writing & editing
Holistic, & (Eco)Conscious Living
Inside Out
I'm an editor and content & copywriter...
Arts & Culture | Craft & Pets | Holistic Health | Nature Writing & Sustainability | Spiritual Development
Business & Nonprofit | Trade Publications | Web Publishing
...for Publishers & Self-Publishers and Business & Organizations
Editing & Proofreading for Publishers & Self-Publishers
For authors of personal narrative, spiritual development, health & wellness, nature writing, and sustainability.
Editing & Proofreading for Businesses & Nonprofits
For organizations seeking an editor, proofreader, and/or content writer for websites, blog, email- or print-based newsletters, or other official written materials.
Editing & Proofreading for the Academic Humanities
For writers looking for specialized editing & proofreading for research writers working in the humanities and/or digital humanities.
Authors & publishers and businesses & organizations often require a team of versatile talent on their side, ready to work on various projects relating to several aspects of the company and project with a comprehensive understanding of message and vision.
I'm a freelance editor and proofreader with special interest in nonfiction genres including environmental writing, inspirational/spiritual development, animals & pets, and arts & culture. I'm prepared to look holistically at company/author materials or focus on a specific project.
Looking forward to learning about your publications.
~Melanie
What My Clients Say:
As this was my first endeavor into book writing, I was unfamiliar with the process. Melanie walked me through the process every step of the way, providing constant feedback and guidance on next steps. […] During each step she discussed all options and the “why” for each decision. I truly learned a great deal from this process with Melanie and could not be happier with the final products.
Michael Warner, PhD
I highly recommend Melanie. She was professional, fast, and very helpful. I will definitely use her services again.
Heather Hausenblas, PhD
[Melanie] has helped me with my academic English as a non-native English speaker. […]She would draw my attention to the big issues like the essay format as well as the focus and the flow of my writing. Of course, her meticulous scholarship would help me re-vision my ‘ignored’ grammatical infelicities and wrong usage. I have been happy with her copy-editing service and would recommend her to those who are keen to have one copy-editor like her.
Fay Yao, PhD
Experienced & Proficient
MS Office
Word, Excel, PowerPoint
Google Workspace
Shared work documents
Adobe Acrobat
PDF Editing
Work Collaboration Apps
Slack, Notion, Asana, Trello, and others
Business/Media & Academic
Style Guides
- The Chicago Manual of Style (CMOS)
- Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA)
- Modern Language Association (MLA)
- Associated Press (AP Style)
- Custom Style Guides
Website Editors
WordPress & Wix
Quilters are so confident of a perfect product that they have a tradition of introducing a flaw, in order not to offend the gods.
~Carol Fisher Saller, The Subversive Copyeditor: Advice from Chicago
QUESTIONS?
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