General Information

As the writer of any type of content, you have done the hard work. So first, congratulations! You did it! Now, you need a guide to help smooth out any potential issues.

I act as that guide—a beacon—building a trusting partnership with you through kindly worded queries, astute suggestions, and changes that preserve your voice.

Instead of paying for multiple editors, you can hire me for your substantive editing and copyediting needs in one packaged deal, saving you time and money. My package deal includes several editorial rounds so I can focus in on every detail while also addressing big-picture issues.

My credentials

Completed professional editing courses (see course list)

Edited over 100 books, 6 websites, 8 business documents, 37 resumes and cover letters, 35 biographies, and 4 personal statements.

Member of Editorial Freelance Association

Earned my bachelor's in English education

Graded copious amounts of student essays during my eight-year teaching career

Editing services I offer

Copyediting: fixing errors with grammar, usage, spelling, and punctuation; suggesting changes to sentence structure and word choice, ensuring your language is clear, fluid, and pleasurable to read; and ensuring consistency.

*My copyediting service includes what some call line or stylistic editing as well.

Substantive editing (also known as developmental): suggesting and making changes to content and organization—ensuring clear, coherent delivery. With fiction this means looking at plot, characters, setting, pacing, and point of view.

Clients I work with

Individual client pages contain my rates, portfolio, contact form, and reviews.

Fiction Authors: YA dystopian & fantasy, middle-grade fiction, picture books, and thriller/mystery

Nonfiction Authors: self-help books and some general nonfiction books.

Business Professionals: website content, business marketing documents, and self-marketing documents (resumes, cover letters, biographies, and personal statements)

Students: academic feedback, essay writing help, and self-marketing documents

Want to learn more about my rates and services and discuss a partnership?

Just go to the individual client page, and then when you are ready to discuss a partnership, click the button on that page to fill out the form.

Testimonials

Featured Review from Nicholas Boothman, a New York Times Bestselling Author:

5 Stars! A great book is two hands clapping. One is the writer; the other the editor. I have worked with a lot of top editors over the years and while they all have talent the majority live in a world of their own timing – they are not reliable. So while there may well be two hands clapping they don’t clap at the same time which leads the writer into realms of frustration. Waiting, wondering and worrying. Not so with Katie Chambers. She is an excellent substantive editor and is prompt and reliable. A pleasure and a relief to work with. That being said the bottom line with any review is would you work with this person again? And the answer is a definite yes. And I will recommend her to my fellow authors and speakers. Thanks Katie.

5 Stars

Katie Chambers is an excellent editor! She did such a though job and made great suggestions to me to make my manuscript flow. I highly recommend her for any of your editing needs!

Carla McGowan Self-help book

5 Stars

Katie is a genius. She brought my book to life. She was wonderful about helping keep my thoughts organized and improved the flow of the content. Her comments were both thoughtful and insightful. She had an amazing sense of what I wanted my message in the book to be and helped me bring it to life. I couldn’t recommend her more highly. She was a pleasure to work with and always followed through on schedule.

Pam Theriot Self-help book

4.3 (Skills, Quality, Communication, Cooperation= 5, Deadlines=2, Availability=4)

I was very nervous about handing over my personal story to an editor, but very soon in the editing process, Katie surprised me with her first message to me. It was respectful, kind, generous, and I felt confident my book was in the right hands. I have nothing to compare her skillset to as I’m a first-time author. Expectations weren’t really clear and the timeline was not as expected, but I learned to let the process happen the way it needed to and forego expectations/irritations. I could have become angry with the delays, but what good would that do? In the end, I love my book and am honored to have worked with Katie to produce it.

Kellee Pope Memoir

5 Stars

Katie helped me edit articles on my online portfolio. Her work added strength and clarity to my content and message. Putting together a compelling website is a lot of work; I am really glad for her expertise, which freed up my mind to focus on the visuals, layout, programming, and other things. It was greatly appreciated, and I would definitely work with her again.

Jay Liu Website Content

5 Stars

It was a pleasure to work with Katie – she is detailed, efficient and professional. I liked her so much that I hired her to do additional work for me, I highly recommend her.

Ken Cheadle Self-help book

5 Stars

Katie did a great job helping me turn my fiction dystopian novel from a rough draft into a compelling read. Not only did she point out where the manuscript could be improved, she provided me with invaluable resources that helped improve my skills. With her help, I made great strides in showing rather than telling, building tension, avoiding head-hoping, improving dialogue and internal thoughts, and removing all of the plot holes and inconsistencies. Her approach is thorough. The manuscript was throughly reviewed and edited and she also provided a lengthly editorial letter describing some of the big-picture items I needed to consider and change. Ultimately, I accepted all of her suggestions.

I can’t believe how much better my manuscript is after working with Katie. She is a great asset and worth every penny. I highly recommend her services.

