August,

 AA> This hobby is already a labour of love and out-of-pocket-expense for
 AA> the people who make it happen and to those that participate in it.

  No telling how much money I've invested into keeping the BBS up for
nearly 30 years.

 AA> Trying to wrangle a paid version for the hobby's magazine could be
 AA> quite a challenge! 
  
  A futile one, I dare say.

 RF> My starting price for fiction is 2 USD cents per word with a price
 RF> agreement valid for one year and exclisuve rights for publication for 6
 RF> months :-)

 AA> What should proof-readers be earning?  <G>

  If that was the case, for all I've proofread over the years with
journalism, club reports for square dancing (another hobby), and in
silkscreen printing, I'd be rich. However, the tagline below comes
to mind.

Daryl

... I'm one step away from being rich. All I need is money.
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