Average Editorial Rates Compared to Earley Editing, LLC Editorial Rates

Ever wonder what the average cost of editing is? Thanks to the Editorial Freelancer's Association, there is a whole list of prices to give authors an idea of how much their story might cost to edit. Some editors charge by the hour and others charge by word, and this wonderful association outlines both averages for authors.

Here, we thought we would write an article to outline the average cost and compare it to what we charge at Earley Editing, LLC!

• Average Editorial Rates for Developmental Editing Fiction: $.03–$.039 per word.

• Earley Editing, LLC Rate for Developmental Editing Fiction: $0.033 per word.

• Average Editorial Rates for Line Editing: $.04–$.049 per word.

• Earley Editing, LLC Rate for Line Editing: $0.027 per word.

• Average Editorial Rates for Proofreading: $.02–$.029 per word.

• Earley Editing, LLC Rate for Proofreading: $0.0115 per word.

• Average Editorial Rates for Developmental Editing, Line Editing, and Proofreading (60,000–95,00 words): $5,400–$11,115.

• Earley Editing, LLC Rate for Gold Editing Package (60,000–95,00 words): $4,950.

• Average Editorial Rates for Developmental Editing, Line Editing, and Proofreading (95,00–120,000 words): $8,550–14,040.

• Earley Editing, LLC Rate for Platinum Editing Package (95,00–120,000 words): $6,850.

At Earley Editing, LLC, we offer several options to make editing more affordable to those looking to evolve from writer to published author. Providing high-quality editing is just as important to us as publishing quality work is to our authors.