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Subject:Re: newbie alert! rates for contract work From:"David S. Broudy" <broudy -at- BCF -dot- USC -dot- EDU> Date:Thu, 7 Sep 1995 16:44:27 -0700
At 5:38 AM 9/7/95, Herman Holtz wrote:
> $25/hour sounds quite low to me. I wuld suggest not les than
>$35/hour, a
>nd
>that is pretty modest for a journeyman writer who can handle the whole job.
Thanks for the info. I ended up stating $30 per hour, since 1) I haven't
written anything substantial for about two years and I need the practice,
and 2) the initial release is going to be public domain. It's an exciting
multiuser entertainment package, something that should be fun to write
about.
He didn't blink when I said $30. Maybe I should have said $40! Oh well,
next time. If this goes there'll be plenty of work after this one. Send
job.karma towards LA ;)
