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.
