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Old 07-28-2012, 09:05 PM   #71
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I've seen editors charge between $6-8 per page for copy editing. Dean is saying that they should charge $1.25/page but that seems too low. I suppose there is going to be variations perhaps for skill and experience. Would you risk your career using the cheapest and possibly an unskilled editor? I always thought the minimal qualification was B.A. English.
You don't need a B.A. in English. What you need is a certain type of nitpicking, anal-retentive mind; the ability to spell and be grammatical; respect for the author's idiosyncrasies as long as they're not out-and-out wrong; a feel for language; the ability to take the story seriously on its own terms; broad-based general knowledge to spot factual errors; detachment from the material--that sort of thing.

I don't think it can be taught unless you have the right quirky kind of brain to start with.
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