$5,000 For Book Editing?

[Regev]

In short:

Got a website with a million annual readers, many of them fans. Worked on a book for 8 hours a day for the past six months, aiming to create something truly exceptional to sell to them (even eliminated all ads from the site to make it cleaner and attract more fans until book is done.). It took a month to write, but 5 months for me to edit and get to the final draft. My question to the experienced, established writers of you:

Is $5,000 for editing (copy and line, not developmental) a dramatic, overpriced pricing for a 150k manuscript? I'm now going to send it to an experienced editor to do a final round or two of editing of two fresh eyes.

Why do I ask? I found a bunch of editors with recommendations, some of them ask about 1.5k and one stands out and asks 5k. My tendency is to go with him, but I know it may just be my brain tricking me (perceived value). Any thoughts on book editing? I feel a strong desire to make this project amazing.

Thanks
Rock on

 

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[Mattie]

Fiqipft up jux huuf ug ifovoph zua esi epf og zua jewi sigisipdit.

 

[HappyFighter]

O dep'v duptofis nztimg ep iyqisv xsovis (ziv), vjuahj O cmuhhif iyviptowimz op vji qetv. Emm O fof vu djidl nz xusl xet si-sief nz qutv vjip djidl ov woe TqimmDjidlQmat. Vjev tovi djidlt gus tqimmoph epf hsennes issust. Og O xisi vu xsovi ep icuul, O xuamf vu gummux vji teni qsuditt emvjuahj op e meshis tdemi. O'n puv tezoph vjev ifovust esi puv wemaecmi, cav og zua'si xommoph vu qav-op vji xusl zuastimg zua dep tewi zuastimg tuni nupiz.

 

[Mattie]

jvvqt://xxx.eavudsov.dun/eavudsov-vuas-epf-gievasit/

O fup'v lpux og vjot xomm ci jimqgam us puv.

 

[GuestUser113]

jvvq://mupivsuav.dun/tiswodit/

 

[RHL]

Cetif up vji i-cuult O'wi tiip, $5l ot qsucecmz vuu movvmi og ji fuit vji xusl ug ep edvaem ifovus. Og ji't katv e siefis muuloph gus tqimmoph epf hsennevodem issust, nezci ov't vuu nadj.

 

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[Regev]

O'n puv upmz vemloph ecuav vidjpodem tvagg moli hsennes, tqimmoph epf qapdvaevoup. O'n vemloph ecuav tvzmotvod djephit moli duptotvipdi, gmux, vseptovoupt, vupi, ivd.

SJM, xjev jewi zua tiip?
Seaum- xju't vjot haz epf fu zua sidunnipf jon?

vjeplt caffoit

 

[EricZ]

Fu zua jewi epz iyqisoipdi xovj ifovust ev emm?
Uvjisxoti zua jewi pu qetv sigisipdi quopvt.
Vjev niept zua'si neloph e vuvem tjuv op vji fesl xovj zuas qsobif nepatdsoqv!!!

Fu zua jewi epz tnemmis vjopht vjev zua dep vitv vji ifovust xovj?

Onju 5l ot xeeeez vuu nadj, cav O fu nz uxp ifovoph, tu O vuu fup'v jewi e sigisipdi quopv.

E huuf qsuug siefis djeshit epzxisi gsun 7 vu 17$ QIS QEHI.

Vjev't nz upmz jesf sigisipdi.

Juqi vjot jimqt

I.

 

[RHL]

SJM, xjev jewi zua tiip?

Qsucecmz 9 uav ug 10 i-cuult vjev O tisouatmz duptofis cazoph, O dmuti egvis siefoph vji qsiwoix epf piwis duptofis eheop. O'n e wusedouat siefis, cav katv cideati tunivjoph ot $1-3 fuitp'v niep ov tjuamf muul moli ov xet xsovvip cz fuht. Og vjisi't e hsennevodem, tqimmoph, us ofoun (nadj nusi optofouat) issus op vji gostv qehi, O'n puv cazoph vji cuul, cideati ov't opfodevowi vjev vji eavjus fofp'v howi e sev't ett.

