Resources for Editors

Welcome, Editors!

I love the editing community, and I believe in helping each other out. So here I share resources I created that can help you run your business.

Excel Trackers

If you are 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: $12
Project Data Tracker: $15
List of Projects Tracker: $8

Check out the product page for videos and product descriptions.

Courses & Webinars

Course: Running Your Editorial Business Like a Pro—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!

Webinar: Tracking Editorial Projects From Start to Finish—This 90-minute webinar will help you create a clear administrative process from start to finish, tracking key metrics during each stage. Recording these metrics will help you improve your time management, marketing efforts, project quotes, and more.

Checklists: Free Resource

Having a scatterbrained mind, I find checklists invaluable in reminding me of what I need to do and keeping me organized.

On the checklist product page, you can download the Word files and customize them to fit your needs.

I also provide tips for using them and give you a peek into my system. I would love to hear what works for you as well. We can all learn from each others' systems and processes.

Editorial Process
Copyediting
Copyediting Fiction
Developmental Editing for Fiction
Substantive Editing for Nonfiction

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