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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
13 hours ago2 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


Sacred Fire: Memoir of A Marriage
Publication Announcement: Sacred Fire: Memoir of A Marriage - 19 May 2025 How do two people who deeply love and respect each other walk hand in hand when they don’t see eye to eye? Uma, her husband of seventeen years, and teenage daughter have relocated to Chicago in the spring of 2008. Within weeks, her mother in Southern India is diagnosed with cancer. Nine months later Uma gets the dreaded phone call. Her mother is dead. This unfathomable loss triggers Uma’s rebirth and sp

Michelle Ireland
May 5, 20252 min read


Meet Uma Girish, author of Sacred Fire
We are thrilled to announce that we are publishing Uma Girish's newest book, Sacred Fire: Memoir of A Marriage. Uma came to us via a mutual friend and working with her has been such a wonderful and loving experience. Uma previously published traditionally but was disappointed with the support both for her personally and her book. She wanted more freedom and connection whilst bringing her newest creation to the world. And we have been thrilled to do that alongside her. Sacred

Michelle Ireland
May 5, 20252 min read
Simple but powerful question to unlock authentic storytelling
There’s a moment in the writing journey that we always look forward to at Soul Spark Publishing.
It’s the moment an author begins to consider not just what they’ll say—but how they want to say it.

Michelle Ireland
Apr 30, 20252 min read
Are you doubting your story but want to write a book?
Whether it’s because the story feels too personal or too ordinary, or because it feels like too much to claim expertise or authorship, the doubt sneaks in. Sometimes gently, sometimes like a roar.
And yet—this doubt is not proof that your story is unworthy. It’s proof that it matters.

Michelle Ireland
Apr 23, 20251 min read
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