David Gaughran lives in Portugal these days but originally comes from Dublin – where he jokingly says “the rain comes up from the ground and everyone has pints for hands…”
He is the author of the historical adventures Liberty Boy, Mercenary & A Storm Hits Valparaiso, and has helped tens of thousands of authors to self-publish their work via his workshops, blog, and books such as Let’s Get Digital, Let’s Get Visible, Amazon Decoded, Strangers to Superfans, and BookBub Ads Expert. He has been featured in The Telegraph, The Irish Times, The Guardian, The Irish Examiner, The Sunday Times, Huffington Post, Business Insider, Forbes, Mashable, New York Observer, Newsweek Polska, il Giornale, The Star Malaysia, and others..
In May 2020, he was one of the recipients of the Kate Wilhelm Solstice Award along with John Picacio. SFWA President Mary Robinette Kowal said, “David Gaughran has been doing yeoman’s work for years, alerting indie writers about predatory schemes and warning them about changes in independent publishing. His work makes the science-fiction and fantasy landscape safer for writers.”
