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2. If it still made sense with two page removed, sounds like the author could have done a bit more editing! (kidding...I'm sure every word was a work of art. ![]() |
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I pick up work by sending unsolicited edits of things I read along with a price list if they want any more, but I only do that for things that I actually read for fun (and therefore expect their other titles to entertain me). I've thought about offering to do a free short story to anyone who wants it, but some things need a lot more work than others. Plus I'd probably end up deluged with crap I have no interest in and it would seem more like work than anything else. |
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Versus: Two and a half men, Big Bang Theory, Modern family, on broadcast. Less popular but far better: Castle, Grimm, Terra Nova (cancelled!), House (ended) Mass media tends to the lowest common denominator so proliferation and fragmentation arguably opens the door to a better breed of show if the producers don't have (to pander) to try to reach every last potential viewer. |
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Interesting that you say this. I have been paid much more than $10,000 for a single copyediting assignment many times over my career. Of course, it does depend on what you are editing, how long the project is, and how long it takes to do the work.
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That has to be something very academic with expected longevity, my guess would be in the medical field. |
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"Common culture" used to be things like I Love Lucy, and Father Knows Best, and the like. I much prefer our current fragmented culture, where I can actually find things that I like.
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I feel for Morrison; it's never easy when your livelihood goes through a major change or gets eradicated. The new publishing business models will be radically different from those of the 20th century, and not everyone will be able to carry on as they once did.
But the article title is sensationalist and just plain wrong. There will always be a need for "professional writers," those employed by another party to write, and especially writers who know more about a particular field of expertise, or have access to the insiders in that field. If the "advance salary" model of the major publishers is indeed going away... well, maybe that's a good thing. Personally, I'd say only a major publisher could convince a large segment of the population that "Tales from the Mall" could be “a really important step towards a literature of the 21st century.” |
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If you can get in excess of ten thousand for a copy edit, I think that I want live where you live. What's the climate like there? ![]() |
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Is $10,000 reasonable? I don't know. I've only done copy editing once, was paid hourly, and it certainly cost the author in the thousands of dollars. That book was at the border of general non-fiction and academic. |
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Correct, and people (including companies supposedly soliciting for proofreaders or editors) do try to do that! I suspect consistency is of very little concern to them.
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An accurate guess, in my case. However, I do know editors who have earned similarly in nonacademic areas. My point, obliquely made, was that a single, emphatic, all-encompassing statement about fees cannot possibly be accurate. There simply are too many factors that enter the equation.
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