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Work With Authorized Publishing Partner

Melissa Swonger, Ph.D. (c.), M.A.

Helping aspiring authors publish their book with the support and infrastructure of She Rises Studios.

Melissa Swonger helps connect new authors to take the next step toward sharing their story with the world. As an Authorized Publishing Partner with She Rises Studios, they help connect purpose-driven voices to a proven publishing platform designed to support visibility, growth, and meaningful storytelling.

How It Works

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STEP 1

Start the Conversation

Apply to explore whether your story and publishing goals are aligned with upcoming opportunities.

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STEP 2

Receive Publishing Guidance

Our publishing team helps guide authors through the process, timelines, and next steps.

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STEP 3

Become a Published Author

Step into visibility with the support, infrastructure, and publishing pathway designed to help your story reach the world.

What Authors Step Into

Publishing is more than printing a book. It’s about visibility, credibility, impact, and finally bringing your story into the world with support behind you.

Publishing Support

Distribution

Community

Editing Guidance

Visibility

Bestseller Opportunities

Events/media exposure if applicable

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Built on a Proven Publishing Platform

She Rises Studios is a media and publishing company that helps entrepreneurs, leaders, and storytellers publish and position their books professionally.

1000+

Authors published and counting

13+

Countries distributed

30K+

Monthly readers  across 12+ magazines

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Publishing Packages

Starter
Author Package

Includes:

  • Full Solo Book Publishing
    (Editing, formatting, cover, global distribution, 100% rights & royalties yours)

$2500

Professional
Author Package

Includes:

  • Everything in Starter Package

  • Personalized Media Kit

  • DFY Author Landing Page

$3500

Premium
Author Package

Includes:

  • Everything in Professional Package

  • Filmed Las Vegas Studio Interview (professionally edited)

  • Featured Guest Spot on the She Rises Studios Podcast

$5000

MEET YOUR PUBLISHING PARTNER

The Sage Hill Project

Melissa Swonger, Ph.D. (c.), M.A.

Melissa Swonger is the Architect of Connection-Centered Leadership™, an international bestselling author, keynote speaker, doctoral-level psychologist, and CEO of Sage Hill Consulting. She is the founder of The Sage Hill Project, asocial enterprise advancing radical kindness as a catalyst for sustainable change, and the co-founder of Mind Shifts Lab, an ecosystem exploring the hidden gems of the neuro, physical, and spiritual sciences. As a publishing partner with She Rises Studios, Melissa helps authors uncover the message beneath their stories and transform their experiences into books that build influence, create meaningful impact, and leave a legacy they are proud to share.

Why Storytelling Matters to Me

Stories have shaped humanity long before we ever documented research or developed leadership theories. They are how we make meaning, pass on wisdom, and remind one another that we are not alone. While information may educate us, stories have the unique ability to create connection—and connection is where lasting transformation begins.

I care deeply about helping people tell their stories because I have seen firsthand how one person's honesty can become another person's hope. The most powerful stories are not the ones that reveal everything. They are the ones that reveal what others need most. When we thoughtfully transform our experiences into wisdom, our stories become more than personal history; they become a gift that continues serving others long after we are gone.

What Drew Me to Publishing

Most people don't lack ideas. They lack the environment, encouragement, and process to bring those ideas fully to life.

Throughout my work in psychology, leadership, coaching, and organizational consulting, I have become fascinated by the moment when something that has quietly existed beneath the surface finally comes alive. Sometimes it is a person discovering strengths they never recognized. Sometimes it is a leader gaining clarity that transforms an organization. Sometimes it is an idea that has waited years for the right time, the right process, and the right encouragement to find its voice.

My work has always been about awakening potential and helping people steward what has been entrusted to them. As I walked alongside leaders, entrepreneurs, professionals, and individuals at every stage of life, I met remarkable people who carried ideas, hard-earned wisdom, and life-changing experiences that deserved to be shared. Again and again, I watched those ideas remain hidden—not because they lacked value, but because their authors lacked a trusted process and partner to help bring them into reality. It was then that I realized publishing wasn't simply about producing books. It was about helping people steward the ideas, experiences, and expertise they had been entrusted with, so those gifts could continue to serve others long after they were gone.

