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Krista Clive-Smith talks through her own career journey from a professional organizer to a personal branding expert to visionary founder of Merack Publishing. As Krista wrote her first book, she saw a gap in the publishing industry and started Merack Publishing - a boutique, non-fiction publishing house built by authors, for authors.


In this illuminating dialogue with Jessica, Krista discusses the varying pathways of traditional, self, and non-traditional publishing models, empowering authors with invaluable insights to make the right decision for their book-publishing goals. Merack Publishing and Soul Speak Press champion the importance of connection and alignment, fostering an environment where authorial voices resonate with profound authenticity.


Listen in on this powerful conversation, where passion meets purpose, and authors find solace in a community driven by creativity, integrity, and unwavering dedication to craft.


Learn more about Merack Publishing online.


This podcast is hosted by Jessica Buchanan, a NYT Bestselling author, speaker, survivor and founder of Soul Speak Press. Soul Speak Press  is a boutique non-traditional publishing company focused on publishing stories from women who have been through something, now they know something, and can teach us something.



Learn more about the Deserts to Mountaintops Anthologies. If you're interested in hearing interviews with our Soul Speak Press authors, check out the Deserts to Mountaintops Podcast.






Let's talk all things Soul Speak Press! Jessica dives into the origins of Soul Speak Press, the relationship with our mother publishing house Merack, and her heart behind hybrid and professional publishing for women's memoirs.


Jessica discusses some of the key differences between our individual Memoir Manifestos and the Deserts to Mountaintops Anthologies.


This podcast is hosted by Jessica Buchanan, a NYT Bestselling author, speaker, survivor and founder of Soul Speak Press. Soul Speak Press  is a boutique non-traditional publishing company focused on publishing stories from women who have been through something, now they know something, and can teach us something.



Learn more about the Deserts to Mountaintops Anthologies. If you're interested in hearing interviews with our Soul Speak Press authors, check out the Deserts to Mountaintops Podcast.

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