Are you a thought leader who
wants to change the world
by writing a book?
Join my community of 200+ authors who
have written, published, & launched
their “make-a-difference leadership book.
Whether you want to write a leadership book,
or a how-to book, I’m here waiting
to “hold your hand.”
Networlding: Book Creation and Socially Impactful Publishing

Are you a thought leader who
wants to change the world
by writing a book?
Join my community of 175+ authors who have
written, published, and launched their “make-a-difference thought leadership book. Whether you want to write a leadership book, a memoir, or a how-to book, I’m here waiting to “hold your hand” the whole way.
Melissa is a hurricane of ideas and the most caring book creation expert in the world.
—Mark Schaefer, renowned author of 10 best-selling books
Choose from my services to help you reach your goals
I provide comprehensive, turn-key solutions for becoming an author through my Do-It-Together Book Creation service.
Receive one, two, or three hours of tailored expert advice on writing, publishing, marketing, networking, or any area of your choosing.
Passionate About Helping
Make-a-Difference Authors Create Living Legacies

Melissa G Wilson provides proven strategies, tactics, tips, and tools to help you create, publish, and market content that will take your business and career to the next level.
Melissa is the author of five bestsellers. Her latest book, Networking is Dead: Creating Connections that Matter, was on the best seller lists for both the Wallstreet Journal and Barnes & Noble. Her book Networlding held a spot on the Top 10 books on Amazon for a year. Over the past 12 years, she has turned her focus to helping thought leaders write self-help, business, and all forms of non-fiction leadership books to accomplish similar goals.
Finally, Melissa also donates a significant portion of her time and earnings yearly to programs that mentor new adults.
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Diane S. Hopkins
Melissa was a true pathfinder for us as we worked through the maze of getting our first book published. With her positive attitude, she provided direct service to us while educating us every step of the way.

Anne Gallagher
One of the things that impresses me most about Melissa is her motto to "give back" to others who are starting their transformations. She's a rare find to be sure.

Lisa Dietlin
Melissa is a true professional and expert in the field of publishing! She delivers on what she says she will do in a timely manner and is always available to answer questions, often providing insight and direction to achieve the best results. I look forward to publishing many more books through her company Networlding Publishing!

Lise Dominique
Melissa G. Wilson is the person who gave me the push that I needed to 'get back on the horse' and finish up the first book in my children's book series, The Adventures of Harvey the Wonder Dog: Harvey the Hungry Dog".

Kerry LaCoste
Melissa G. Wilson is one of the best business partners I've had the pleasure of working with. Very few people can master wearing more than one hat. From a networking and social media pioneer and guru to author, speaker, and chief publishing officer, she does it all with grace and class.

Laura Berger
Melissa is an invaluable coach and subject matter expert for anyone who is looking to write, create, and publish a book, whether on their own or with a major house. She is so giving in her knowledge and expertise in the technical aspects of writing and laying out a book, marketing, pricing, and distribution.

Amy Riley
Melissa has the answers! She’s an invaluable resource when it comes to marketing and publishing a book.

Elizabeth Overstreet
I would highly recommend her if you are looking to work with someone who is not only knowledgeable about the industry, but someone who can really help you to create a book that will have real impact.

Andrés T. Tapia
Melissa wrote the book on social media marketing. She's the one I contacted to help me navigate the most current ways to publish a book on demand, pull together a team of creatives and techies to create a social media platform for marketing the book and shape the outreach.

Joan Rashid
Melissa offers a wealth of resources, strategies and tactics to new book authors seeking guidance on how to write, publish, and, especially market and sell their books. She continues to be a new book author's "best friend”

Eric P. Canada
I can definitely say my book is vastly better because of Melissa and the team she connected to the project.

Monica Diaz
From outline to outcome! Melissa is a skillful, resourceful and socially-conscious publisher, devoted to making others better. Getting to know and work with her has been a treasure and a blessing in my life!

Mark Ziska
Melissa’s concept of Networlding is unsurpassed for bringing authors, technologists, social media experts, marketing experts and influential people from across the globe to improve one another's position and extend our reach.

Ramon Batista
Melissa has a way of bringing out the best and inspiring others, she is amazing; I'd work with her again and again, Thank You Melissa!

Erin Huizenga
Melissa has helped me as a coach and editor since the beginning of this initial dream to write and publish a book. She is like a room mom for authors.

Irma Parone
If you want to take your business or career to the next level, Melissa is the person you want in your corner. I am most grateful for her, and all she does!

Jim Signorelli
I'm very glad that I introduced Melissa to my company and highly recommend her services to anyone interested in going beyond the surface benefits and applications of networking.

Daniel Dickinson
Melissa invented networking before it was a word.

Jim Striplin
The bottom line is that Melissa is a Superstar! I recommend her without reservation for any endeavor she chooses to pursue.

Jeff Williams
Melissa is one of the most creative, inventive, "connected" entrepreneurs I have known. She has inspired me to pursue several new entrepreneurial paths, including using LinkedIn, writing my first book, and using advanced networking principles.

James Rosseau Sr.
"Melissa has been an absolutely outstanding book coach who has guided me through a journey from conceptual manuscript to published author. Melissa's experience and passion for her work have truly been brought to bear as she pushed me to go deeper and create a richer product. She is a pleasure to work with and as I anticipate doing another book, I certainly plan to work with her again."

Barry Kayton
"Working with Melissa is always rewarding and delightful. She brings energy, enthusiasm, and talent to every engagement and immediate action. She’s a great communicator, a skillful writer and editor, and a smart strategist. In every conversation we’ve had, Melissa has seen opportunities to introduce me to people in her network whom I’ve found to be valuable connections for my own business. She’s a role model for how to get things done."

Glenn Yeffeth
"I had the good fortune to be the publisher of Melissa's fantastic book, Networking Is Dead. Melissa is a dream author because she combines great writing, deep knowledge, and fantastic marketing savvy in one package! Melissa's book provides a contrarian but genuinely insightful new look at the old question of networking. Her commitment to the success of her book was extremely impressive. I recommend Melissa highly!"

Robert Harris
"Melissa is a powerpack of book coaching ideas, insight, and authentic compassion. She has that rare talent to transform complex to simple, substantive concepts, words, and phrases."

Nan Hruby
"She is certainly at the top of her game and a seasoned expert—helping to create, publish, market, and sell your book. But, she was also so much fun to work with from start to finish! The investment I made, I know will return to me more than tenfold!"

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