How to Start a Fiction Editing Business

This free 57-minute webinar teaches you to the different levels of fiction editing, the types of clients you're most likely to be working with, the language they'll use when searching for editorial support, ideas for how to find work, and some suggestions for training.

How to order online courses

All orders are processed through Teachable, the training platform I use to host my courses. You'll be able to access the content immediately after checkout.​​

​How to Edit Slurs in Dialogue

Learn about six adaptable tools that can be used when line editing dialogue containing slurs.

How to Punctuate Dialogue

Learn how to punctuate dialogue in a novel according to publishing-industry conventions.

How to Line Edit for Suspense

Learn how to identify suspense in a novel and evaluate its effectiveness.

Style Sheets for Fiction Editing

Learn about using style sheets in fiction, and download a fully customizable template that will save you tons of time.

Narrative Distance:
​A Toolbox for Writers and Editors

Learn how to recognize and control narrative (psychic) distance in a novel.

Start Crime Fiction Editing

Learn about the genre, stylistic tools that support it, common problems, and pithy edits that transform a manuscript from mundane to magic.​

The Fiction Editor’​s Toolkit

Two done-for-you templates and coaching on why and how to use them. ​Save £25!

The Fiction Line Editing Bundle​

The ultimate business resource for editors and proofreaders. 
​Save £60!

The Perfect Fiction Editorial Report 

Learn how to write engaging
​line-level editorial reports efficiently.

Preparing Your Book for Submission

11 pithy line-editing tips that make a substantive difference to writing flow and reader experience.

Switching to Fiction​

Move from non-fiction to fiction, and edit at sentence level with confidence. Includes Editing Fiction at Sentence Level.

Marketing Toolbox
​for Editors

A one-stop shop to help you with your website, promotion, pricing, brand consistency and blog.

Editor Website Essentials

Learn how to craft a website that serves visitors, shows up in the search engines, aids navigation, and looks fantastic.

To Visibility ​and
​Beyond

Learn how to be visible, compel your ideal clients to hire you, and save time on day-to-day editing work.

Branding for
​Business Growth​

Craft a standout editorial brand identity that gets you noticed and compels clients to work with you.

Blogging for
​Business Growth​

Learn how to build a blog that ranks in the search engines, gets you noticed and generates editing work.

Emotional Marketing that Gets Editors Work​

Forget sales pitches! Learn how to promote your editorial business with the gift of your knowledge.​

10 Ways to Get Editing Work Quickly

Learn the 10 emergency-marketing steps you can take to get yourself out of a fix and secure clients fast. 

How to order books

My ebook store is operated by Teachable. You can download your ebooks as soon as you've completed the checkout process. Paperbacks are available direct from Amazon. 

Editing Fiction at Sentence Level

Hone your writing and editing line craft so that the narrative and dialogue compel readers to turn the page.​

Marketing Your
​​Editing and Proofreading Business

Develop and implement a marketing strategy that will generate business leads.

Business Planning for Editorial Freelancers

This practical guide takes new proofreaders and editors, step by step, through the basics of planning their career.​

Business Planning and Marketing Collection 

A collection of the content from the marketing and business planning books, plus 42 chapters of additional material.

Business Skills Collection

This collection gives you all six guides in the Business Skills for Editors series but for the price of only five!

How to do
​Content Marketing
Business Skills for Editors 1 

How to create and deliver valuable, problem-solving content that enhances visibility​.

How to Build an Editorial Blog
Business Skills for Editors 2

Create a captivating blog-based content platform that drives traffic, makes you visible, and adds value for your clients.

How to be Visible with Social Media
Business Skills for Editors 3 

Learn how to use social media to increase online visibility, expand audience, reinforce brand and generate leads.

How to Brand Your Editing Business
​Business Skills for Editors 4 

Build an emotion-based brand identity that’s rich in the flavour of you, and compelling to the people you'd love to work with.

How to Earn
​Passive Income
Business Skills for Editors 5

Learn how to supplement your editing earnings by creating problem-solving products that customers will love to buy.

How to Develop a Pricing Strategy
​Business Skills for Editors 6

Learn how to create a pricing strategy that gives you the  confidence to choose and stand up for your pricing decisions.

Fiction Editing Collection

These 3 fiction editing guides teach you how to approach viewpoint, punctuation, and shown and told prose. Buy the collection and save 10%!

Making Sense
​of Point of View
Transform Your Fiction 1

Learn how to recognize viewpoint, and hold it, so that readers are immersed in story and character experience. 

Making Sense of Punctuation
Transform Your Fiction 2

Learn how to use different types of punctuation in a novel so that your prose is clear but laced with mood and rhythm.

Making Sense of ‘Show, Don’t Tell’
Transform Your Fiction 3

Learn how to evaluate shown and told prose, identify stylistic problems, and craft elegant solutions.