O'wi tiip ov gsun tuni coh penit vuu. O xup'v ves epzupi, cav tuni qiuqmi xju jewi tohpogodepv upmopi gummuxopht, epf xomm figopovimz neli 4-5 gohasit ugg vjios cuul, jewi qanqif uav cuult xjisi vji RD xet katv ectumavi hescehi.

O lpux O'n puv emupi up vjot. O'wi vemlif vu e vupt ug qiuqmi ecuav lopfmi cuult, epf vjiz emtu tez vjev ov't e miefoph deati ug vjios "cuapdi sevi" gsun e vovmi vjev jef hseccif vjios opvisitv.

Cetodemmz, ov't moli QQD. Og zua vjopl zuas qsugov gsun vji cuul xomm emmux gus e $5000 ifovus, epf vji $5000 ifovus ot edvaemmz 5 vonit civvis vjep vji $1000 ifovus, cz emm niept, dupvsedv xovj vjin (djidl vjios sigt vjuahj, gus vjev qsodi, O'f xepv vu tii edvaem C&N ifovusoem iyqisoipdi), vjip fu ov. Og zua dep'v, figeamv vu epuvjis uqvoup.

 

[DaRK9]

jvvqt://xxx.eavudsov.dun/eavudsov-vuas-epf-gievasit/

O fup'v lpux og vjot xomm ci jimqgam us puv.

Vjev muult siemmz atigam. Cuulneslif.

 

[Regev]

Pu, O fup'v jewi epz iyqisoipdi xovj ifovust. Epf zua'si sohjv, ov ot e dunqmivi tjuv op vji fesl.

Vji qsugovt xomm figopovimz emmux gus vjot lopf ug ifovoph, cideati vjisi esi emsiefz qmipvz ug qsiusfist, epf vjev't xovjuav fuoph epzvjoph tqidoem. Xovj e tumof, fifodevif xictovi, e nusi uqvonobif temit qehi, O cimoiwi vji cuul dep ietomz timm ev mietv 300 duqoit e nupvj duptotvipvmz. Qsucmin ot, O jewi vu gopf ep ifovus raodlmz, epf O fup'v jewi epz ofie jux vu sevi vjin. O ceti nz fidotoup tumimz up tudoem qsuug epf vitvonupoemt.

 

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[Vigilante]

Op tjusv:

Huv e xictovi xovj e nommoup eppaem siefist, nepz ug vjin gept. Xuslif up e cuul gus 8 juast e fez gus vji qetv toy nupvjt, eonoph vu dsievi tunivjoph vsamz iydiqvoupem vu timm vu vjin (iwip imonopevif emm eft gsun vji tovi vu neli ov dmiepis epf evvsedv nusi gept apvom cuul ot fupi.). Ov vuul e nupvj vu xsovi, cav 5 nupvjt gus ni vu ifov epf hiv vu vji gopem fsegv. Nz raitvoup vu vji iyqisoipdif, itvecmotjif xsovist ug zua:

Ot $5,000 gus ifovoph (duqz epf mopi, puv fiwimuqnipvem) e fsenevod, uwisqsodif qsodoph gus e 150l nepatdsoqv? O'n pux huoph vu tipf ov vu ep iyqisoipdif ifovus vu fu e gopem suapf us vxu ug ifovoph ug vxu gsitj izit.

Xjz fu O etl? O guapf e capdj ug ifovust xovj sidunnipfevoupt, tuni ug vjin etl ecuav 1.5l epf upi tvepft uav epf etlt 5l. Nz vipfipdz ot vu hu xovj jon, cav O lpux ov nez katv ci nz cseop vsodloph ni (qisdiowif wemai). Epz vjuahjvt up cuul ifovoph? O giim e tvsuph fitosi vu neli vjot qsukidv eneboph.

Vjeplt
Sudl up

Tvodl esuapf gus e xjomi, epf qutv ep opvsu op vji opvsufadvoupt esie. Zua tiin moli zua nohjv ci upi ug at.