Keith Davidson Adult dystopian novel

5 Stars

Katie was easy to work with. She honored our agreed upon deadlines and made adjustments as needed. Her comments and edits helped me clarify the content of the manuscript and ultimately made it a better book. Katie revised my biographical information and provided three different versions of various lengths. She wrote the book description which went through several review cycles before providing three different version of various lengths. l’ll gladly work with her again and am happy to recommend her services to others.

Pam Northrup Religious Book

5 Stars

The difference between the manuscript I handed to Katie and the one she handed back after she was done was night and day. I’d be ashamed to give away the raw manuscript for free. Now I’ve got a book worth reading and something I’m proud to put my name on.

Katie is a professional and you can see it in her work. She’s incredible at not only finding errors in grammar and punctuation but her ability to find holes in the plot, character development, and the overall flow of a fictional work (all while maintaining the voice of the author) is where she really shines.

She is a find a problem – provide a solution type of person that makes the editing process painless and stress-free.

With Katie to pick up where I fall short, I can fully focus on what I do best: writing.

Cody Smith Adult mystery novel

5 Stars

Katie was a thorough and EASY editor to work with! Her edits made a huge difference for my book (which is now ranking #1 in Modern Philosophy and College Student Life!) and she was able to work under my tight deadline. I especially love her method of editing where she sends the book in chunks. It’s EXTREMELY effective and really speeds up the process and makes it feel more collaborative. Thanks, Katie!

Danielle Diamond Self-help book

4.6 Stars (4 on Deadlines and Availability; 5 on Skills, Quality, Communication, and Cooperation)

Katie was direct and to the point from the get-go. I wrote a book on meditation and my aim was to keep my content simple and digestible without going into too many esoteric directions, and Katie hit the nail on the head with her suggestions. When I got my first pass back I was amazed at what I saw, my words sounded professional and like a book that I would read. She was also not afraid to offer her insight into the subject which helped me move the reader along, and she did extremely well navigating through my Sanskrit references. She also happily edited in British English which was useful. I would recommend Katie in a heartbeat and look forward to working with her on my next project!

Talwinder Sidhu Self-help book

5 Stars

This was our first time writing a book and we really had no idea what to expect. Katie was very patient helping us through this process. She has great skill, objective edits, and we highly recommend her. Our book is infinitely better after retaining her services and we will definitely be in touch for any future projects.
Thank you for everything Katie.

Colin Leis & Erika Holenski Self-help book

5 Stars

Katie did an excellent job with my book. Several times I was in a rush to accomplish a task and was having difficulty with an aspect of my book and Katie graciously walked me through it. Overall, she was a pleasure to interact with and I’m very satisfied with my results and my decision to go with her services.

Karen Iverson Memoir

5 Stars

I love working with Katie. She is a great editor and critic. She took the time to really improve my book and make it the best it could be. Will definitely use Katie on my future projects!!!

Maitha Self-help book

5 Stars

My experience was amazing although it was my first experience with my first book editing and with my busy schedule. But Katie did an amazing work. Headache free, smooth collaboration and meeting the deadline with exceptional quality.

Crystal Self-help book

5 Stars

Katie did an amazing job of editing my book. It was my first one and she made it feel like a breeze with her helpful tips and the way she carefully went through my manuscript. She put her heart and soul into my book and I highly recommend her if you’re looking for an editor not only with skill but heart!!

Kelsey Religious self-help book

4.85 Stars (Skills, Quality, Communication, Deadlines, Cooperation=5; Availability=4)

Though Katie has been a bit busy while also working on my novel, she communicated all delays clearly. Since I was not on a deadline, it was not problem for me. As a copy editor, she is very good. Grammatically, things are in their place, and she explains with plenty of useful comments in the side, allowing for difference of writing style. If you are seeking a thorough copy editor, you’ll find one here.

Julie Steimle Middle-grade novel

4.8 stars (skills, quality, deadline, availability, cooperation = 5; communication = 4)

I was excited about the critiques. Katie made insightful recommendations/clarifications. I hope she is available for editing in the future. The deadlines were all met.

Lois Azmy Self-help book

4.6 (Communication, Availability, Deadlines, Cooperation=5; Skills and Quality=4)

Job well done. Not as good with seo keyword integration but good writing ability.

Blog

5 Stars

Katie was great to work with! She was fast, efficient and easy to communicate with. Her editing was very professional and her comments were very specific so that I never had to wonder why she made a change or what she felt was missing. I would definitely recommend her editing and will be contacting her for editing again with any and all editing work I need done in the future.

Katelyn Davis Picture Books

5 Stars

I could not be happier with the ease, professionalism, communication, and quality of feedback. We will without a doubt reach out to Katie again for future projects!

Jake Gunnoe Self-help book

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