Trends & Insights Contributors

Mel Beasley

Mel Beasley has a bachelor’s in creative writing and journalism from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington. He brings 9+ years of digital marketing and writing experience to the table by writing for publications such as Lumina News and Encore Magazine. He spent 2 years as a college-level writing tutor, and is a certified writing tutor through the CRLA, which is a prestigious cert recognized by the Association for the Coaching & Tutoring Profession. He is a professional SEO blogger with experience writing for brands such as Boardworks Education and The Greater Wilmington Business Journal. One of his latest website and marketing projects has been building the website for the now New York Times Bestselling author, Nina de Gramont.

Howard Lovy

Howard Lovy is a book editor, podcaster, and journalist with more than thirty-five years of experience at newspapers and magazines. He’s spent the past decade guiding coverage of independent publishing, first as executive editor of Foreword Reviews and then as news and podcast producer for the Alliance of Independent Authors. He freelances for many publications, including Publishers Weekly. As a developmental book editor, he specializes in memoirs and enjoys working with authors to get their work ready for publication. You can find links to the full breadth of his journalism, audio, and book editing work at howardlovy.com.