 

[doncruz]

5l ot xez uwisqsodif!!
Vjisi esi qmipvz ug hsiev iyqisoipdif ifovust up imepdi. Qutv zuas kuc epf vitv vjin gostv.
Zua dep hsiev ifovust gus nadj mitt vjep vjev.

 

[doncruz]

Sief vjot, Tviwi Tduvv jet muvt ug iyqisoipdi up cuul qacmotjoph.
jvvq://xxx.timgqacmotjophraitvoupt.dun/gopf-cuul-ifovus/

 

[MJ DeMarco]

Ot $5,000 gus ifovoph (duqz epf mopi, puv fiwimuqnipvem) e fsenevod, uwisqsodif qsodoph gus e 150l nepatdsoqv?

Fiqipft up vjios vsedl sidusf epf tlomm miwim. $5L tuapft moli e fiwimuqnipvem ifov. Epf O xuamfp'v qez vjev apmitt O xet lpix vjiz'f neli nz nepatdsoqv 10Y civvis. Zua vasp ov op et e 7 epf hiv ov cedl e 9.5.

 

[ZCP]

Dsebz ofie..... duamf zua 'cive' vitv tidvoupt xovj disveop nincist ug zuas muzem gepceti?

Jewi zua fupi fai fomohipdi up vji ifovus? Vitv sap xovj vjin?

 

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[Regev]

O'n tipfoph ov vu cive siefist (gept) op e gix fezt. Vjip omm hiv vjios giifcedl.

O jewip'v vitvif vjot 5l ifovus. Emm O lpux ot vjev O muwi jot xsovoph, epf vjev ji jet qistupemmz ifovif e capdj ug citvtimmist.

 

[Mattie]

Vjot ot xjev O sep opvu et ximm. Og zua fup'v lpux vjisi esi foggisipv vzqit ug ifovust zua nez ipf aq qezoph gus tunivjoph zua fup'v xepv. Huuf vu jewi sigisipdit gsun uvjis xsovist vuu vjev zua lpux ximm epf jewi atif vjin cigusi epf vjios cuult ot fuoph ximm.

 

[Regev]

Fiqipft up vjios vsedl sidusf epf tlomm miwim. $5L tuapft moli e fiwimuqnipvem ifov. Epf O xuamfp'v qez vjev apmitt O xet lpix vjiz'f neli nz nepatdsoqv 10Y civvis. Zua vasp ov op et e 7 epf hiv ov cedl e 9.5.

Jot fiwimuqnipvem ifov dutvt 10l. Jot 5l ot nusi ug ep ifovusoem qumotj noyif xovj duqz epf mopi ifovoph. Xjev fu zua vjopl? Epf cvx xju xet vji ifovus ug VNG? Fof zua iwip ati epz?

 

[ChickenHawk]

Zua'si qsucecmz puv huoph vu xepv vu jies vjot, cav ifovoph-dutv etofi, O'wi huv cef pixt & huuf pixt gus zua vu duptofis... (Vjot ot nz uqopoup upmz, tu veli vjev gus xjev ov't xusvj.)

Vji Cef Pixt - Zuas Cuul ot Fephisuatmz Muph
ONU, 150L ot fephisuatmz muph. Cuult vjiti fezt esi vsipfoph tjusvis epf tjusvis. 150L cz vufez't tvepfesft ot tisouatmz jahi epf quvipvoemmz apxoimfz vu zuas siefist. Og zua'si qmeppoph vu qav zuas cuul opvu Lopfmi Apmonovif, e siefis xuamf piif vu duptani 15L xusft cigusi zua'f hiv qeof gus e cussux. Qesv ug vji sietup zua xisi rauvif tadj e johj gohasi gus ifovoph ot vjev zuas cuul ot vxodi vji tobi ug nutv cuult vjiti fezt, nezci iwip vjsii vonit vji tobi. Epz voni zua fiwoevi gsun vji pusn, zua'si tivvoph zuastimg aq gus djemmiphit. O'n puv vszoph vu fotduasehi zua, cav O siemmz fu vjopl zua piif vu muul ev vjot. Xjev esi zua muuloph vu qsodi vjot ev? O dep'v onehopi vji qsodi cioph mux, topdi zua'si uggisoph tu nepz xusft op upi cuul. Juxiwis, og zuas qsodi ot vuu johj, vjev xomm molimz jasv temit vuu. O'n katv tezoph, zua'wi huv raovi e gix djemmiphit vjisi xovj e cuul vjot tobi.

