Exploring "Passive" Income: A Short Workshop for Editors

Course
15 Lessons

Increase your income. Move beyond trading money for time.

In this short, self-paced workshop for established editors, we’ll explore ways you could increase your income by developing courses or products that help you move beyond trading money for your time.

We'll discuss what "passive" income means, consider some different aspects of production and marketing, and go through a series of exercises that can help you come up with ideas for what you could create.

You'll also get a bunch of tips and resources on platforms, programs, and other tools that can help you.

The workshop is available right away, and you get access for two years.

If you are an editor with a disability or chronic illness/condition that impacts your work and the full price is not affordable for you, a needs-based scholarship of $20-off is available.

Need a disability/CI scholarship?

A needs-based scholarship of $15-off is available for editors from other marginalized groups who cannot afford the full price. A limited number of these scholarships are released in October and April.

Need a scholarship?Want to help me help others? Donate to the scholarship fund!

Welcome to the Workshop

Welcome to the Workshop!

Preview

Extra Support

What Is "Passive" Income?

It's a Spectrum

Some Formats

Who You're Marketing To

A Closer Look at the Effort

Start Exploring

Consider Your Content

Define Your Audience

Define Your Angle

Pick a Format

Reach Your Audience

Next Steps

Wrap-Up

Check-In: How’d It All Go?

Additional Resources

Thank You! Stay in Touch!

Hi, I’m Tanya 👋🏻

I’m a book editor, translator, educator, and literary omnivore. I've been in publishing for over twenty years and love this industry to bits.

I work with authors and publishers, editing and translating SFF, horror, contemporary realism, memoir, interactive fiction, and graphic novels.

I support editors and writers one on one, and teach in a bunch of places, including the Editorial Freelancers Association and Emerson College's MFA in Popular Fiction program.

It has been suggested that I read too much for my own good. This might be true.

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What Others Have to Say

"Exploring 'Passive' Income was very friendly and informative. It got me thinking about what my audience would need, and what content I’ve already written I can repurpose for my needs."

Antonn Park

Economics and Crime Editor, Blue Flower Editing

"Within the framework Tanya walked us through, I was able to brainstorm ideas and think about the concrete steps necessary to turn those ideas into small—or large—items for passive income, based on my own abilities and resources. Super helpful and repeatable information!"

Kenna Kettrick

Editor & Program Manager, Erudite Imp

"Exploring 'Passive' Income has lots of great tips & resources. There are clear steps to follow for digging into existing materials and developing a range of courses or products."

Sam Keir

Editor and Writer

"Tanya doesn’t simply give you a list of passive income ideas—they lead you through thinking about what you’ve already created and how you can use that content to expand your business."

Kristen Tatroe

Editor & Instructional Designer

"I finished the course with heightened interest, many new ideas, and planning to dedicate time this summer to create at least a few small things to share with clients asynchronously."

Kyra Freestar

Editor, Bridge Creek Editing

Frequently asked questions

How long will this workshop take me?

You should be able to complete this workshop in one to two hours.

What if I want some support during the workshop? Can I get that?

Absolutely! In the course, you'll have the option to get one-on-one time with me a discounted rate.

I need accessibility accommodations. Can you help?

I've done my best to meet basic accessibility accommodations in this workshop. All the videos have captions and transcripts. All worksheets are available in both Word and PDF formats. Images have alt text where possible and descriptions where there isn't a place to enter alt text in the system.

If you need any additional accessibility accommodations, shoot me an email and I'll see what I can do to help.

What do you mean by "marginalized" in the scholarship?

People from marginalized groups and communities are people who have experienced systematic discrimination because of certain characteristics — such as their skin color, heritage, sexuality, gender, disability, or neurodivergence. This scholarship is intended to support people who have been historically excluded from the publishing industry.