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Thoughts on storytelling, publishing, and finding the story beneath your story.


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


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
You Don’t Have to Be Fully Ready to Start Writing Your Story
There’s a particular ache that lives in the heart of so many aspiring authors—especially those called to memoir. It’s the ache of an unspoken truth, a story that’s been quietly waiting inside you. But then life gets loud again. Days pass. Responsibilities pile up. And the story? It keeps waiting.

Michelle Ireland
Apr 16, 20253 min read
The 3 Biggest Publishing Myths (That Might Be Holding You Back)
Think traditional publishing is the only way to be taken seriously? Think again. Discover the three biggest publishing myths that might be h

Michelle Ireland
Mar 13, 20252 min read
The Ripple Effect of Sharing Your Story
When you share your story, its impact goes beyond you. Stories create reflection, healing, and courage. Discover the ripple effect of storyt

Michelle Ireland
Mar 1, 20252 min read


Upcoming Workshop: From Spark to Story in Just 4 Weeks!
Bring your spark of a book idea to life with personalised guidance and a proven process in our 4-week high-touch, super fun, combo group and

Michelle Ireland
Jan 22, 20254 min read


Meet Sarah Mac, new author
Sarah Mac is the author of the forthcoming book, The 6-Figure Creative: Heal Your Relationship With Money Doing Work You Love , publishing December 2024. Let's meet Sarah... Sarah Mac is a Creative Brand Strategist and Money Mentor for creative entrepreneurs who want 6-figure years, without being glued to their laptops, while living a life where health, adventure and creativity are the priority. She helps coaches, healers and creators to earn more by attracting clients throug

Michelle Ireland
Nov 19, 20241 min read
How to Prepare to Write a Non-Fiction Book
When you begin to dream about writing a book your highlight reel is often focused on the feel of the book in your hand, the raving reviews f

Michelle Ireland
Nov 13, 20245 min read


Read Now... Real, Raw, & Unfiltered Stories Without the BS
Publishing Announcement - Let's Not Sugarcoat It: Real, Raw, & Unfiltered Stories Without the BS! is now available.

Michelle Ireland
Oct 15, 20242 min read


Meet: Laura McCafferty
Co-Author of The Me I Didn't See Volume One of the FoundHer Series A quick Q&A with co-author, Laura McCafferty, to see what her...

Michelle Ireland
Jul 9, 20243 min read
The Success of Your Book Is in Your Stories
When you started your business or moved into your professional role the thing that got you on the path to success, beyond your knowledge,...

Michelle Ireland
Jun 5, 20242 min read


Read now... Explore your own depths and reclaim the "me" you didn't see.
Publishing Announcement: The FoundHer Series presents, The Me I Didn't See, an extraordinary collection of personal revelations from sixteen

Michelle Ireland
Jun 1, 20241 min read
You don't always end up writing the book you thought you would
The reality is this: you don’t always write the book you set out to write. And… you often don’t figure that out until you’re 20,000+...

Michelle Ireland
May 8, 20243 min read
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