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Hi, folks,
A few weeks ago on news.newusers.questions, I posted:
 
 "What is the best newsgroup that can answer this question?"   
  
  The answer I received was THIS newsgroup.  
  So here goes:
   
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   It looks like I may be writing, editing AND desktop-publishing
   someone's one-issue 'zine soon.  This person is a "great" in his
   field.  He has seen how professionally I've handled the ongoing
   writing, editing and desktop publishing of my OWN little 'zine. 
   I appreciate his work quite thoroughly and he knows it.  Thus it
   is a MAJOR complement that he would want me (me?!!) to chronicle
   his life and career on paper.  (Wouldn't surprise me a bit if it
   became the precursor to a book someday!)
    
    Unfortunately, all the writing, editing and DTP work I have done
    for my own little 'zine has all been just a labor of love.  I
    have never done this kind of work for another person before.  I
    don't even know how to evaluate my own services in terms of
    money.  
     
     THE QUESTION(s):  I know that The Artist would be quite flexible
     in negotiating the price for my services.  Knowing him by now,
     he'd probably even be rather generous.  But (for example) I don't
     know if $200 would be too much or if $2000 would be too little! 
     How do I set the fee for my services?  What are the professional
     criteria which should I consider in the price that I charge?  
     And what other unknown factors should I be considering here?
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      The MOST IMPORTANT factor I want to know: 
      Have I been directed to the right place to ask this type of
      question?
       
       IF NOT: 
       Could you - the great people of misc.writing - please direct me
       to the right place on the net to ask?  
	
	Thanks in advance!
	-Elana

elana@agora.rain.com