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Tara Whitaker

Tara Whitaker

Freelance Editing Coach

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Tara Whitaker

Tara Whitaker

Freelance Editing Coach

  • Home
  • About
  • Offerings
    • Editing Contract Template
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    • Freelance Editors Club
    • 1:1 Coaching
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Check out my posts to help you grow your business.

December 6, 2021June 14, 2024Editing + Proofreading

How Coaching Can Help Your Freelance Editing Business

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September 2, 2021June 14, 2024Editing + Proofreading Work-from-Home Business

5 Common Myths About Freelance Editors

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August 17, 2021May 12, 2022Editing + Proofreading

Should You Use Typos to Market Your Freelance Editing Services?

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August 4, 2021May 12, 2022All Things Books

My Favorite Books for Freelance Editors

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July 21, 2021June 14, 2024Editing + Proofreading Work-from-Home Business

How to Get Clients as a Freelance Copyeditor

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July 7, 2021July 7, 2021Editing + Proofreading Work-from-Home Business

How to Show Up Authentically on Social Media

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June 7, 2021June 14, 2024Organization + Productivity Work-from-Home Business

My Trick for Setting Boundaries

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June 7, 2021June 14, 2024Organization + Productivity Editing + Proofreading

The Difference between Motion and Action

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May 19, 2021June 14, 2024Work-from-Home Business Editing + Proofreading

10 Things I Wish I Knew Before Starting a Freelance Editing Business

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May 12, 2021June 14, 2024Editing + Proofreading

Creating an Intentional Mindset as a Freelance Editor

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April 8, 2021May 12, 2022Editing + Proofreading Work-from-Home Business

My Favorite Tools and Resources for Editing & Proofreading

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March 31, 2021May 12, 2022Habits + Routine

How to Step Out of Your Comfort Zone

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March 3, 2021May 12, 2022All Things Books Habits + Routine

How to Squeeze in More Reading Time as a Freelance Editor

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February 24, 2021May 12, 2022Editing + Proofreading Work-from-Home Business

What NOT to Say When Marketing Your Freelance Editing Services

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February 10, 2021May 12, 2022Editing + Proofreading

Your Words Matter

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January 20, 2021June 14, 2024Editing + Proofreading Work-from-Home Business

8 Industry Terms Every Freelance Editor Needs to Know

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January 18, 2021May 12, 2022Editing + Proofreading Work-from-Home Business

Why Lifelong Learning is Important for Freelance Editors

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January 13, 2021May 12, 2022Habits + Routine Organization + Productivity Work-from-Home Business

How to Stop Wasting Time and Get More Out of Each Day

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December 11, 2020May 12, 2022Habits + Routine Work-from-Home Business

4 Simple Ways to Invigorate Your Work-from-Home Routine

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November 12, 2020May 12, 2022Editing + Proofreading Work-from-Home Business

The Pros and Cons of Being a Freelance Editor

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August 28, 2020May 12, 2022Editing + Proofreading Work-from-Home Business

Understanding the 4 Types of Editing

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July 17, 2020May 12, 2022Editing + Proofreading Work-from-Home Business

9 Skills You Need to Become a Freelance Editor

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July 16, 2020October 2, 2023Editing + Proofreading Work-from-Home Business

8 Reasons to Start a Freelance Editing Business

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May 12, 2020June 14, 2024Organization + Productivity

Keep Your Digital Life Safe with a Password Manager

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March 12, 2020January 16, 2026Work-from-Home Business

How to Start Your Side Hustle TODAY

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March 6, 2020May 12, 2022Organization + Productivity

7 Tips on How to Stay Productive While Working from Home

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January 13, 2020May 12, 2022Organization + Productivity Work-from-Home Business

Declutter Your Desk in 15 Minutes or Less

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December 16, 2019July 17, 2020Habits + Routine Organization + Productivity

How to Boost Your Productivity with the Pomodoro Technique

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March 22, 2019May 12, 2022Work-from-Home Business Organization + Productivity

My 5 Favorite Work-From-Home Tools to Stay Productive

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4 Signs it's Time to Quit Your Job
December 27, 2018May 12, 2022Work-from-Home Business

4 Signs It’s Time to Quit Your Job

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About

Hi there!
Hi there!

I'm Tara, a book editor and business coach for freelance editors.

The Modern Editor Podcast with Tara Whitaker

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Hey there! I'm Tara. After a stint in the corporate world after college, I decided to pursue my dream of being my own boss ...and I've never looked back. Now I want to help YOU get organized and stay productive in your work-from-home business so you can crush your goals. Let's get started!
     

Recent Posts

  • Cultivating Financial Well-Being for Freelance Editors
  • Taking Care of Your Physical and Environmental Health as a Freelance Editor
  • Seven Writing Prompts to Help You Ease Into the New Year
  • The Top Six Lessons I Learned in 2025
  • Why You Need Friction in Your Editing Business

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“If you want to confront your relationship with mo “If you want to confront your relationship with money, start a business.”⁠
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Ever heard that saying before? Nothing makes you get up close and personal with your finances than running your own business 🙃⁠
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So to continue or self-care series, this episode of @TheModernEditorPodcast is all about our finances and money as freelancers.⁠
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We're going in the weeds on how our upbringing affects our relationship with money and how to improve our money mindset. I’m also giving you practical tips on how to run your freelance business as financially effective as possible. ⁠
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Stay tuned for future episodes covering emotional/mental well-being and more 😍⁠
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The online space can be amazing...and it can also The online space can be amazing...and it can also be full of ick.⁠
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Lately (for me at least) it's been heavy on the ick. It makes me even more grateful for the communities I'm a part of: my local mutual aid network, my daughter's school, my editing mastermind, and the Freelance Editors Club.⁠
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If you need less ick and more yay in your life, I invite you to come check out what we have in store in February:⁠
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📖 Book club pick: Deep Work by Cal Newton⁠
👩‍🏫 Workshop: How to Pitch to Publishers⁠
🧠 Self-care fun: Guided meditations⁠
💻 Coworking / body-doubling sessions⁠
➕ And more ⁠
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Your first two weeks are totally free ☺️⁠
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#FreelanceEditorsClub #EditingCommunity #FreelanceEditorCoach
It's so easy, anyone can do it 👀⁠ ⁠ Had a hard tim It's so easy, anyone can do it 👀⁠
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Had a hard time figuring out where this originated but @bookersquared is the closest I could find ❤️
If you want to run a sustainable business and be a If you want to run a sustainable business and be able to put in the work, you *have* to take care of yourself.

It’s not selfish. It’s the only way we can change things for the better.

#FreelanceEditor #BookEditor #EditorSelfCare
The #FreelanceEditorsClub is going on its sixth ye The #FreelanceEditorsClub is going on its sixth year, and we’ve read a *lot* of books as a group in that time!

Check out the full list, and stay tuned for what we’re reading in February 📚

#BookClub #EditorBookClub #AmReading
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