I offer a door into the world of your story.
When you’re ready, I’m here.
You: The Author
You are the author, and that is no small thing to me. It’s where we begin. You understand your story best, and your job is to write it.
Me: The Support
I’ll help you uncover, dust off, and polish the truths at the heart of your work. My role is to support your story and goals, whether that be to publish, write three times a week, or reshape your piece.
“Hiring Melissa as my developmental editor was a wise investment. I knew I need help in organizing my memoir into a more cohesive format. It had become increasingly harder for me to maintain objectivity since I had been working so closely with my story for such a long time.Melissa’s professional viewpoint and insights proved invaluable. She helped identify themes I hadn’t even considered. She highlighted passages in which I had veered off from the story arc and thanks to her beneficial suggestions, my story is in a more orderly progression.
My memoir contains many difficult and grief-filled chapters. Melissa didn’t shy away from responding offering heartfelt and gentle acknowledgments of those challenges which revealed her own tender heart of compassion.
I greatly appreciated Melissa’s organized and detailed way in which she worked along with the thoroughness of the feedback she offered. I learned a lot. Working with Melissa helped me become a better writer and I’d highly recommend her.”
— Mary Ellen Lucas