Melissa Swenka

Melissa Swenka – Editor

Proofreading, Copy Editing, and Beta Reading for fiction and creative non-fiction manuscripts.

Overview

Currently available for on-the-spot, long-term work.

MeliSwenk Editing helps you share your very best writing by offering professional, personalized, and informed editorial services. Every genre of writing benefits from clear, concise, and active prose. I work in service to the stories because every story deserves an audience. Let me help you put your best manuscripts forward!
Services
Non-Fiction
Biographies & Memoirs Business & Management Entertainment Self-Help & Self-Improvement Travel
Fiction
Dystopian Fantasy Horror Science Fiction Urban Fantasy
Languages
English (UK) English (US)
Certifications
  • Bachelor of Arts in Communication
  • Master of Arts in English (Creative Writing)

Work experience

MeliSwenk Editing

Jan, 2011 — Present

Providing developmental, comprehensive, and line edits to fiction, creative non-fiction, and general non-fiction manuscripts for independent authors.

EditFast

Nov, 2014 — Present

Provide copy editing and proofreading services to an international editing agency for manuscripts within the academic, creative, and promotional genres.

Portfolio

The Doxan

Bolinger, Michael

Jail time for being man enough to kidnap your half-brother: as high as twenty plus years. Yes, I checked. Too bad there isn’t a “saving your little brother from his lazy, deadbeat mom who won’t give up her parental rights to spite your dead father” escape clau... read more
Hope Cummings had no interest in the ordinary life of a proper English lady, no matter how much her mother wished she would.Milling about London attending balls and visiting with high born ladies who though more highly of themselves than they ought, held no ap... read more
Can’t a lady dedicate her life to serving others without the encumbrance of a husband?A year ago, Virginia’s closest friend was kidnapped and sold into slavery. Since, then she has dedicated her life to the abolitionist efforts and fighting for change in Ameri... read more
"Just when it seems that historical adventures and mysteries have all been written, along comes Harry Kiser, a rogue, a scoundrel and one of the most adventuresome postal workers to ever take the reins of the Post Chaise in Brad Mela’s Chaise to the Death." - ... read more
"Art in the Dark" is a collection of 23 short stories inspired by the likes of Calvino and Kafka, and seasoned with twists reminiscent of The Twilight Zone. The stories are at times humorous and sarcastic; at other times they are ironic and frightening. Loaded... read more
Not your typical haunted house story, THERE ARE PEOPLE IN THE ATTIC is a Gothic thriller told through the eyes of 12 year old Janette Riley. Following the life of a family hidden for generations in fear, this is a story about living in the shadows with allusio... read more
Writer's block. The bane of every writer's existence. 'What Happens Next?' is yourbest tool against it. Offering 365 prompts to use in your daily fight against a silent muse. Go through the list chronologically, randomly, or use just one overand over again to ... read more
Oralicious

Tatiana

Our bodies are designed to enjoy many great pleasures, and one way is by way of sexual stimulation. Oral sex is not a bad or disgusting thing that we are made to believe. Far from the case...having an orgasm releases stress and toxins from the body naturally.
Learn more about sales from a proven sales professional by learning what inspires people, like yourself, to buy. This easy-to-use Workbook allows you to think through how you decide to buy on any given number of things that you purchase daily, throughout the m... read more
Sales Basics

Sherry Moore

Learn sales from a proven sales professional. This book shares with you highly advanced sales tactics which are broken down into basics that anyone can understand and apply. I have worked in sales for a decade and a half. I have done any type of sales style th... read more
The Last Man

Sean Williams

The Last Man is rather the first book in the trilogy that concerns our main protagonist, Ian, a young man who has been forced into exile for years with his parents and is now being prepped to undertake a daring rescue mission with his mother and father. The od... read more

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