I write, edit and generally make business/sponsored-content copy clear and compelling–make it "sing," as a newspaper editor once kindly said–for clients such as: Business In Vancouver; Success Unlimited; the BC School Trustees Association; AZ Cooper Consulting; the Métis Nation of British Columbia; Branksome Hall School and Ebco Industries.In short, I get your writerly ducks in order.I'm also the author of young-adult mystery novels published by Orca Books. Of Tick Tock Terror (Orca, 2019) Booklist said: “From the first tick to the end twist, Jackson’s gripping, first-person, plot-driven novel (spanning one 24-hr period) asks readers to consider self-confidence vs. over-active ego; right vs. wrong; and when relationships must be reconsidered.”And in 2018 I was honoured, tickled quite pinkly pink, in fact, to be selected a Canadian Children's Book Centre-TD touring author for my Orca novel Medusa's Scream.Of The Fifth Beethoven (Crwth Press 2020) Ginny Ratsoy in The British Columbia Review wrote: “Scottish-born Vancouverite Melanie Jackson is a veteran writer of mysteries for young people, and it shows: she hits the right notes with this mystery for tweens and early teens. ...the plot also explores all-too-relevant inequities and injustices, while educating young readers about the coolness of classical music and musicians — all at a quick tempo and in a light hearted tone.” https://ormsbyreview.com/2021/02/08/1026-ratsoy-jackson-beethoven/I give school presentations in person and virtually on mystery writing, and regularly teach a mystery unit to Metro Vancouver secondary-school students.Before I went the self-employed route, my employers included: in Vancouver, the BC School Trustees Association, Vancouver Sun, MacMillan Bloedel; in Winnipeg, the Metro One (editor) and Downtowner (restaurant reviewer) weekly newspapers; in Toronto, Southam Business Publications, Toronto Star.