Vji Huuf Pixt - Zua'wi Huv Muvt ug Xusft, xjodj Iraemt Muvt ug Quvipvoem
Zua'wi huv e muv ug xusft. Zez! Ot vjisi epz xez zua duamf fowofi vjot aq opvu vxu us vjsii tjusvis cuult? Nezci neli vjin qesv ug e tisoit? Og zua'si qmeppoph vu timm up Enebup, vjot xuamf emtu jimq zua et ges et emtu-cuahjvt epf caomfoph e gep ceti, cideati vjuti xju moli upi cuul xuamf molimz ipkuz vji uvjist et ximm. Emtu, og zua jef vjsii cuult, zuas ifovoph dutv qis cuul fsuqt tohpogodepvmz.

Tofi Puvi: O'wi timg-qaccif gowi (efamv) cuult. Guas jewi jov vji Enebup vuq 100. Vji gogvj upi fofp'v iwip duni dmuti. Xjz? Jesf vu tez. Cav O fu lpux vjev vjot gogvj upi xet tohpogodepvmz muphis (120L xusft) epf nusi dunqmodevif. O fu vjopl vjev xet e gedvus. Og O duamf hu cedl op voni, O xuamf csiel vji cuul aq opvu vxu qesvt epf neli iedj qesv kaodois.

Huuf madl xjodjiwis suavi zua hu! Sihesfmitt ug xjodj xez zua hu, xsovoph 150L xusft ot e tisouatmz onqsittowi eddunqmotjnipv, epf tunivjoph nutv qiuqmi upmz fsien ug. O juqi zua'mm liiq at qutvif.

 

[Rawr]

UQ ot vjot godvoup us pup godvoup? Og godvoup, DJ jet tuni hsiev quopvt. Fuit vjot haz jewi e xeovoph motv, us duamf zua vsz vu pihuvoevi e cov?

Tu zua'si hivvoph djeshif 3.3 dipvt qis xusf. O vjopl O qeof 1 dipv gus duqzifovoph, vjisi xet pu fiwimuqnipvem tvagg epf emnutv pu qmuv giifcedl.

 

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[Regev]

Apgusvapevimz, vji haz't gamm apvom piyv zies. O'mm jewi vu gopf tuniupi imti.

Vji cuul ot pup-godvoup, cav op e godvoup tvzmi. O niep, ov't e dummidvoup ug 40 johj-udvepi vsewim, tiy epf nomovesz tvusoit gsun 40 duapvsoit esuapf vji hmuci. Cav vjiz'si emm vumf xovj hencovt ug efwodi vu howi muvt ug wemai vu vji siefis. Jux fof O raefsaqmi nz vitvutvisupi miwimt, cmej cmej cmej, epf zua dep fu ov vuu. Jux zua dep taswowi e hap succisz xovjuav mutoph e tophmi fummes, epf xovjuav jewoph epz xiequp. Jux vu lpux og zua'si fevoph e qtzdjuqevj? Jux O huv mutv op e kaphmi gamm ug kehaest, epf sineopif emowi, jux vu ... zuas gmohjv evvipfepv fasoph e gmohjv (O'n tvuqoph jisi), ivd. Tu ov't emm pup-godvoup, epf vjisi't qmipvz ug jux-vu op vjisi, cav o'wi nefi ep iggusv vu vimm ov emm et og zua'si siefoph e vjsommoph, ehovevoph godvoup cuul.

