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Insights
Thoughts on storytelling, publishing, and finding the story beneath your story.
The Self-Scare of Writing About Your Life (And Why It's Worth It)
Writing about your life is a self-scare—you have to look at it before you can share it. On the courage memoir takes, and the safe space that holds it.

Michelle Ireland
Jun 303 min read
You Can't Write Your Book by Trying to Be Someone Else
The strange paradox of trying to be someone else in order to be yourself—and why the masks have to come off before the real book can be written and you can find your writing voice.

Michelle Ireland
Jun 233 min read
What Writing a Book Really Looks Like (Spoiler: It's Not Under the Tuscan Sun)
The dreamy writer's life—villa, cuppa, rolling hills—isn't how books get made. Here's what writing a book is really like, and why the reality is better.

Michelle Ireland
Jun 163 min read
The Writer You've Always Known You Could Be Is Already You
You don't have to become a writer. You already are one. If you've always wanted to write a book, keep reading.

Michelle Ireland
Jun 93 min read


It's Never Just About the Writing The Memoir Publishing Process: Writing, Design, and Reader Experience | Soul Spark Publishing
Writing is just the beginning. Here's what else matters when publishing a memoir.

Michelle Ireland
Jan 142 min read


Meet Suzanne Hanna, author of Navigating the Wilderness Within
Suzanne Hanna is a psychotherapist, shadow coach, and author who doesn’t just guide others through transformation—she embodies it. After walking 1,000 miles across the country in a radical act of healing and reclamation, Suzanne emerged with a rare and sacred map: the path home to the truest self. Her journey—through heartbreak, betrayal, loss, and rebirth—infuses every step she takes with those she serves. Suzanne is not here to offer quick fixes or surface solutions. She is

Michelle Ireland
May 28, 20251 min read


The 6-Figure Creative: Heal Your Relationship with Money Doing Work You Love
Available Now Written by Sarah Mac Published by Soul Spark Publishing Sarah's story reveals how healing your relationship to money unlocks your highest creative potential. In The 6-Figure Creative, Sarah Mac shares what it took to go from burned out, overworked, underpaid, and questioning her creative ambitions, to building her dream 6-figure business as a writer and mindset coach, all while traveling the world and healing from chronic illness. In healing her avoidant and ove

Michelle Ireland
May 28, 20252 min read


Insights From the Soul: Gentle Conversations With Your Inner Self
What if you could quiet the noise of the world, even for a little while-and come home to yourself? No pressure. No perfection. Just honest reflection, small shifts, and a remembering of your inner wisdom.

Michelle Ireland
May 28, 20251 min read
How to structure a memoir when it feels overwhelming
Sometimes a story feels too big to hold. Too layered. Too raw. Too much.
We hear this often from the authors we work with—especially those who carry powerful, complex personal stories.
When the story stirs but feels overwhelming, here’s what we gently remind them: A memoir isn’t your whole life.

Michelle Ireland
May 7, 20252 min read
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