Brighter Business Newsletter

Your Guide to Improving Your Editorial Business

Join editors who are leveling up their craft.

Whether you’re wanting to level up your business or needing to streamline your processes, the Brighter Business is your guiding light to success.

Every issue of Brighter Business is packed with practical advice, expert insights, and encouragement to serve as your guiding lighthouse.

Improve your editing craft
Get accountability and the motivation to scale and grow
Build and manage a thriving freelance business with clear systems and processes

Your journey to having a brighter business starts here.

Testimonials

Katie Chambers’ Shining Beacon newsletter is a fantastic resource for freelance editors and writers. She weaves authentic stories from her personal life into business insights that feel genuine and immediately useful. Her newsletter strikes the perfect balance between personal connection and professional development—like getting advice from a trusted friend who really gets it. Her impressive drive to grow her own business and help others do the same has inspired me to set more ambitious goals and stick with them.

Johanna Stansfield, Editor

Katie’s newsletter is always chock-full of thoughtful information and useful resources. I truly admire how dedicated she is to helping authors and editors alike.

Sophie Playle , Liminal Pages

Katie’s ACES webcast and newsletter were invaluable as I navigated relaunching my editorial business in 2024. Her clear, practical advice about systems and resources gave me the confidence to move forward. Her checklists and email templates are solid gold and have helped me save so much time while creating a smoother, more professional client experience. Highly recommend!

Lorraine Delp, Editor

Inside the Brighter Business

Heart & Hustle: Business and personal lessons/reflections from pouring my heart into this business, serving editors and authors with everything I’ve got, and hustling to grow, learn, and light the way for others doing the same
Editing Craft: A blog or podcast (either from me or another industry professional) to help you improve your editing skills.
The Business of Editing: A blog or podcast (either from me or another industry professional) to help you run your business more effectively.
Admin Edit: One quick tip to edit your administration systems and processes.
Featured Resources: One resource (webinar, course, product) from me and one from an industry professional to help you better manage your business or grow in your editorial craft (My resource comes with a subscriber-only discount)
Upcoming Learning Opporunities: Access to my recommended professional development opportunities for authors and editors and then links to special discounts or upcoming limited-time offers to help editors grow

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