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February 17, 2012

The Role of an Editor, Friesen Press Blog

Melissa

Published as a guest post on Friesen Press’ blog, February 2012.  It’s an editor’s job to make sure your readers can see the forest despite the trees; that is, they don’t get caught up on typos and mistakes that will cause them to focus on the words instead of the story. And in the process, [...]

February 9, 2012

Dark Waters: Celtic Legacy Book 1

Melissa

In indie author and blogger Shannon Mayer’s latest book, Dark Waters (the first in her new Celtic Legacy series) the bonds of family are stretched to the breaking point. Legendary monsters, a deadly prophecy and soul swallowing fears threaten to destroy the lives of two sisters who, when they had nothing else always knew they had [...]

February 9, 2012

Bonded: Book One of the Shadowlight Saga

Melissa

I had the pleasure of editing indie author Mande Matthews’ latest YA Novel, Bonded: Book One of the Shadowlight Saga, which has already achieved an average of 5-stars from reviewers on Amazon.com. A timeless tale of heros, the book weaves together a chieftain’s son and a warrior maiden—his vow to protect her pits his best friend against [...]

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