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Melissa Kirk

About

Melissa Kirk is the founder of CreateBuzz Marketing and Words to Honey Editing and Publishing Services, working with writers, artists, and creatives on writing, editing, marketing and content strategy. She has worked with psychology writers for almost 15 years, helping them bring their words to their intended audience. Clients she's worked with have included Rick Hanson, Sue Thoele, Beverly Engel, John Preston, Steven Stosny, and many other influential writers whose mission is to help people live better, more centered, more fulfilling lives.

She lives in the San Francisco bay area.

Books by Melissa Kirk
Recent Posts
What If It's Okay to Feel Bad?
It doesn’t mean you’re weak. It doesn’t mean you’re incompetent. It doesn’t mean you’re a bad person. It doesn’t mean you’re a failure.
A Valentine's Musing

So today, can those of us who can see beyond the media and retail hype of this day use the ubiquitous heart symbols to remember to appreciate and generate love of all kinds?

So today, can those of us who can see beyond the media and retail hype of this day use the ubiquitous heart symbols to remember to appreciate and generate love of all kinds?

The Importance of Storytelling in Creative Work

By sharing and being vulnerable, we give our community permission to share and be vulnerable and connect with us.

By sharing and being vulnerable, we give our community permission to share and be vulnerable and connect with us.

So You Want to Write a Book

You know you can do it, but there’s a little niggling sense of “What if I’m not good enough?” or “I don’t know how to write a book” or “I’m too busy..."

You know you can do it, but there’s a little niggling sense of “What if I’m not good enough?” or “I don’t know how to write a book” or “I’m too busy..."

Writing for the Self-Help Consumer, Pt 2

With good organization, there’s no more staring anxiously at a blank page because you don’t know what to write next. What to write next is in the outline!

With good organization, there’s no more staring anxiously at a blank page because you don’t know what to write next. What to write next is in the outline!

Writing for the Self-Help Consumer, Pt 1

Probably the biggest mistake I hear when I communicate with potential authors about their books is the author misunderstanding who their audience is.

Probably the biggest mistake I hear when I communicate with potential authors about their books is the author misunderstanding who their audience is.