A freelance editor community to help you thrive

Join a supportive group of women and people of underrecognized gender identities and make friends while building a business you love.

“I did it all on my own,”

said no thriving freelance editor ever.

It’s common to feel isolated or lonely, unsure of how to get clients or make connections, excluded from the sometimes secretive world of editing, and like you’re struggling to get your business off the ground or to expand to the next level.

That’s exactly why I created the Freelance Editors Club in 2020—because it takes a village of support to navigate building your own business.

You deserve to feel seen, respected, included, and successful as a freelance business owner. Having a consistent support system will give you the knowledge, resources, courage, and confidence to achieve the business of your dreams.

Because let’s face it, there is no such thing as a one-size-fits-all approach to freelance editing.

Our community is a fun and diverse group of editors at a variety of experience levels seeking collaborative support in a come-as-you-are kind of space. There’s no judgment for having kids in the background, no gatekeeping around pricing, and no cishet men preaching marketing-bro bullshit.

Registration currently closed!

Working with Tara was an invaluable experience for me. She met me right where I was in the early stage of establishing my freelance editing business. Tara allowed me to set the pace of things and offered pertinent information, helpful resources, and sincere encouragement all along the way.

Tara gave me the gift of being seen and affirmed. For a brand new copy editor and proofreader, this helped me to believe that I have what it takes to be successful in this field. Because of Tara’s support I have a strong foundation for my business and I have the resources and community (Freelance Editors Club) I need to continue to learn and grow.

—Amanda

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Freelance Editors Club Membership

Get consistent education, community support, and accountability to help your freelance business grow—all while having a whole lot of fun.

Which level of support sounds right for you?

Connect

$27/month‍
or
$270/year

Includes these benefits:

A private community of your freelance editing peers who are eager to make new friends and collaborate
A secure community space (not on Facebook!) to troubleshoot, share, and meet other members
A monthly book club focusing on the editing industry, professional development, and more
Immediate access to my six-step Freelance Editing Business Framework workbook, spanning topics from business planning to marketing, editing tools, and more
Rights to post our Freelance Editors Club badge on your website for added clout

Cultivate

$57/month
or
$570/year

Includes these benefits:

Everything in the Connect tier PLUS:
Regular support facilitated by me, including monthly Q&A calls, weekly coworking sessions, and a monthly self-care session
New monthly educational trainings, including those from expert guest speakers
Access to all past educational content such as trainings, guest speakers, and Q&As
A private referral database only for FEC members
A public member directory to help your next client find you
An exclusive 25% discount on all of my offers

Registration currently closed!

Finding this community and these resources has really helped my own career. This group is also super welcoming and supportive of disabled, neurodivergent, and queer members and regularly acknowledges and discusses systemic issues rather than ignoring them.

—Sam

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July

Workshop: Rest Is Not a Reward: Creating Personalized Self-Care Plans for Editors

During this hands-on workshop, we’ll talk about how editors can come up with their own self-care plan, no matter how much is going on in their lives. This conversation will go beyond bubble baths and bonbons and dig into what is best for each editor.

(I’ll also be giving this presentation for ACES on July 16.)

Book club: We’re going to be reading Blurb Your Enthusiasm: A Cracking Compendium of Book Blurbs, Writing Tips, Literary Folklore and Publishing Secrets by Louise Willder.

Q&A chat: We’re going to have an open discussion on self-care and what that looks like for each of us.

What’s coming up in FEC

Please note: times for events in Calendar are listed in Central time, and will not show in your local time zone.

Meet your community facilitator

I’m Tara (she/her), freelance editor since 2012; Murder, She Wrote superfan; and FEC founder and host. I started the Freelance Editors Club in 2020 because I felt lonely in my journey as a freelance editor. Turns out, I wasn’t the only one.

I’ve intentionally built the FEC to be a first-of-its-kind resource for women and nonbinary editors to get support in all the ways I wish I’d had access to when I first started: colleagues to talk to, a mentor to lean on, trainings to grow my skill set, and accountability to get shit done.

Now, for your questions…

There is a 14-day free trial for the Freelance Editors Club’s Cultivate membership tier. No credit card info is required to sign up. If you decide to stay, you can choose which tier to join officially.
The club is 100% online. From the moment you sign up, you’ll receive immediate access to the membership website. Here, you’ll find the business framework, private community access, past trainings and workshops, and monthly educational content. Plus, you’ll be welcomed into an incredible new community!
You’ll receive a welcome email within 5 to 10 minutes of your purchase. Then, you can log in and get immediate access to all the fun!
You can stay in the club as long as you’d like. The typical member stays at least a year and a half, but some have been members since we started in 2020. You’ll receive new educational content monthly, so the longer you stay in the club, the more content you’ll have access to and the more opportunities you’ll have to deepen relationships with your colleagues in the industry.
When you’re ready to leave the club, simply cancel right inside the membership site.
Let me make it simple for you.
This club IS for you if you’re looking to improve your skills and knowledge in the editing world, you want to manage imposter syndrome and gain confidence in your business, you’re ready to work hard and put in the effort, you’re willing to give as much as you receive, you’re longing to be in an inclusive space, and you want to meet like-minded editors who are on similar journeys.
This club is NOT for you if you like to make excuses for yourself, you know it all, you’re closed off to feedback from others, you find fault in everything, you’re unwilling to help others along their journeys, or you’re not open to a diverse group.
When you start your free trial, you’ll be immersed in the Cultivate level so that you can see what’s included in the most popular tier. When your trial is over, you can choose to stay there, scale up, or scale down your level of support to match your goals and budget.
When you join the Cultivate and Collaborate membership tiers, you’ll get access to every training, workshop, and guest speaker lesson we’ve ever held—as of 2026, that’s more than 230 recordings!
Absolutely! I provide subtitles, recordings, and transcripts for all of our recorded calls. No one is required to speak or be on camera. If there is anything offered in the club that doesn’t meet your access needs, please let me know, and I will address it immediately.
I’m located in the US in the Central time zone (CT), so most of our calls occur between 9 am and 3 pm CT. I also host some calls at 7pm CT. If you’re unable to attend live, all sessions with re-watchable content are recorded and available within 48 hours.
I want you to be happy with your investment, so I offer a no-questions-asked money-back guarantee. If you’d like a refund for whatever reason, request your money back within 30 days of your initial enrollment.

When you’re in the space she provides, you truly feel the nonjudgmental, compassionate space where you can freely be who you are. We can safely talk about grievances with clients and ask about how to continue to thrive in our businesses. She will never tell us not to do something or say ‘This is how it’s done.’ We’re all different, and she’s all about celebrating the uniqueness of every person that comes to the table.

— Janice