I came to see publishing as one of the most powerful vehicles for transforming potential into lasting influence. A thoughtfully crafted book preserves wisdom, establishes credibility, advances meaningful work, extends influence, and leaves a legacy that continues serving others long after the final chapter is written. It allows an idea, a lesson, or a story to outlive its author and continue making a positive impact for generations.

Some authors come to me with a completed manuscript and simply need a trusted publishing partner to help them navigate the publishing process with excellence. Others arrive with little more than the quiet conviction that there is a book within them waiting to be written. I love both. Whether refining a finished manuscript or helping someone uncover the message beneath years of experience, my greatest joy is creating the conditions where dormant potential becomes purposeful action.

Every meaningful book begins with someone choosing to believe that what has been entrusted to them is worth sharing. Together, we create more than a published book. We steward a message that has the potential to inform, encourage, equip, and inspire others. Watching those messages become someone else's turning point inspires me.

My Belief in Visibility and Women’s Voices

Throughout my career, I have met countless women who carry wisdom, expertise, and life experiences and quietly question whether what they have to offer is significant enough to share. I have also met women whose voices had been overlooked, whose confidence had been diminished, or who simply never imagined that what came naturally to them could become someone else's breakthrough.

Visibility, to me, has never been about seeking recognition. It is about stewardship.

I believe each of us has been entrusted with experiences, knowledge, and perspectives that can encourage, equip, and elevate others. The goal is not simply to have a voice. It is to make a contribution. When fear, comparison, perfectionism, or self-doubt keep those gifts hidden, someone else loses the opportunity to learn from them.

That is why I care so deeply about helping women become authors. Some come with years of expertise, and they are ready to share. Some have a completed manuscript but need a trusted publishing partner to help bring it into the world. Others carry a story they have never quite known how to tell. My role is not simply to help publish a book. It is to help uncover the message beneath their experiences, discern what is truly theirs to share, and steward that message with wisdom, integrity, and purpose.

I don't believe visibility is the destination. I believe it is the natural outcome of courageously offering your unique contribution to the world. When women faithfully steward what they have been entrusted with, their influence reaches far beyond themselves. Their books strengthen families, shape organizations, advance meaningful work, encourage future leaders, and create a legacy that continues serving others long after we're gone.

That is the privilege of my work. I love helping women transform their ideas, expertise, and life experiences into books that become more than something they wrote. They become a lasting contribution that informs, encourages, equips, and becomes someone else's turning point long after the author has written the final page.

How I Support Aspiring Authors

Most people do not lack ideas. They lack the environment, encouragement, and process to bring those ideas fully to life. My role is to create those conditions and help you move from possibility to purposeful action.

Whether you are beginning with a blank page or bringing a completed manuscript, you will not have to navigate the journey alone. As an international bestselling author, coach, and publishing partner with She Rises Studios, I combine personalized support with a trusted team and a proven system that leads from idea to professionally published book.

Before we talk about publishing, we begin by uncovering the message beneath your ideas. Together, we clarify what is truly yours to say, identify the readers you are uniquely positioned to serve, and define the contribution you want your book to make. From there, we organize your ideas, strengthen your message, shape the structure, and create a clear path forward so you always know what comes next.

I support authors at every stage. If you are an expert, I will help you translate your knowledge, skills, research, or methodology into a book that establishes credibility and equips others. If you are a thought leader, I help you clarify and position the ideas that can strengthen your platform and extend your influence. If you are a changemaker, I help you shape a message that advances your mission and moves people toward meaningful action. If you are a storyteller or legacy builder, I help you transform lived experience into wisdom, discerning what belongs in the book and how to share it in a way that serves readers and leaves a legacy you will be proud of.

