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Q&A How should I calculate the rate for a book I am writing as a co-author?

I work full time as a writer and a friend and long time collaborator of mine has asked whether I can help co author their book. This job would entail two or three evenings a week on top of my job....

3 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by Number2‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T10:05:23Z (almost 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/39875
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar Number2‭ · 2019-12-08T10:05:23Z (almost 5 years ago)
I work full time as a writer and a friend and long time collaborator of mine has asked whether I can help co author their book.

This job would entail two or three evenings a week on top of my job. I forsee that I would spend around 3-4 hours each evening on the task which would see me produce upwards of 2000 words.

I also need to consider how much to charge for a speech/blog post written that came to over 3000 words.

Considering that it's a friend and that I will be a listed author, I am imagining that I should and will offer a lower rate than if those two facts weren't the case.

How much would be appropriate to charge in this instance, preferably as an evening / hourly rate?

It would be good to consider both scenarios, one if it were not a friend and I were not a co author and the other as I have described.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2018-11-04T20:39:19Z (about 6 years ago)
Original score: 3