Melissa Wathington has had over 20 years in the writing industry. A college graduate with an AA and BA in Journalism, she has worked as layout editor and content editor for three college newspapers, as well as two county papers. Soap Opera Digest and Soap Opera Weekly have featured her writing and she's done numerous freelance editing jobs. She served as editor in chief for two national magazines, Street and Ultimate Black Hair, has been a book reviewer for over 4 years at The Romance Readers Connection and has had numerous short stories and three books published under the pseudonym, Elissa Scott Kyle. Surrender Your Heart, a short story duet is available under her given name.
Melissa is now writing full time, seeking representation for her work. She designs websites, runs PRAIZES website (a community of inspirational writers and readers) and Homebound Hugs, an organization for homebound kids.