{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Vox Ghostwriting","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.voxghostwriting.com\/blog","author_name":"James","author_url":"https:\/\/www.voxghostwriting.com\/blog\/author\/jamesadmin\/","title":"Developmental Editor Cost Per Word in 2026: Average Rates for Fiction and Nonfiction Authors - Vox Ghostwriting","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"1WTFAsZ2rj\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.voxghostwriting.com\/blog\/developmental-editor-cost-per-word\/\">Developmental Editor Cost Per Word in 2026: Average Rates for Fiction and Nonfiction Authors<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.voxghostwriting.com\/blog\/developmental-editor-cost-per-word\/embed\/#?secret=1WTFAsZ2rj\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Developmental Editor Cost Per Word in 2026: Average Rates for Fiction and Nonfiction Authors&#8221; &#8212; Vox Ghostwriting\" data-secret=\"1WTFAsZ2rj\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.voxghostwriting.com\/blog\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.voxghostwriting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/developmental-editor-cost-per-word-in-2026-average-rates-for-fiction-and-nonfiction-authors-featured.png","thumbnail_width":1344,"thumbnail_height":768,"description":"The 2026 Guide to Developmental Editor Costs: Navigating the Financial Landscape of Book Publishing If you are an author preparing to publish a book in 2026, understanding the developmental editor cost per word is the most critical step in your manuscript budgeting process. Developmental editing, often referred to as structural editing or substantive editing, is [&hellip;]"}