Free 30-Minute Consultation with Melanie

Is this you?

  • You’re writing or revising a book and need help planning next steps

  • You’re confused about publishing options or timelines

  • You’ve heard all about what you “should” be doing for marketing, and you’re overwhelmed

  • You want professional insight before investing in editing or marketing

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What to Expect on your Call

  • Talk about your goals

  • Learn what publishing options might best fit your project and goals

  • Understand how we can help and what our process is

    Whether you're just starting your book or looking for professional help with editing, publishing, or strategy, our team is here to support you. A meeting with Melanie, co-owner and marketing director, will help you understand where your book fits in the world, what comes next in the publishing process, and how to tackle marketing without losing your mind. Melanie is an experienced project manager with an extensive background in marketing.

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Melanie Calahan

Melanie has been with SPS for more than a decade. She specializes in helping authors navigate the publishing process, refine their marketing strategies, and make confident decisions about their books. Prior to her work in indie publishing, Melanie specialized in marketing for a variety of industries and organizations, including but not limited to electronics and appliance retailers, non-profit financial institutions, healthcare organizations, a variety of branches of state government, and a traditional publishing company.

More about Melanie’s specialty:

  • The self-publishing 101. Need help understanding the publishing process, determining strategy, or taking the first step? You want Melanie.

  • Trouble-shooting. Need to make changes to a pdf file or fix an e-pub that looks nothing like it should? Need to source a printer for a specialty project? Not sure the standard POD options are going to work for you? Talk to Melanie.

  • The dreaded M-word. Melanie can talk you through marketing in a way that makes it feel, dare we say, manageable? No big glittery promises, just straightforward suggestions that work for you.

  • The other M-word. Metadata is a crucial step in setting your book up for success. Learn about it here.

  • Complex book builds. Got a multi-author or graphically complex project? Talk to Melanie. Or Clare.