More About the Author
Marilyn Ross is a self-publishing pioneer. Over the last three decades, she has helped thousands of authors sell millions of books through About Books, Inc., the company she and former husband Tom founded in 1977 and have since sold. Then Marilyn turned her energies toward championing authors, professionals, and small presses by founding Self-Publishing Resources.
Marilyn, an internationally acclaimed self-publishing authority, has been noted and quoted in U.S. News & World Report, Publishers Weekly, the Los Angeles Times, Writer's Digest, Bottom Line Personal, John Naisbitt's Trend Letter, Investor's Business Daily, Rocky Mountain News, the Denver Post, San Diego Union, Chicago Daily Herald, Phoenix Gazette, the New York Times, Newsweek, and the San Francisco Chronicle, among others. Entrepreneur magazine dubbed Marilyn a "trend tracker." Additionally, she has appeared on scores of radio and TV shows, including NPR's All Things Considered.
In 1996, Marilyn and Tom Ross launched an international nonprofit trade association for self-publishers, small presses, and assertive authors. Although they are no longer involved, under their leadership the Small Publishers Association of North America (SPAN) became the second largest such organization in the world.
She brings her invigorating style to her best-selling books The Complete Guide to Self-Publishing (5th edition now out), Jump Start Your Book Sales, and Shameless Marketing for Brazen Hussies. This energetic woman not only helps authors successfully write, publish, and market their own books and information products--she has written and self-published fifteen books of her own. Following the "success formula" she espouses, five of the books have been sold to major trade publishers.
Singled out for the Guerrilla Marketing Hall of Fame, she is also listed in numerous Who's Who directories. Marilyn has intimate knowledge of the joys and frustrations of being an author. Writing and publishing conference planners often call upon her as a speaker.
She divides her time between helping clients, dancing, enjoying nature, gardening, volunteering, spiritual study, travel, being playful, and nurturing her many friends. Contact her at marilyn@MarilynRoss.com.