Most people don't lack ideas. They lack the environment, encouragement, and process to bring those ideas fully to life. That is where my work begins.

Whether you've been carrying an idea for years, have a completed manuscript sitting on your computer, or simply know there's a book inside you but aren't sure where to begin, you don't have to navigate the journey alone.

As an international bestselling author, coach, and publishing partner with She Rises Studios, I walk alongside authors from the earliest spark of an idea to the moment they hold a professionally published book in their hands. Having walked this journey myself, I understand both the excitement and the uncertainty of bringing a book into the world. My role is to help you move forward with clarity, confidence, and the support of a trusted team.

Before we ever talk about publishing, we begin by discovering the message beneath your ideas. Together, we'll discern what is truly yours to say, who you're uniquely called to serve, and the contribution your book is meant to make. From there, we'll organize your ideas, strengthen your message, develop a compelling manuscript, and create a clear roadmap so you'll always know what comes next.

You've spent years developing expertise that deserves to reach a broader audience. You've created a framework, method, or body of research that could equip others. You're leading a mission that needs a larger platform, or you've lived experiences that have become hard-earned wisdom worth sharing. Wherever you begin, my commitment is the same: to help you create the right book—not simply finish one.

As your manuscript develops, I continue walking beside you while partnering closely with the experienced publishing team at She Rises Studios. Together, we guide you through a proven publishing process backed by an experienced team, ensuring every step—from editing and design to publication and distribution—is handled with excellence. Your finished book is professionally published and distributed through major global channels, including Amazon and Ingram Spark, helping your message reach the people it was written to serve.

More than anything, I want you to leave this journey with confidence as an author, clarity about your contribution, and a book that faithfully reflects what you've been entrusted to share. Because the goal is never simply to publish a book. It is to steward an idea that has the potential to inform, encourage, equip, and inspire others long after we are gone. Helping authors faithfully steward the messages they've been entrusted with is one of the greatest privileges of my work, and I'd be honored to walk that journey with you.

"Have the courage to discover the message beneath your story, create connection through it, and faithfully steward it into a legacy that serves others long after you're gone." ~ Melissa Swonger

Frequently Asked Questions

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A Celebration of Our Authors

Each of these women has transformed her story into legacy through She Rises Studios. Their voices, journeys, and books continue to inspire readers worldwide.

"An AMAZING Author Experience"

This has been an incredible author journey for me for the past year. I never thought I would write a chapter in a book, let alone my own solo book: Courageous Woman Casting Cares Upon Jesus. I also never expected to become a USA BEST SELLER with Amazon. This whole process is still somewhat surreal to me...

Carmen Maendel

Author

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"SheRises Studios is such an inspiring company!"

SheRises Studios has absolutely been a godsend! I had prayed about finding a publishing studio, and when God led me to them by going to their coffee connect first and seeing the interaction and how much Hanna gave in teaching people, encouraging people and sharing insights into the business world as she empowered women to empower others was so refreshing and inspiring...

Erica Elliott

WarriorHeart Healing Hearts, LLC
Buy her bestselling book Breath of Heaven Manifesting God's Way

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“A visionary publisher who listens, innovates, and empowers women authors worldwide.”

What sets them apart for me: they listen. When I request changes or new services, I am heard, and often my ideas are implemented. Their unique business model even shares royalties with contributing anthology authors — something I’ve never seen elsewhere. Working with them has been both professionally rewarding and creatively joyful. I wholeheartedly recommend She Rises Studios to any author or entrepreneur looking for a publisher who is visionary, supportive, and truly values women’s voices.

Sylvia Becker-Hill

Certified Master Neuroplastician

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Your Story Might Be The One Someone Else Needs

Books change lives.
But first, you have to decide your story matters enough to share.

Whether you’re starting with an idea, a life experience, or a message you’ve carried for years, this could be the beginning of finally bringing it into the world and onto the page.

Ready To Explore Your Publishing Journey?

Take the first step toward becoming a published author with support behind you every step of the way.

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