Last updated:
10/2/2025
Melanie Ashkar
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Arlington
Virginia
United States
Pronouns (select all that apply): She/Her Gender: Female Highest degree or level of education you have completed: Master's degree
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Service Types: Copywriting Open to Speaking Engagements and Presentations: No Do you use Artificial Intelligence? : No Experience Level : Advanced (26–50 projects) First Time Author Friendly : Yes In-House Publishing Experience: No Availability : Currently Booking Affinity Groups: Academic Editing Years in Editorial Field: 10 Years as Editorial Freelancer: 10 Member Directory Bio: I'm a meticulous writer and editor and career opera singer with nine years of experience editing magazines, books, essays, college applications, and academic articles following various style guides. I have also drafted resumes, cover letters, website copy, essays, and more, as well as transcribed court hearings. I hold master’s degrees in music (Mannes College) and linguistics (Georgetown University). Skills: Beta reading , Coaching , Copyediting , Developmental/Substantive editing , ESL/Translation editing , Fact-checking , Formatting , Ghostwriting , Line editing , Manuscript evaluation , Proofreading , Research , Subtitling/Captioning , Transcribing , Writing Subject Area Specialties: Anthropology , Arts , Arts, Performing , Film/TV/Theater , Humor , Linguistics , Music , Nonprofit Organizations , Performing Arts Fiction Genres: Fantasy Nonfiction Genres: How-to Guides , Medical Nonfiction Subject Areas: Music/Art , Social Sciences Nonfiction Materials: Books , Dissertations & Theses , Grants Fiction Types of Work : Novel Document Types : Academic Materials , Blogs , Creative nonfiction , Dissertations/Theses , Ebooks , Essays , Grant proposals , Magazines , Newsletters , Novels , Resumes and cover letters , Websites Audience Types: Adult , College , High school Editing Languages: English , French , German Editorial Styles: American Medical Association (AMA) , American Psychological Association (APA) , Associated Press (AP) , Chicago Manual of Style (CMOS) , Modern Language Association (MLA) Other Styles: Turabian Software: Excel , Google Docs , Google Forms , Google Sheets , PowerPoint , Word Do you edit explicit / graphic content?: Yes
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