Hello!

I’m Melissa

I’ve reinvented myself many times, as a woman, a mother, a creative, and a business owner.
Through every one of those seasons, books were the thing that helped me stay grounded and move forward.

Today, I help readers and writers do the same — craft courageous lives, tell better stories, and find clarity through creativity.

If you're an author building something beautiful…
A reader craving purpose and transformation…
Or a woman standing at the edge of your next chapter…

You’re in the right place.

🌱 What This Space Is About

The Literary Assistant isn’t just a newsletter, it’s a movement.

We read because we believe stories create a better future.

We share ideas because love and kindness are contagious.

We build community because hope is stronger together.

All posts here will always be free.

Every paid subscription ($5/month) gifts a book to a local women’s shelter, so your support fuels real-world change.

Somewhere right now, someone is waiting to discover the book that will change their life.

Maybe it’s on a library shelf.
Maybe it’s in a tiny used bookstore.
Maybe it hasn’t even been written yet.

My job is to help that story find its way to the person who needs it.

My Promise

✨ Every post is free. Always.
✨ Your support doesn’t buy content — it fuels the mission.
✨ For every $5 monthly subscription, a book goes to a woman who needs it most.

Where You’ll Find Me

• Coaching creatives alongside Caroline Jane Knight at The Austen Pathway

• Supporting authors at History Through Fiction

• Building community at the Jane Austen Literacy Foundation

• Creating spaces here where book people find their people

This isn’t just another newsletter.

It’s a movement for people who believe that reading can change the world.

If that’s you, if you believe in the power of stories to heal, uplift, and transform… welcome home.