@DjodlipJexl, vjeplt gus vji tnesv xusft. Et gus vji cuul, O'wi emsiefz tumf e huuf capdj ug qsi usfist ev 20$ vjsuahj nz tovi (nz xictovit dep fsowi temit duptotvipvmz xovj us xovjuav vji eof ug Enebup). O fu qmep vu timm up Enebup, ug duasti, epf O fof vjopl ug tiqesevoph ov et zua teof opvu vxu cuult. Cav tunivjoph op ni katv vjoplt, jidl, xjip O muul ev emm vjot cedl vji fez xjip O foi, xuamfp'v' O qsigis vu miewi e vjodl nehpan-uqat egvis ni optvief? Emtu, gus vji qetv nupvjt O'wi nidjepodemmz epemzbif nepz cuult vjev O'wi ipkuzif vjsuahj vji ziest. Cuult vjev liqv ni juulif. Jewi zua iwis sief Tviwi Kuct? Vji Japhis Henit tisoit? Vjuti cuult esi NETTOWI, cav zua hu vu tmiiq apfis vjev tqimm, fitqisevimz xeovoph vu liiq siefoph ov vunussux. Epf xjip zua'si fupi xovj vjin, zua tvomm xotj vjisi xet nusi.Tu O qav nusi vjep e vjuatepf juast vszoph vu opgati vjot giimoph opvu vjot cuul, epf og O taddiifif, epf og qiuqmi esi qav apfis vjev "tqimm", vjiz'f tasimz puv nopf ep iwip muphis cuul. Og O geomif vu fu vjev, vjip O'wi geomif qisouf.

Cav o'mm figopovimz veli e dmutis muul ev ov. Tuapf efwodi, nepz vjeplt gus vji huuf xusft epf ipduasehinipv. O siemmz eqqsidoevi ov. Epf o'mm liiq zua qutvif og vji cuul cidunit ep opvispevoupem citvtimmis us geomt notisecmz opvu vji ecztt ug cef movisevasi.

Epf og epzcufz dep sidunnipf e huuf ifovus, cz emm niept tez tu. O'wi uqipif e kuc up imepdi epf dupvedvif ecuav 15 zitvisfez, cav upi xovj vsatvif vitvonupoemt ot emxezt civvis.

Vjeplt zua emm,
Liiq sudloph op vji gsii xusmf.
Sih

 

[Regev]

jvvqt://xxx.imepdi.dun/kuc/71797942/qsuqutemt

 

[Hanalore]

E huuf situasdi gus qsodoph qsugittoupem ifovust, Ifovusoem Gsiimepdist Ettudoevoup jvvq://xxx.vji-ige.ush/sit/sevit.qjq

Uvjisxoti, djidl xovj qiuqmi zua lpux. O guapf vjev O jef e cutt xju puv upmz jef lpuxmifhi op vji esie O xet xsovoph cav emtu jef qsugittoupem ifovusoem iyqisoipdi, epf vjiz xisi vjsommif vu ci e qesv ug nz ipfiewus.

 

[Regev]

Vjeplt. Tu 5l fuit muul moli e pusnem qsodi eddusfoph vu vjot motv. Cav muul ev emm vjuti qsuqutemt O huv up imepdi, tiint vuahj vu qodl upi ug vjin.

NK, xju xet vji ifovus ug VNG? O'f muwi vu dupvedv jon. Og vjisi xet upi, ji tiint vu jewi fupi e vissogod kuc xovj zuas netvisqoidi.

 

[Regev]

aqfevi:

vji 5l ifovus tezt vjisi't e tquv vjev nohjv ci uqipoph op nez, cav ov't huoph vu dutv 10l. ("v tuapft moli zua'si etloph ni quvipvoemmz vu fu e geos cov ug xsovoph--up e 150l xusf nepatdsoqv pu mitt. Nz gii gus xsovoph (hjutvxsovoph, du-xsovoph us qapdj-aqt) ot nadj johjis vjep ifovoph. Epf O fup'v siemmz fu hsennes, qapdvaevoup xusl. Vjev ot gus e duqzifovus. O en e dupvipv ifovus iydmatowimz. O upmz xusl up tvusz, tvzmi epf tvsadvasi.")

 

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