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Originally Posted by Elfwreck
I'm thinking ~1-3 hours for a novel; $25-50/hourly rate. BASIC spellcheck/grammarfix. Not actually reading the book. Run spellcheck program (amazing how many manuscripts don't even bother with that); scroll through looking for punctuation & grammar that makes the editor wince, and fix it.
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Please, Elfwreck, see my blog post
Give Me a Brake! Most, if not all, of the errors cited would have passed both spellcheck and grammarfix. Part of the problem is that authors do rely on spellcheck and grammarfix and assume if something passes those "tests" it is correct.
A professional editor cannot read a standard-size novel for grammar and spelling in 1 to 3 hours; perhaps an amateur, but certainly not a professional of any caliber.