Melina Druga

Author | Freelance Writer | Publisher

United States

~Seasoned writer and author with 20-plus years of experience creating engaging content across diverse industries and crafting compelling narratives in multiple genres~

Melina Druga has a strong background in writing, editing, blogging, book formatting, graphic design, and social media management. She is highly skilled in developing and writing articles, novels, and blog content on a variety of subjects and areas, both nonfiction and fiction. In addition, she has a proven ability to conduct thorough research, distill complex information into clear and concise messaging, and meet tight deadlines without compromising quality.

Throughout her career, she has had the opportunity to work with a diverse range of clients, each with unique needs and expectations, and consistently delivered content that met and surpassed their expectations.

This portfolio contains a sampling of the three types of writing Melina produces: news articles, blogs and books.

Portfolio

News Articles

Transportationtodaynews
10/11/2024
New R211S subway cars enter service in Staten Island

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), North America's largest transportation network, recently launched new R211S subway cars into service on the Staten Island Railway (SIR). The cars are part of the MTA's ongoing modernization efforts and replace R44s subway cars from 1973. The R211S cars travel an average of 240,000 miles between replacements and major repairs.

Financial Regulation News
10/04/2024
Treasury grant supports New York development agency - Financial Regulation News

The U.S. Department of the Treasury recently awarded New York-based chief economic development agency Empire State Development (ESD) a $9.4 million Small Business Credit Initiative Investing in America Small Business Opportunity Program (SBOP) grant.Empire State Development CEO Hope Knight The program connects underserved and very small businesses to financing.

Pennbizreport
10/11/2024
Harold Beck & Sons appoints new CEO

Newtown-based Harold Beck & Sons, a manufacturer of electric actuators for industrial valves and dampers, recently appointed William T. Fejes Jr. as its next CEO, effective immediately. "Bill is a great addition to the Beck team and will use his experience to guide us in developing new products and markets, improve our processes, and deliver outstanding value to our customers and employee-owners," Douglas C.

Blog Posts

The Rock Star's Wife
02/02/2024
How The Music Industry Works

I learned many similarities between the music industry and the publishing industries. Here's a primer on how the music industry works:

Books

Published novel
05/10/2022
The Unmarriable Kind

In 1880s Ontario, the arrival of a new, forward-thinking headmaster forces a young teacher to wrestle with her heart’s conflicting desires.

Published nonfiction book
01/11/2018
1914

The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie in 1914 Sarajevo plunged the globe into a massive war — one that would completely reorganize life as we once knew it.