Reading, writing, and the love of books has fueled Melissa Gouty since she was five, stoking a fire in her that burns hot every day. An award-winning former college professor, a columnist with more than 300 published pieces, an entrepreneur and a traveler, Melissa now crafts "Copy with Clout" from her "House that Lives in a Garden" where she resides with her husband, Bill, and two adopted shelter dogs, Zoey and Ella.