Melissa officially began Roninwriting Services the summer of 2007. The name "Roninwriting" was inspired by her pursuit of Japanese swordfighting over the past four years. In Japanese history, a "ronin" was essentially a masterless samurai. The idea behindĀ the word "freelance" comes from English medieval history: a masterless knight was essentially a "free lance" a sword-for-hire or mercenary. Melissa combined these two ideas together and "Roninwriting Services" was born.
