Melanie
Gold is a published freelance writer who has been published
in local, regional, and national publications such as Eastern
Pennsylvania Business Journal, Pennsylvania magazine,
ePregnancy, Careers and Colleges, and Native Peoples
magazine. She has written dozens of articles on parenting, historical,
and business-related topics, as well as empowering articles for
women in relationships and careers. She was also a contributor to
1001 Things Everyone Should Know About Irish-American History
by Edward T. O’Donnell. She has a bachelor of fine arts degree from
the School of Visual Arts, a private institution in New York City.
Melanie also has a decade
of experience in the field of book publishing. A former in-house
staffer for a division of one of New York City’s largest publishers,
Melanie has since 1996 provided freelance editorial services for
many publishing houses, including Ballantine Books, Penguin USA, HarperCollins,
Henry Holt & Co., St. Martin’s Press, and others. She also works
with an academic press, Prometheus Books. She has worked on many
different kinds of books, including:
- Bestselling fiction such as Blood Orchid
by Stuart Woods and Death of a Stranger by Anne Perry
- Nonfiction books such as Words to Outlive
Us: First-Person Accounts from the Warsaw Ghetto edited by
Michal Grynberg and Raising Cain: Protecting the Emotional
Life of Boys by Dan Kindlon, Ph.D., and Michael Thompson,
Ph.D.
- Cookbooks such as Seasons of My Heart
by Susanna Trilling and The Wiseguy Cookbook by Henry Hill
- Travel guides such as ACCESS Hawaii
by Richard Saul Wurman and Backroad Bicycling in Eastern Pennsylvania
by Patricia Vance
- Academic titles such as Perfect Planet,
Clever Species by William C. Burger, the curator emeritus
of the Field Museum of Natural History
- Young Adult and children’s books such as
Horses for the King by Anne McCaffrey and There’s a
Chef in My Soup by Emeril Lagasse
In addition, Melanie is an
amateur expert of Pennsylvania history, particularly the Native
peoples of eastern Pennsylvania and Pennsylvania’s role in the French
& Indian War.
At this time, Melanie does
not charge speaking fees. Example talks include: “Running Fraud:
Pennsylvania’s Walking Purchase of 1737”; “Freelance Editing for
Book Publishers”; “Mastering the Query Letter;” “Overcoming Obstacles
to a Writing Career” (for teen and preteen audiences); and “My Experience
at Ms. Magazine” (women’s issues).
Please
see her website
for more information.
