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> After years of the corporate world I am entering the freelancing
> arena. Can any of you good folks give me some suggestions on
> establishing realistic fee schedules? Are there any good books on
> the business of tech. writing you can point me towards?
> Thanks
> Richard <rtfarely -at- ix -dot- netcom -dot- com>
Writer's Market has a fairly complete section on fees for various
types of writing. You might check that. I'm not sure if those fees
are on target as I am just in the "thinking" stages of freelancing.
When you're done checking various sources, please let me (or the
group) know what you find.
Thanks.
Jane Bergen
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Jane Bergen, Technical Writer
janeb -at- answersoft -dot- com or janeb -at- airmail -dot- net
"The difference between the right word and the
almost right word is the difference between lightning
and the lightning bug" (Mark Twain)
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