The Freebie Library
Editing and writing resources, all in one place.
I release new freebies frequently. They’re just fun. You’ll always find the latest one highlighted here, plus an archive of past downloads you can return to anytime.
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Past Freebies
I’m happy to offer you the past freebies from previous blog posts. The oldest ones are at the bottom. Download any that you want!
When the deadline is brutal and the stakes are high, this 30-minute checklist helps you protect meaning, consistency, and credibility. It’s designed for decision-critical documents like executive memos, grant proposals, and public statements. Use it to focus your edits when there’s no time for perfection.
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This freebie helps [audience] solve [specific challenge or question].
Downloads are private; no spam, ever. Just one helpful resource.
This PDF shows how to be clear without losing your message by softening sentences. Clear writing does not unintentionally provoke emotional responses.
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This freebie helps [audience] solve [specific challenge or question].
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Are you REALLY ready for that final polish? Use this checklist before turning to your editor for that last bit of gleam for your document before proofreading.
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This freebie helps [audience] solve [specific challenge or question].
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This one-page PDF captures the 5 ways editors support your voice and the 4 signs of your voice being overwritten. Download while you’re here and save it as a reference.
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This freebie helps [audience] solve [specific challenge or question].
Downloads are private; no spam, ever. Just one helpful resource.
Help yourself to a decorative December calendar. If you subscribed to my monthly newsletter, you would get these automatically in your email inbox! You can subscribe here if you are interested.
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This freebie helps [audience] solve [specific challenge or question].
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This substantive deep dive is a fast read. It presents three coaching questions that can help you restart a writing project when you’re feeling stuck, especially if the barrier is internal, not technical. Each page holds one small shift.
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This freebie helps [audience] solve [specific challenge or question].
Downloads are private; no spam, ever. Just one helpful resource.
Spot sneaky grammar mistakes before your editor does. This calm, multi-pass checklist helps you fix dialogue tags, tense drift, POV slips, and overused punctuation without stripping your voice. Ideal for fiction drafts, beta reader prep, or polishing chapters before submission.
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This freebie helps [audience] solve [specific challenge or question].
Downloads are private; no spam, ever. Just one helpful resource.
This brief checklist summarizes the blog on Writing in Crunch Time like holiday seasons. Use it to calm your writing stress as the holidays ramp up, and improve your productivity!
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This freebie helps [audience] solve [specific challenge or question].
Downloads are private; no spam, ever. Just one helpful resource.
Sharpen your writing in 10 minutes. This checklist helps you clarify purpose, tighten structure, and reduce reader confusion. Ideal for blog posts, op-eds, website copy, or anything public-facing. Quick pass, real impact, and no red pen required.
Originally featured in [Blog Title].
This freebie helps [audience] solve [specific challenge or question].
Downloads are private; no spam, ever. Just one helpful resource.
This one-page checklist gives you a clean, final sweep before you hit Publish. It covers the silent mistakes spellcheckers miss, like wrong-but-real words, punctuation shifts, and formatting quirks. Keep it by your side for every draft, proposal, or paper that needs to land clean and clear.
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This freebie helps [audience] solve [specific challenge or question].
Downloads are private; no spam, ever. Just one helpful resource.
This one-page checklist outlines the standard silent edits I might make during every project, mechanical fixes like typos, punctuation, and formatting adjustments that support consistency and clarity without changing your voice.
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This freebie helps [audience] solve [specific challenge or question].
Downloads are private; no spam, ever. Just one helpful resource.
This worksheet is an all-purpose debrief for freelancer efforts, focusing on how the project worked out.
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This freebie helps [audience] solve [specific challenge or question].
Downloads are private; no spam, ever. Just one helpful resource.
Some checklists are just noise. This one isn’t. Built from live launches and real-life ops. Use it to finish without meltdown.
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This freebie helps [audience] solve [specific challenge or question].
Downloads are private; no spam, ever. Just one helpful resource.
Work better with your editor by building a true author–editor partnership. This quick guide shows how to set goals, choose tools, and keep feedback flowing so every pass gets easier and your pages get stronger.
