April Michelle Davis is a freelance editor, indexer, and proofreader.She is the executive director of the National Association for Independent Writers and Editors (NAIWE), the founder of Editorial Inspirations, the coordinator for the Virginia chapter of the Editorial Freelancers Association (EFA), and a lifetime member of the American Copy Editors Society (ACES). She teaches courses through her own companies, as well as for associations and colleges on topics such as editing, indexing, grammar, writing, and macros.Before founding Editorial Inspirations in 2001, April Michelle was an assistant editor at the National Society of Professional Engineers and a program assistant for the American Prosecutors Research Institute. Her credentials include a masters degree in publishing from George Washington University and a bachelors degree in English from Messiah College, as well as certificates in editing (University of Virginia), book publishing (University of Virginia), and professional editing (EEI Communications).April Michelle is an expert in the publishing industry. She takes this honor seriously and pays it forward by sharing her knowledge with others. In the past few years, she has had the privilege to present sessions on various editorial topics, such as what an editor does and the steps to becoming an editor, tips for and the benefits of working with an editor, indexing, macros, grammar, marketing, and Microsoft Word at the Be a Better Freelancer conference, Randolph-Macon College, Northern Virginia Community College, the Christian PEN: Proofreaders and Editors Network, RavenCon, the Hanover Book Festival, the EFA, Copyediting newsletter, Editorial Inspirations in-person trainings, and NAIWE.April Michelle also has shared her insights about her career development by contributing quotes and vignettes to several books:When Talent Isnt Enough: Business Basics for the Creatively InclinedEase into WritingThe Indie Author Revolution: An Insiders Guide to Self-PublishingJuggling on a High Wire: The Art of WorkLife Balance When Youre Self-EmployedIn addition, she was mentioned in the ACES Tracking Changes winter 2015 newsletter and as well as quoted on branding and interviewed for the Editor Spotlight.April Michelle has taken her role full circle by becoming a published author:A Guide for the Freelance IndexerChoosing an Editor: What You Need to KnowA Princess in DisguiseShe is originally from northern Virginia and has lived in Richmond, Virginia, since 2007.
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