Melissa Cassera is a Professional Screenwriter, Author, Ghostwriter, and Publicity Strategist.
She is the writer of 15 produced films, including The Obsession Thrillogy, Lifetime Network’s first movie trilogy. Melissa is also the author of Control, a #1 Amazon paranormal bestseller and #1 new release, as well as Unravel, Undone, Black Sea, and Fairest Dreams.
Her work has been featured in Variety, Fast Company, and Forbes, and she was named one of the nation’s Top Personal Branding Experts by HuffPost.
As a ghostwriter, Melissa has partnered with New York Times bestselling authors, successful founders and entrepreneurs, TV personalities, professional speakers, and executives at leading tech companies. She crafts compelling copy for newsletters, articles, speeches, social media, book proposals, presentations, pitches, and more.
As a publicity strategist, Melissa helps authors and business owners create standout publicity plans through her popular Bestseller Energy VIP Days.
Melissa also teaches a variety of online courses on PR, marketing, writing, and business-building, all designed to be wildly practical, personality-packed, and (actually) fun to complete.
She is the co-host of Drip Trickle Flow Flood, a podcast all about diversifying your income streams and building a life and business that flows with creativity, ease, and purpose.
Melissa lives in Washington state, where she thrives in its moody weather because she hates the sun. Her husband and pups make her deliriously happy, as does her bottomless supply of espresso.
Fun Facts About Melissa
? Melissa lives in the middle of the woods in Washington State with her husband and two dogs, fully embracing her Twilight-inspired forest dream. Before settling in Washington, she lived in New Jersey, Napa, and Los Angeles, and even spent two years traveling the U.S. in a 27-ft Airstream.
? She’s a true “Swedish Meatball,” 50% Swedish and 50% Italian.
☕ Melissa drinks an impressive amount of coffee—day and night—and caffeine doesn’t faze her. She blames her coffee endurance on the pots of coffee she consumed at her first desk job stuffing envelopes at Morgan Stanley.
? Melissa takes a weekly Boylesque class, which is essentially a Magic Mike dance class. It’s one of her favorite ways to unwind and have fun.
? Despite her bubbly and upbeat personality, Melissa’s fiction writing leans dark, twisted, and full of jaw-dropping surprises.