Post by BorumaPublishing on Oct 25, 2015 23:18:46 GMT
Also if you provide services such as editing or cover design, promote yourself and add links to examples of your work for others to review! :-)
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Post by Veronica Sloan on Jul 22, 2017 23:30:36 GMT
Ooh! I might be available to edit. It's a good way to supplement the smutbucks.
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Post by BorumaPublishing on Jul 22, 2017 23:59:28 GMT
Don't say that too loudly...poor Laura is doing me a favor right now and trying to edit a new author's book, and saying the woman's writing is awful is being very complimentary. LOL
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Post by lauralovecraft on Jul 23, 2017 0:10:41 GMT
Ooh! I might be available to edit. It's a good way to supplement the smutbucks. Let's talk....I have a project, but its a looong one. Jo edited the first book in the series, but this one is much longer and she has a lot of other commitments. |
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Post by veronicasloan on Jul 23, 2017 4:27:18 GMT
What's the typical practice for poor writing? When I worked as an EIC I'd smooth out sentences in addition to fixing grammar and typos, but for fiction I imagine writers are a little more protective of their work. Unless they're total hacks just trying to gather some of that smut biz...
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Post by lauralovecraft on Jul 23, 2017 9:42:40 GMT
What's the typical practice for poor writing? When I worked as an EIC I'd smooth out sentences in addition to fixing grammar and typos, but for fiction I imagine writers are a little more protective of their work. Unless they're total hacks just trying to gather some of that smut biz... First, let's just say if I can vastly improve someone's grammar? They're pretty much writing at a grammar school level. This piece I took on for Jo-the only way she'll publish it, and the author has been very helpful-is horrible. Not just grammar, but there is no flow at all to this story...there were no names, it was he/she all the way through. No physical descriptions. So in addition to the grammar I'm adding sentences to give it something, while removing a lot of...crap. First time I've ever edited for someone. Has me thinking it may be the last. |
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Post by BorumaPublishing on Jul 24, 2017 18:05:29 GMT
She's beyond horrible. Forget grammar school level, she's barely literate. It's really a shame, too, because she seems like a nice person. The only reason I agreed to look at her work was because she's been so good to you, Laura, reposting your tweets and all to help you make sales. It's giving you a greater appreciation of how much work I do editing your paperbacks, doesn't it? LOL
I have a ton of experience editing for authors and non-authors, and you're right, Veronica...authors are much more protective of their work than "normal" people. Oh, the wailing and gnashing of teeth if you change one tiny thing (even though they asked you to "fix" it)! Thankfully Laura is the exception to this and so many other rules. ;-)
If you're looking for information about editing rates:
Light editing (a few minor changes every few paragraphs) is generally $1.00 per page, or approximately 200 words.
More involved editing where a lot of punctuation and spelling needs fixing generally runs between $1.50 to $2.00 per page, and I suspect a lot of that variance depends on the editor's frustration levels.
The kind of editing Laura's tackling can run anywhere from $2.50 to $3.00 per page...and believe me, you'll work for every penny. Every sentence needs to be rewritten from scratch to make any sense. It's one of the reasons I really hate editing, even though I'm very good at it; I used to be a proofreader/editor in a prior life. I burned out very quickly on editing fiction, and now only take on the occasional project for close friends.
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Post by veronicasloan on Jul 24, 2017 21:04:33 GMT
Thanks, Jo, that helps a lot. Laura and I were discussing rates on Twitter and I wasn't sure what fiction industry standards are. Most of my experience is in articles, essays, etc.
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Post by Ashley Berry on Jul 31, 2017 12:20:57 GMT
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