{"id":12669,"date":"2019-04-11T00:01:32","date_gmt":"2019-04-11T00:01:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.erotica-readers.com\/?p=12669"},"modified":"2019-04-10T15:02:50","modified_gmt":"2019-04-10T15:02:50","slug":"do-i-have-to-pay-people-to-read-this","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erotica-readers.com\/blog\/2019\/04\/11\/do-i-have-to-pay-people-to-read-this\/","title":{"rendered":"Do I have to PAY people to read this??"},"content":{"rendered":"

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When you\u2019re a writer looking for an editor, and you really don\u2019t have much cash to throw around, it can be hard to know where to invest your money. As vital as editing is to the publication process, it is <\/em>a big outlay for authors, whether they\u2019re self-publishing or hoping to be taken under the wing of a traditional publishing house.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s imagine that you\u2019ve been saving like mad, not smoking, not drinking, giving the takeaways a hard pass, and now you have round about $500-$800 to invest in the business of launching your novel into the wild. How do you get the best out of your money?<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re laughing at the idea of having as much as $300 saved, let alone the range casually referred to above, then scroll down to \u2018Join the Borg\u2019 and read from there. I\u2019m covering a range of options.<\/p>\n

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“Pay Peanuts, Get Monkeys” (PPGM)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Yep, this section is about the cost of professional editing.<\/p>\n

I think most of us have heard the phrase before in one context or another. The gist is that a very low service cost is a warning sign of an inept operator with low-quality goods and limited expertise. In many areas of life, it\u2019s a sage warning: if something is being offered suspiciously cheap, you\u2019d be wise to ask some searching questions about how this retail price is even possible.<\/p>\n

However, PPGM is also a phrase often used by relatively pricey operators to dismiss the quality or expertise of an operator who happens to have a more competitive pricing schedule. It\u2019s all too often a tool applied by the experienced to disparage those who are new to the editing game, so take this phrase with a pinch of salt. There are a number of reasons why an editor isn\u2019t charging as much as you\u2019d expect:<\/p>\n