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In a previous article, elana@agora.rain.com (Elana Beach) says:
>   ------------
>...
>   It looks like I may be writing, editing AND desktop-publishing
>   someone's one-issue 'zine soon. 
>...

>     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?
>     -------------
>      
>      The MOST IMPORTANT factor I want to know: 
>      Have I been directed to the right place to ask this type of
>      question?


A.  This is probably the right place.  I hope some others can give better
help than I can. 

B.  There is, for what it's worth, an article called "How Much Should I
Charge?" by Jenny Pfalzgraf in the 1993 _Writer's Market_ (ask for it in
your library; if they don't have '93, they'll probably have '92, and it
might have a similar article.  And Waldenbooks carries it.)

It's basically a short discussion of how to set rates in unfamiliar
territory, plus a long list of possible reasonable charges.  Mentions
desktop publishing, newsletters.  Might be of some help.

Bonita Kale