General Information
I applaud all your hard work spent writing a book. I know it can be nerve-wracking to have someone else critique your work, so while I will be honest, I strive to encourage you along the way, acting as a beacon guiding your editing journey.
And since words have the ability to transform lives, you too are a beacon, sharing your message with the world. I want to help ensure that nothing stands in the way of that message by reducing errors and strengthening your content.
As an additional service to you, I will provide resources and guidance to help you with the steps that come after editing.
Let’s build a partnership to make your book the best it can be in the time allotted.
Genres I edit
I offer both copyediting and substantive (developmental) editing.
**I specialize in self-help and how-to books. Having studied best practices for that genre, I know the common pitfalls and how to avoid them, and I can offer specific feedback on how to best appeal to your audience.
Resources for you
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Testimonials
Katie is great! The fact that this is my first book and I am doing all of this for the first time ever, Katie really helped make the process feel easy and smooth. She was thorough, offered wonderful insights, and gave kind affirmations along the way. Writing a book is not easy, and we all know that our first few drafts are not the most enjoyable thing to read through. She could see through any messy section and pull the heart of the message out. This is absolute talent.
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.
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!
Katie is top-notch! She has an eye for detail, but also has the ability to zoom out and see edits on a big picture / content level. Efficient, professional, and full of insight! I’ll definitely be collaborating with Katie in the future.
I enjoyed my experience working with Katie. As a first time author, I wasn’t sure what to expect from the editing process. I heard horror stories about editors completely changing your words, and writers losing confidence and giving up. I never experienced any of these working with Katie. In reality, she motivated me to think deeper and create a product that my readers will find valuable. I’m passionate about helping social service professionals and the notes Katie provided pushed me to create a product that will make a difference. If you’re looking for an editor that will challenge you to become a better writer while giving your manuscript the transformation it needs, I HIGHLY recommend you work with Katie.
Beacon Point’s editing service is amazing!!! Our workbook went from good to great after being in the hands of Katie. We contracted Beacon Point for their combine editing package: substantive and copyediting. Not only are they quick to respond to your inquiries, they are also quick with completing their contracted work and doing it all with a level of excellence that is unmatched. We are totally impressed and well pleased with the services we received on our book Embracing Genesis: A Guide to Move You from Vision to Reality. We highly recommend you utilize them for your editing needs!
Katie was so easy to work with! She completed the work exactly as she described and made some excellent suggestions and observations. I would highly recommend her.
When I was referred to Katie I was confident that she would do a great job, simply because of the person who referred me. What I didn’t realize is how helpful, professional and knowledgeable she would be. She ensured that my book would leave my readers feeling confident by having me elaborate on important points. She also provided me with helpful resources that went past the scope of her job. I also appreciated how she helped me stay true to myself while remaining entertaining, honest and professional. I sometimes jump from one point to another but she made sure things aligned.I could go on and on about Katie but you really need to just check her out for yourself!
I received excellent support throughout this editing process. I was very pleased with how professional and precise my book was edited . The communication was great and ensured we were both on the same page from the beginning. Highly recommended!!
Katie was amazing! She thought of everything. Her professionalism, and communication were off the charts. Katie was so patient with me and all of my questions as well. I highly recommend her for your editing, book description and Bio. She made this process smoother for me. I’m looking forward to working with Katie again.
Katie is a fantastic editor! She was easy to communicate with and always met the deadlines set in the contract. As a first time author, I was so nervous to hand my work over for someone else to critique, but Katie was kind in her critiques, but also honest. Her edits definitely unleveled my book and her comments and notes helped me to become a better writer. I highly recommend her and will be using her for my editing needs in the future.
Katie Chambers has been amazing as an editor! This is my first book and I really appreciated her patience with all of my questions and just helping me through the process. She was very proficient in her skills, very organized and followed up with me when I needed, which I appreciated. She clearly knows her job and is really good at it. If I ever decide to write another book, Katie will be my go to editing and advice. I highly recommend her!!
Amazing! We get so lost in our projects, sometimes its hard to see where inconsistencies exist. Katie took my book and suggested changes where things needed to be moved, expanded on, or eliminated. She took my project and could see my vision – truly amazing outcome of my book in her hands!
Launching my first book was so nerve racking! Katie had helpful advice and was very encouraging; this made me feel I was on the right path. She was very patient and helpful with me, even through the multiple edits, which is part of her process anyways. She was a pleasure to work with!
Katie was awesome to work with. She is a highly skilled and talented editor. She helped me know how I could change and reorganize my manuscript to improve it greatly. I know I had a lot of repetition and possible inconsistencies after going through so many drafts. I feel confident now that it’s been through editing with Katie. I would recommend getting both a developmental edit and copy edit from her. She is also very professional and communicative before, after, and throughout the editing process.
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.
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!
Katie services are comprehensive and thorough. She helped me navigate through my first project and adhered to the proposed timeline. I look forward to working with her again in the future.
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.
Katie’s review of my manuscript was prompt and she significantly improved the quality and readability of my story for which I am sincerely appreciative. She made many insightful suggestions along with wonderful edits. I highly recommend her editing services.
I feel Katie did an excellent job overall! This was my first book, so I had a lot of editing that needed to be done. I wrote the book several times over an extended time, so there was a lot of repetition and too much detail that I feel she did a great job sorting through. In the beginning we didn’t communicate clearly about time expectations. However, once we cleared that issue up she was awesome at doing all she could to ensure meeting deadlines, which I really appreciated. On the first edit, she missed a couple things like switching tenses, and proper capitalization/editing of headlines, however she brought the tense issue to my attention and went back to fix it for me. She did several edits, correcting tenses and headlines on her second edit. I am satisfied with her work and would hire her again and recommend her to others. Thank you Katie for all your hard work! 🙂
Katie was a professional. It was an honor to work with Katie. We work hand in hand and she offer great advice and suggestions without taking away from my style and or vision. She was on point and true to her delivery time. I definitely recommend Katie’s services.
