Proofreader and Editor to
Romance and Cozy Mystery Authors.

You’re looking for an editor who has your best interests at heart, and is detail-oriented, accurate and efficient.

You’re in the right place.

. . . she is intelligent, compassionate AND not afraid to practice tough love . . . which is crucial for authors . . . her critical thinking and professionalism have had an enormous impact on my books.

~ Jill Downey, author

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Samantha Wilde

She took the time to explain everything before hand and had great communication throughout the project—and made sure she was fulfilling my expectations.

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Hannah E. Carey

April has great attention to detail and is professional & excellent to work with.

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Danielle M. Haas

I highly recommend The Editing Soprano! April is professional and friendly and an amazing communicator. She’s honest in her edits and feedback and always looks out for the good of her clients.

Editing Options

Line Edit, Copyedit, Proofread

Line Edit

A line edit takes in the whole picture.

You want the reader to follow the story without having to work at it. The broad focus is the story as told through the scenes and paragraphs.

Suggested changes can be anything from removing or adding whole scenes to rearranging paragraphs to revising sentences.

Copyedit

A copyedit focuses on the sentences and words.

We’ll streamline the text, making sure the sentences flow one into the next in an effortless and beautiful way.

This is where the novel fully comes into its own—and the goal is that the story will seem to tell itself.

Proofread

Proofreading is a treasure hunt for any remaining typographical errors in the text.

Inevitably, a misspelled word, an extra space, or an AWOL period appears (or disappears) during final revisions.

I aim to catch all of it, and leave you with the most excellent manuscript that ever was published.

Hi! I’m April,
The Editing Soprano 

I specialize in editing cozy mystery and romance, with a particular affinity for sweet romance, romantic comedy and romantic suspense. I work primarily with indie authors but am always open to collaboration with others in the ever-changing publishing industry.

As a freelance editor, the skills I learned teaching voice lessons transfer seamlessly into encouraging writers to cultivate and employ their unique author voices. If you’re looking for an editor who will be honest yet kind, who loves the music of words on a page, and who knows the rules of language and how to break them, schedule a sample edit with me today.

In my spare time I read, binge on BBC crime dramas, take walkabouts, and am ever in search of the perfect handbag. I live with my husband near Yellow Springs, Ohio.

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April really examined the details and provided feedback in a sensitive, compassionate way. She is easy to work with, and I feel confident sending my work out into the world. 

– Michelle M.

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