Editorial Inspirations Blog
From the first word to well beyond the end.
For those who were looking for more efficient ways to accomplish everyday tasks, April Michelle Davis’s course Simplify Word with Macros, which was taught in June through the Editorial Freelancers Association, provided the methods. This online course delivered ways to maximize the participants’ time teaching them to group routine tasks into one useful function or […]
April Michelle Davis taught Grammar Refresher, March–May, the correspondence course that she lays out in 10 lessons, through the Editorial Freelancers Association. In this course, April Michelle worked one-on-one with participants, as well as in group discussions, to strengthen their grammar skills. The coursework provided detailed information about parts of speech, clauses, phrases, parallel structure, […]
On March 18, 2015, April Michelle Davis, a professional editor and indexer, presented an audio conference, An Editor’s Guide to Indexing, through Copyediting. In this audio conference, April Michelle put her own experiences and practices out there for others to use and benefit from. April Michelle shared first-hand experiences, proven learning styles, and years’ worth of […]
April Michelle Davis was acknowledged twice in the Winter 2015 edition of ACES Tracking Changes. April Michelle and Editorial Inspirations were profiled, and April Michelle was accredited with her persistence to get into the business, her ability to prove her talents within the business, and her drive to make a good name for herself in the […]
April Michelle Davis taught Indexing Basics, a 7-week indexing course that she designed and presented, through the Editorial Freelancers Association in February and March. The textbook for this course, A Guide for the Freelance Indexer, was written by April Michelle from what she learned about indexing by taking classes and years of hands-on experiences in […]
April Michelle Davis was invited back, for the third time, on January 21, 2015, to speak to the student body and faculty of Randolph-Macon College. April Michelle spoke from the array of topics presented in her workshop, Working with an Editor: The Editorial Process. April Michelle spoke on such topics as what an editor does, […]
On January 19, April Michelle Davis began teaching the 10-week grammar course, which she personally designed and wrote titled Grammar Refresher, through Christian PEN. Each week during the course, April Michelle edified the participants on the topic of a grammar lesson, led and encouraged an interactive discussion to thoroughly cover the topic, reinforced the learning with student […]
April Michelle Davis conducted a webinar through Copyediting on November 12, 2014, on Microsoft Word and macros. In 1 1/2 hours, April Michelle showed participants how to manipulate common features in Word and then how to speed up the editing process by writing macros to fit an individual client’s needs.
April Michelle Davis spoke before approximately 25 members of the Agile Writers on September 30, 2014. April Michelle presented her workshop “Working with a Freelance Editor: The Editorial Process” and shared personal work experiences to include her uniquely tailored work style when editing a manuscript. April Michelle enthusiastically entertained many questions related to the topics, led an interactive […]
April Michelle Davis was recognized for her experience, skill, and community involvement at Communication Central, a 3-day conference held in Rochester, New York, on September 26-28, 2014, where April Michelle spoke on The Joy of Organization to editors, writers, and other publishing professionals of all levels for two hours. Editorial Inspirations was also previewed by sponsoring the workshop Working Well in Word […]
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