I appreciated how Katie provided very thorough and detailed information every step of the way. I cannot commend enough how comforting it was to always have prompt communication and replies to my questions. The edits themselves were very insightful. They helped me better organize, transition, and articulate my thoughts and improved my writing skills for the future.
The only thing I could say (and this is really not a negative critique because I had full power to make the final decision) is some of the edits did not feel like a fit to my voice.
Katie helped me in a very crucial moment of my book production. I was in the middle of editing with another editor when they stated book was ready. I felt it needed more. When I first communicated how I felt with Katie she was very understanding. She patiently explained her process and asked questions that I was not asked before. Being a first time author there are lots of things one can miss. I felt that she picked up the pieces of where I was at and she patiently helped in molding my manuscript. Also I was at times stuck in knowing what I wanted to say but having a hard time using the right words. She also patiently helped me overcome these obstacles without taking away my voice but rather helping me clarify. I am so happy with her service on so many levels! Highly, highly recommend her.
I was very nervous about sharing my first attempt at professional writing with anyone, let alone an editor. Like most authors, I had self-edited and utilized an editing-application to help minimize errors. I wasn’t sure what to expect from Katie, but I envisioned shamefully receiving my edited draft back from her, covered with red-pen “corrections,” just like in middle school. When my first edited draft was returned, however, I was amazed. Katie caught errors that the editing application hadn’t, offered suggestions for re-wording sentences (I tend to write in the passive voice) to enhance the clarity of the message, and suggested moving chapters, and relocating paragraphs, (or to delete them entirely because of redundancy.) She took what I wrote and simply made it better, without detracting from my personal voice or writing style.
We had a slight misunderstanding in the beginning, regarding the number of rounds of edits. Once it was discovered we laughed it off, and got on a solid track, communicating easily and frequently.
I found her directness to be refreshing. She doesn’t waste time coddling your ego or telling you what you’d like to hear. She tells it “like it is,” yet she does this in a respectful, affirming, and kind manner. Katie understands that writing a book is hard work. She meets the writer right where they are, then gently challenges them while concurrently strengthening their writing skills. I highly recommend Katie Chambers.
Rates and Services
My single service and combined package rates include two and a half passes. If you opt for each service separately, then it will be three and a half passes.
Rates depend on the depth of editing needed. After I complete a free sample (1,000 words or less), I will determine your rate.
COPYEDITING
- Rate: $0.018–$0.028 per word
- Deals with word- and sentence-level issues. My copyediting service includes stylistic editing, what some call line editing.
- Correct mechanical issues: spelling, capitalization, and punctuation
- Correct all errors and infelicities in grammar, syntax, and usage
- Elevate word choice and sentence structure, according to best writing practices
- rewriting awkward-sounding sentences, querying sentences with an unclear meaning, varying sentence structure, suggesting more powerful word choice, etc.
- Check that endnotes and footnotes are correct and consistent
- Conduct light fact-checking, names, places, dates (Complete fact-checking is the responsibility of the author.)
- Create style sheet to ensure consistency
SUBSTANTIVE EDITING
- Rate: $0.025–$0.043 per word
- Deals with big-picture issues. Some refer to this as developmental editing.
- Improve the organizational structure
- rearranging sentences, paragraphs, and/or chapter order
- adding additional headings and subheads to aid the reader
- adding transitions between sentences and paragraphs
- Improve the content
- deleting repetitive material
- adding or querying content to ensure fully explained ideas
- ensuring content meets your readers' needs
- Ensure it meets genre conventions and has a unique selling point
COPYEDITING & SUBSTANTIVE EDITING COMBINED
- Rate: $0.032–$0.055 per word
- This combines copyediting and substantive editing at a discounted rate. I offer this to help meet authors' budget and deadline needs.
- Note 1: While I strive for high quality, combining them is a lot to focus on at once. I do multiple passes and have learned how to appropriately prioritize to ensure a good quality. But you will get an even better quality if you pay for each service separately.
- Note 2: This does not include formatting, proofreading, or designing the cover. I will suggest colleagues to contact for those services.

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Portfolio
Total to date: 190 nonfiction books, 66 self-help, 39 how-to books, 28 business books, 4 general informational books, 24 religious guide books, 27 memoirs, and 2 creative nonfiction.
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- All
- Self-Help Books
- Religious Guide Books
- Memoirs
- Business Books
- How-To Books
Not published yet:
- Hit the Reset Button
- Happiness Hijackers: How to Navigate the 8 Most Common Happiness Hijackers in Midlife and Beyond
- When Strangers Come Together
- Authentically You
- No Money, No Worries
- Awake in Wellness
- Living the CORE Life from the Inside Out
- Spiritual Caffeine for the Soul
- ReGROUP: How to Build Youth Ministry from the Bible UP
- After Suicide
- Breathe Easy
Not published yet:
- On the Side of Angels
Not published yet:
- Seeing the Good in It
- My Mess! His Grace!
Not published yet:
- No Business Like Show Business
Not published yet:
- Public Speaking Secrets
- Navigating Seperation
- Career Amplifiers
- The Happy Sales Manager: Drive Sales, Lead Your Team with Ease, and Have Fun
- Revolutionizing Customer Experience
- The Art of Selling by Rep Methods