Good Light Collective

Expert Editorial Services to Put Your Writing in a Good Light

Serious writers deserve serious editors who help them revise, polish, and define an audience for their work.

Over the course of four months, Gina Pugliese transformed my book from good to great. She identified the book's major goals and honed in on my audience's needs. Additionally, Gina provided a critical edit of every paragraph, sentence, and word. By the end, my book's message resounded clearly. Best of all, Gina helped pare down the page count to something my publisher could enthusiastically afford.

— Kate McCahill, author of Room of Wonders: New Perspectives on Home Birth

"Austin is a true gem! He has an amazing capacity to ignite creativity, and his feedback is always right on target. He delicately provides critiques of areas that need some work and uses those times as opportunities for growth. I have thrived under Austin's coaching. You will too!"

— Bonny B.

"Austin is a master of dialogue who helped me find my voice!"

— Susan Seifert, author of A Life Well Traveled

The Collective

The co-founders conceived of the collective in New Mexico, where the sunlight illuminating the high desert is legendary.

Gina Pugliese

Gina
Pugliese

Co-Founder

Identifying a need for quality editorial services in an industry in which deep editorial engagement is shrinking, Gina conceived the idea for this collective in 2026 and curated a team of talented editors and writers to help grow and develop her vision.

Austin Eichelberger

Austin
Eichelberger

Co-Founder

Originally from Virginia's Blue Ridge Valley, Austin has served as an editor on several literary magazines, most notably as Fiction Editor for the Santa Fe Literary Review since 2017, and he currently teaches English and creative writing at SFCC in Santa Fe, New Mexico, where he also hosts the free online reading series The Writing Generation.

Maggie Grimason

Maggie
Grimason

Co-Founder

Maggie is a writer and editor in Albuquerque, NM, who focuses on art and science writing and editing, with additional expertise in creative nonfiction and copyediting.

Steve Jansen

Steve
Jansen

Co-Founder

A longtime Southwest-based investigative reporter and arts and music editor, Steve's editing specialties include long-form journalism creative nonfiction, arts and music promotional materials, and academic writing.

We want to bring out the brilliance of your writing.

All Editors

Our Services

Each editor offers a variety of services at different price points.

We encourage you to reach out to any editor for a complimentary consultation to determine if it's a good fit.

Editors may offer services and packages slightly different from the basic ones listed here.

Find Your Editor Here

Full manuscript reviews, offering a deep dive or quick read, that provide suggestions for revision. May include a virtual consultation, line edits and margin comments, email exchanges, and written assessment.