Melissa Heckscher is a freelance writer and mother of three living in Los Angeles. A former full-time news reporter, she currently works as a freelance writer specializing in travel, parenting, health, and entertainment. Her work has been published in the Associated Press, NY1 News, Tinybeans, Red Tricycle, Mommy Poppins, Broadway World, the Los Angeles Daily News, the Orange County Register, and Broadway World.