Hi. I’m Milena—College Student, Intern, and Editor!
I love fiction and nonfiction stories that help the lost and lonely find a sense of belonging. I enjoy working on the finer details of a piece to help bring the bigger vision to life, whether that’s through analyzing a character’s speech in a particular scene, choosing the perfect adjective to describe something, or tidying up grammar and punctuation that could otherwise distract from the main message.
I’m a college student studying English with a concentration in Creative Writing and a minor in Communication. When I am not working on writing assignments or video projects, I can often be found reading or writing in local coffee shops, watching movies, and spending time with friends and family.
meet milena
Her Specialties
Reading and writing are part of my day-to-day as a university student. I love creating stories and helping other people bring their ideas to life.
I am an author, editor, photographer, and filmmaker. I am also passionate about connecting with people through stories, both written and digital.
Her Recent Projects & Experience
Though I am new to the MRM team and the publishing industry, I have had experience editing several manuscripts, participated in multiple writing workshops where I provided meaningful feedback for peers, and served as the assistant editor for my university’s student journal. Independently, I have offered alpha and beta reader services, grammar edits and character development to aspiring authors.
For Market Refined Publishing, I recently completed the final proofread for Françoise Mastroianni’s book, Becoming, and was excited to dive into my first MRP project.
Her Education & Training
In 2026, I will graduate with my bachelor’s degree in Creative Writing with a minor in communications.
I’ve been creating stories for as long as I can remember. My parents, who homeschooled me from Pre-K to 12th grade, instilled in me a love for books, so from the time I was old enough to hold a crayon, I would create my own books (even if I needed help writing the words themselves). Throughout high school, I studied the Great Books, and I wrote, presented, and defended my high school senior thesis.
I am in the Honors College at my university, which focuses on studying philosophy, literature, and theology. My education has always had a strong emphasis on writing, and editing gives me a way to make a career out of it!
Some of Her mentors
- Ruth Chou Simons
- Marissa Meyer
- Dr. Lynneth Miller Renberg
- Erin Ulrich (love you, Mom!)
1. I have a passion for filmmaking and have worked on several short films with friends.
2. When I leave the house, I often take multiple books with me, because I never know what I’ll be in the mood to read.
3. My go-to coffee order for gauging new coffee shops is a honey lavender latte.
claim to fame
I’m half-Australian. One of my ancestors was a convict on the first fleet of ships that settled the country (the Australian equivalent of having an ancestor on the Mayflower).
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