Editor April Gardner
APRIL GARDNER helps budding Christian writers craft stories with excellence, confidence, and purpose. Using teaching-focused editing, she empowers writers to craft impactful, clean fiction that resonates with readers and inspires a deeper walk with Christ. April is an award-winning author of 20+ books, a certified editor, and the founder of Write Start Fiction Studio. She has a computer nerd husband, two grown children, and two German shepherds. She dreams of learning a fourth language and visiting all the national parks.
Professional Bio
APRIL W GARDNER is an award-winning author whose great passion is writing stories set in little-known eras. She is an editor and book coach and the founder of Write Start Fiction Studio. After a five-year career as a traditionally published author, she went indie and has since published twenty books across five genres under the names April Gardner, April W Gardner, and Eden Rivers. Once an editor with Astraea Press, she now works freelance. One of her favorite aspects of editing is coaching new writers along the way. April lives in South Texas with her husband and two German shepherds. She's a beekeeper, a polyglot, and an avid traveler who dreams of visiting all the national parks.
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April is certified through UCSD's editing program and holds a BA in English/Creative Writing from UTSA.