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This freebie helps [audience] solve [specific challenge or question].
Downloads are private; no spam, ever. Just one helpful resource.
If you worked your way through the Beginner Level quiz, and the Intermediate Level quiz, only one more quiz stands between you and the title, “Dash Master”!
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This freebie helps [audience] solve [specific challenge or question].
Downloads are private; no spam, ever. Just one helpful resource.
If you overcame the Beginner Level Dash quiz, try this Intermediate Level version. It’s a bit harder!
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This freebie helps [audience] solve [specific challenge or question].
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Think you know your hyphens from your em dashes? Take a minute and test your grammar instincts with the Beginner Dash Quiz.
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This freebie helps [audience] solve [specific challenge or question].
Downloads are private; no spam, ever. Just one helpful resource.
This guide can help you prepare for searching for an editor. Knowing these aspects of your manuscripts will make your discussions more informed and effective.
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This freebie helps [audience] solve [specific challenge or question].
Downloads are private; no spam, ever. Just one helpful resource.
Reading Aloud to improve your editing is a terrific technique. There are two freebies for this blog, and this one is the “Read-Aloud” Buddy Guide.
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This freebie helps [audience] solve [specific challenge or question].
Downloads are private; no spam, ever. Just one helpful resource.
Enjoy this calendar for September 2025.
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This freebie helps [audience] solve [specific challenge or question].
Downloads are private; no spam, ever. Just one helpful resource.
This self-check for the editing your project needs is handy before you start to shop for services.
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This freebie helps [audience] solve [specific challenge or question].
Downloads are private; no spam, ever. Just one helpful resource.
This is the second freebie for the Reading Aloud blog; just a fun little quiz to play with reading aloud.
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This freebie helps [audience] solve [specific challenge or question].
Downloads are private; no spam, ever. Just one helpful resource.
The blog on Writing Coaching talks about writer’s block and getting unstuck. The PDF worksheet is your downloadable to help.
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This freebie helps [audience] solve [specific challenge or question].
Downloads are private; no spam, ever. Just one helpful resource.
Everyone knows not to write in passive voice. This grammar card can help you keep straight the confusing set of past tense, past participle, and passive voice. Click for the PDF version.
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This freebie helps [audience] solve [specific challenge or question].
Downloads are private; no spam, ever. Just one helpful resource.
This permission slip goes with my first blog, about getting started writing despite making mistakes.
Originally featured in First Blog Post: Getting Started Writing Despite Mistakes (With a Little Help From Finnegan the Kitten).
This freebie helps writers of all kinds move past the fear of making mistakes when writing. Go read the blog to be encouraged!
Downloads are private; no spam, ever. Just one helpful resource.
Happy August!
This was a silent freebie, a surprise for anyone visiting the page.
This freebie kicked off the monthly FPS calendar series, which exists for pure pleasure.
Downloads are private; no spam, ever. Just one helpful resource.
Finnegan is a few weeks older in this picture.
Originally featured in First Blog Post: Getting Started Writing Despite Mistakes (With a Little Help From Finnegan the Kitten).
This freebie is simply a cute picture you can download.
Downloads are private; no spam, ever. Just one helpful resource.
Grammar jokes are the best!
Originally featured in First Blog Post: Getting Started Writing Despite Mistakes (With a Little Help From Finnegan the Kitten).
This freebie is simply a fun grammar joke. Feel free to download it!
Downloads are private; no spam, ever. Just one helpful resource.
We all deserve encouragement.
Originally featured in First Blog Post: Getting Started Writing Despite Mistakes (With a Little Help From Finnegan the Kitten).
This freebie is simply an encouraging message you can download.
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Tiny Finnegan sleeping. Unbearably cute.
“First Blog Post: Getting Started Writing Despite Mistakes (With a Little Help From Finnegan the Kitten)”
Originally featured in First Blog Post: Getting Started Writing Despite Mistakes (With a Little Help From Finnegan the Kitten).
This freebie is simply an unbearable cute picture you can download.
Downloads are private; no spam, ever. Just one helpful resource.