I'm sure
developmental editing cost more, but I don't know many authors who pay for that.
Not exact matches
Just wondering... Is there a substantial difference in the
costs of
developmental editing between a work that lies basically in an initial outline form and a work that is nearly finished that needs substantial
developmental editing?
Developmental editing and proof reading usually
costs a little less, between $ 0.0025 to $ 0.0075 per word.
Expect the
cost of a
developmental edit to be a little higher than copyediting, but know that it's well worth it if you hire the right editor.
Justine Bylo [00:07:06] And
developmental editing usually
costs a little bit more money than copy
editing, so also keep that in mind.
Costs: Novella: Manuscripts from 0 — 20,000 words:
Developmental Edit: $ 350 Copyedit: $ 300 Book: Manuscripts from 20,000 — 60,000 words:
Developmental Edit: $ 600 Copyedit: $ 500
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The
cost of
developmental editing depends on the level of work needed and time it will take.
In the increasingly rare cases where acquiring editors for a traditional publishing house also do their own
developmental editing, there's no
cost to the author whatsoever, since the editor is salaried.
In my experience, what most indie authors require is actually a combination of line, copy, and general
editing1, not least because the
cost of the several
editing passes a big publishing house would do (general /
developmental edit, line
edit, copyedit) can add up to several thousand dollars, a prohibitive
cost for the vast majority of indies.
Developmental editing (aka content
editing, big picture, or macro
editing)
costs more than copyediting (aka micro
editing), and copyediting
costs more than proofreading.
I wish I could tell you that proofreading will always
cost one cent per word, copyediting two cents per word, and
developmental editing three cents per word, but the truth is much hazier than that.