Narrowing her focus has never been Melanie Haiken's strong suit. Consider that she has been been on staff at magazines as diverse as Parenting, The Industry Standard (a now-defunct Internet business title), San Francisco, and Acoustic Guitar, and spent her formative years as a journalist as an Associate of the Center for Investigative Reporting.

Currently a contributing editor to Fortune Small Business, and a freelancer specializing in national magazine features, she has written about health, family, food, nutrition, beauty, and home and garden. But wait - she has also written about travel, music, business, and personal finance. She has explored breakthrough treatments for hypothyroidism in Health, delved into personal finance for Real Simple, questioned the financial health of Internet start-ups in The Industry Standard, searched for the causes of autism in Alternative Medicine, and profiled Emmylou Harris for Paste. A regular contributor to Family Fun, Family.Go.com, Health, Business 2.0 and Real Simple, her stories have also appeared in Yoga Journal, Prevention, Sunset, San Francisco, Self, and Acoustic Guitar.

Small U.S. Companies Take Europe by Storm, Fortune Small Business
Nanotech Takes on Water Pollution, Business 2.0
Innovative Partnering, Business 2.0
Bluetooth Gets a Makeover, Business 2.0
Tuning In to Crowdcasting, Business 2.0
Implantable Devices Start Plugging In, Business 2.0
Rock ’N’ Returns, Business 2.0
Sophisticated Solutions, On Investing
For Love or Money, Real Simple
Jeeves Hitches a Ride, The Industry Standard
Income for Life, On Investing

The Best New Pain Cures...for Women, Health
Get More Energy in 10 Minutes a Day, Ladies' Home Journal
Happy Feet, Yoga Journal
Strong Bones, Real Simple
Spine Savers, Yoga Journal
The New Thyroid Cure, Health
Sweetener Lowdown, Real Simple
Female Trouble, Self
Supplements You Need Now, Alternative Medicine
How to be Headache-Free, Health
Bug Off, Real Simple

French History Meets Jazz and Mystery, Family Fun
Journey by Mule or Wild West Train, Family Fun
Ride a Riverboat in the Country Music Capital , Family Fun
In and Around San Francisco, Family Fun
Paradise Islands, San Francisco
Chilling out in Chileno Valley, Sunset
By the Beautiful Sea, San Francisco
Out of the Shadow, Continental
Overnight Sensations, San Francisco

Gillian Welch: The Orphan Girl Opens Up, Paste
Lyle Lovett: In his Own Mind, Acoustic Guitar
Emmylou Harris: Ever Graceful, Paste
Dessert Diva, Select

A New Day for Kids with Down's, Alternative Medicine
The Shot that Needles Parents, San Francisco
Saving the tsunami generation: The challenges facing children and how you can help, Babycenter.com
Hey Baby, Let's Have Some Fun, Parenting

Treat Your Nails Right, Alternative Medicine
Figting Age - Gently, Alternative Medicine
Beauty by the Bite, Health
Scar Prevention, Prevention

Backyard Bliss, Yoga Journal
Short-Season Tomatoes, HGTV's Newsletter
Bungalow Love, HGTV Ideas
Reshaping History, Sotheby's Domain
Modern Revival, HGTV Ideas
Flower Towers, Rebecca's Garden
Best Tomato?, Rebecca's Garden

Worry Thwarts, Yoga Journal
A Better Way to Treat Alcoholism, Alternative Medicine