Melissa Brandzel is an editor and writer who specializes in line editing. Shes particularly adept at preserving the authors voice, whether shes performing a light edit or a major rewrite. Her work is creative and comprehensive, always resulting in a smooth, polished piece that is clear, organized, consistent in tone, and appropriate in length. She has edited a wide variety of booksnonfiction, fiction, coffee-table books, travel guidebooks, cookbooks; nearly fifty magazines, including Entrepreneur, Departures, Bon Appetit, Cosmopolitan, and Los Angeles; plus websites, blogs, online courses, and marketing pieces for large and small businesses. Melissas client list includes publishing companies (e.g., HarperCollins, Random House, Harlequin, Conde Nast), marketing firms and ad agencies, and independent authors, with subject matter ranging from business to travel, self-help, lifestyle, finance, food, real estate, photography, health/fitness, pets, fashion, architecture, entertainment, and more. She writes book jacket copy, magazine articles, advertising copy, website content, and catalog copy, and is a book ghostwriter. Melissa has a bachelors degree from UC Berkeley (Go Bears!) and a masters degree from Northwestern University (Go Wildcats!).