Melissa is available for contract editing from academic/scientific journal articles to a dreamer’s next novel. For over ten years, she has been a contract scientific editor for American Journal Experts and edits and teaches scientific writing for the University of North Carolina and freelance. While she has extensive experience editing manuscripts for non-native English speakers, she also thoroughly enjoys taking part in grant and fellowship applications for students and academics.

Fees:
$30/1000 words ($30 minimum). If your work requires severe editing/time, you will be referred to American Journal Experts, which has translators.

For non-scientific (literary, op-ed, etc.) editing, the fee varies (starting at the above rate), depending on a pre-read of the first 5 pages.

Instruction

Melissa is also available to teach a 4-6-session rotation in scientific and/or creative writing, with cost depending on location and required accommodation (if applicable).

Please let Melissa know what you need. She will get back to you with a quote, and you can go from there.

Organization/NonProfit Events

Melissa has conducted workshops/tables/etc. for organizations, including The Science Museum of Western Virginia, The Danville Science Center, Morehead Planetarium (at UNC-Chapel Hill), the UNC Science Expo, Virginia Tech’s STEAM day, The Virginia Museum of Transportation, The Richmond Book Festival, Durham County libraries, Durham Arts Council, Durham Public Schools, and numerous bookstores and libraries on the East Coast.

Check out her Workshops Page and contact her about what she can do for you!