Resources for Editors
Welcome Editors!
Taking notes on my Developmental Fiction checklist
I love the editing community, and I believe in helping each other out. My trackers and checklists began as a way to give back.
While my trackers are no longer free, my checklists still are. Plus I have three new free resources and a free newsletter.
I want to continue giving back to the amazing editing community, so check out my giving back campaign, where you, too, can give back.
Check out all my free and paid resources below!
Courses and Webinars
Course: Running Your Editorial Business Like a Pro ($147)—To be a successful freelance editor, you need to spend some time on the administration side of things. If that makes you groan, if you feel overwhelmed, if you aren’t sure what systems you need in place and how to manage it all, or if you find you are spending too much time on admin tasks, let me help!
Webinars (free–$30): Dive into one aspect of running your business in 60-minute webinars. Currently, I have webinars on project tracking, financial management, effective client interactions, and processes and systems.
Beacon Point’s Newsletters (Free Resource)
Whether you’re navigating the waves of freelance life or looking to sharpen your editing skills, my newsletters—Shining Beacon and Running Your Editorial Business like a Pro—are your guiding lights to clarity, confidence, and success.
Want the full glow?
Shining Beacon lights the way with everything: editing craft, writing tips (fiction and nonfiction), self-publishing guidance, and marketing strategies. Even if you’re an editor, you’ll gain valuable insights from the author-focused content too.
Prefer to keep things business-focused?
Running Your Editorial Business like a Pro is your streamlined light—focused solely on editorial craft and building and managing a thriving business.
When you subscribe, you’ll unlock subscriber-only discounts and my free resources:
- Editorial checklists (developmental, copyediting, editorial process, and more)
- End-of-year reflection form
- 18 plug-and-play email templates
Beacon Point’s Blogs (Free Resource)
Blogs for editors include topics on editing tools, craft, and freelance business management
Curated Resources from Other Editors
You don’t have to do it all alone.
Freelance editing can feel isolating, but we grow stronger when we learn from and support one another. That’s why I’ve curated a collection of trusted resources, courses, and platforms created by fellow editors.
My expertise is on the admin side, whereas other editors are experts on other topics:
- Networking
- Art of editing
- Tools of editing
- Freelancing (business of editing)
Explore what they offer and find the support you need to grow your skills and your business.
If you’re anything like me, running an editorial business can be overwhelming. You have a lot of different administrative tasks demanding your attention.
In an effort to streamline those tasks, I built customizable trackers in Excel. These plug-n-play trackers track and analyze your data, freeing your time and brain for editing, marketing, and business learning.
Business Finance Tracker ($25)
Edit more and stress less by using this dedicated business finance tracker as your personal CFO
This is a customizable, plug-and-play tracker
- Track your gross, net, taxes, and expenses by category for the month, quarter, year, and total life of your business with minimal time and effort
- File taxes stress free with features like an automatic calculation of taxes owed monthly and quarterly and a single easy-to-access tax report
- Simplified interface without complicated, unnecessary features
Project Data Tracker ($37)
Manage and track your editorial projects and key metrics with this one easy-to-use tool.
Select the project data tracker based on how you charge: per word, per page, per 1,000 words, per hour
- Track 14 key marketing metrics, every project from start to finish, deadlines, and invoices
- Save time and keep track of KPIs by automatically tracking your clients’ quotes and metrics like editing speed and HR for each project
- Beat burnout by scheduling projects and automatically seeing how many billable hours you have left in a month, week, day, and year
List of Projects Tracker ($8)
This workbook is great for responding to ads and for creating and updating your resume.
- Displays all finished projects to date
- Filters your projects to display only certain genres/materials and/or certain services
- Configures how many projects you worked on for each material and each service (e.g., how many times you worked on a self-help book or how many times you worked as a copy editor or how many times you worked as a substantive editor)
*You can also add hyperlinks to your projects. At the start, you customize your drop-down menus for services you offer, materials you edit, and repeat clients.
Giving Back Holiday Campaign
Ways to Participate
Donate
Send a monetary donation of any amount. Your donation will go into a giving back campaign holding account. When I send the gift, if you chose not to remain anonymous, your name will be listed as one of the givers. Regardless of anonymous status, you will receive an email with proof of who received your funds and what they used it for.
Nominate a recipient
Fill out a nomination form, indicating whom you nominate and why and your name (you have the option to remain anonymous) with a message to the recipient. When the recipient receives the gift, you will receive an email with proof of delivery.
Buy one of my products and courses
A percentage of every tracker or course purchase goes into a giving back campaign holding account.
