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Erin Brenner (she/her)
@ebrenner.bsky.social
Author of "The Chicago Guide for Freelance Editors." 📘
2024 winner of the Robinson Prize. 🏆
Builder of editing teams for small and growing organizations. 💪
Advocate for conscious language. 💬
That notebook full of business insights? 📝➡️📚
It could be your next book.
We help professionals transform rough drafts into polished manuscripts that establish #ThoughtLeadership. Your expertise deserves to be shared.
Let's make it happen. zurl.co/ibD56
#BusinessBooks #WritingTips
November 21, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Freelance editors, stop wondering why your business isn't growing and start building the sustainable practice you deserve! 📚
My book gives you the roadmap to your ideal business—no gatekeeping, just practical strategies that work.
zurl.co/hdGou
#FreelanceEditing #LaunchYourEditingBiz
November 14, 2025 at 3:48 PM
I'm presenting at Digital Strategy Summit on Nov. 14 on adjusting tone in your communications to connect with your audience and build trust. If you're a nonprofit, you don't want to miss it!
Sign up now at www.centerfordigitalstrategy.com/digital-stra...
#CommsStrategy #DigitalStrategy
November 4, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Your website can win you clients—with the right strategy. The Editor's Complete Website Toolkit walks you through building that strategy using 3 video lessons and 1 workbook. You'll define your strategy, write engaging copy, and make your site visible.

Start now: zurl.co/INahF
#FreelanceEditing
October 31, 2025 at 4:00 PM
🎙️ Running an Editorial Agency—a live panel with four agency owners sharing their different models.

Thinking about starting an agency? Or just curious how they work? This one's for you.

Tues., Oct. 28 | 1:45 pm ET
Register: zurl.co/MJlCO

#AmEditing #FreelanceEditing #SmallBusiness
October 24, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Looking to level up your editing skills? Fellow editors have created some fantastic training programs—and I've compiled them in one searchable sheet.

Expand your expertise: zurl.co/0c6yN

#AmEditing #EditorCommunity #ProfessionalDevelopment
October 17, 2025 at 4:00 PM
As your organization grows, editing demands can become overwhelming, causing missed deadlines and overworked staff. Right Touch Editing provides full editorial teams to support your content pipeline, letting you focus on your core mission while we handle the editing. zurl.co/8mUJB

#EditorTraining
October 10, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Join my 90-minute webinar to learn how to improve readability in nonfiction texts, user directions, and websites. Discover what readability is, how to measure it, and editing strategies. Don't miss this opportunity to advocate for your readers! zurl.co/wbr22
#EditorTraining #EditingForReadability
October 3, 2025 at 5:53 PM
As your organization grows, editing demands can become overwhelming, causing missed deadlines and overworked staff. Right Touch Editing provides full editorial teams to support your content pipeline, letting you focus on your core mission while we handle the editing. zurl.co/8mUJB
September 26, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Join me for the EFA San Francisco/Bay Chapter meeting this September for my session, “Digital Marketing Primer: Making a Big Splash on Your Own.” You'll learn marketing basics and how to create your first campaign, along with a planning worksheet! zurl.co/jHOB3
September 19, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Join me at ACES VCON25 for my 60-minute session titled "From Gut Feelings to Profit Growth: The Data Every Editor Needs to Track," on Wednesday, September 17, at 10:45 AM EDT, as I reveal the three critical data points that transformed my editing business from guesswork to growth; zurl.co/cP6Nz
September 12, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Erin's speaking engagement at the EFA session, "Freelance Editor’s Guide to Low-Stress," will be this Saturday at 10:30 AM EDT. Register now; zurl.co/emsGu
#FreelanceEditing #AmEditing
September 5, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Join me at the Virtual EFA Conference & 55th Anniversary Celebration on September 5–6, 2025, for my session, The Freelance Editor’s Guide to Low-Stress, Authentic Selling, where you’ll learn how to maintain value while negotiating rates. Register today; zurl.co/EVTfL
August 29, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Here’s a list of independent training opportunities for editors, organized by fellow editors. Please support them by participating or sharing this information! zurl.co/sKWn1
#AmEditing #FreelanceEditing #Editing #CopyEditing #WritingTips
August 22, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Some New Englanders are claiming summer's over. Sure, the sun is rising later and setting earlier and the nights are cooler. But the sun's still blessing us with warm temps and everything's still green. I'm not rushing the end.
August 22, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Congratulations on launching your freelance editing business! How's it going? To track which clients have paid and which haven’t, you’ll need organized data. Here are some of my favorite templates and resources for managing your business: zurl.co/ejEkk
#FreelanceEditing
August 8, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Friday vibes. Let's finish this week, friends!
#AmEditing #AmWriting #FinishAllTheThings
August 8, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Join Erin Brenner for a practical webinar on Tuesday, July 29, 2025, from 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM Central Daylight Time (UTC -05:00) to learn how to attract clients online—no marketing degree required. zurl.co/YGldD
#FreelanceEditing #BizTips
July 25, 2025 at 6:00 PM
No disrespect to my Dunks-loving fellow New Englanders, but this #FreelanceEditor runs on Adagio Teas.

#Teaislife #HaveACupOfTea
July 24, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Join me on Wednesday, July 23, 2025, at noon EDT for a practical webinar on website management for freelance editors. Learn essential technical aspects to keep your site secure, visible, and performing well, even if you're not tech-savvy. zurl.co/Vu87R
#FreelanceEditing #BizTips
July 18, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Overwhelmed by your business book? Let Right Touch Editing guide you to published success. Join authors like those of "It's Not Just About the Donor" and "Bulletproof Your Farm." Schedule your free discovery session today!
zurl.co/sloON
#BizBooks #WritingTips
July 11, 2025 at 5:39 PM
The best uses of AI for writing are for helping you expand your thinking. Try it for
brainstorming, outline creation, or analysis of what you’ve written. Get the recently updated AI download for editors. zurl.co/E1ztE

#AIResources #Editing #FreelanceEditing
June 27, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Last chance to sign up for the Client-Winning Website Copy: Writing Techniques for Freelance Editors webinar on Wednesday, June 25, at noon EDT. Register now!
zurl.co/fPGJw
#FreelanceEditing #LaunchYourEditingBiz
June 20, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Life's been a bit challenging lately, and I've struggled a bit with #SelfCare. One thing I've been solid on is my knitting. So far this month, I completed the last of a set of 6 blanket squares and 2 beanies, one of which is being blocked.

#FreelanceEditing #KnittersGonnaKnit
June 18, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Enhance your persuasive website copywriting skills to highlight your editing expertise and convey your value by joining the Client-Winning Website Copy: Writing Techniques for Freelance Editors webinar on Wednesday, June 25, at noon EDT. Register now!
zurl.co/H4DhA
#LaunchYourEditingBiz
June 6, 2025 at 8:53 PM