About the author

David Gaughran

David Gaughran lives in Dublin, where it rains every day and conversation is a sport. He is the author of the historical adventures <em>Liberty Boy</em>, <em>Mercenary</em> &amp; <em>A Storm Hits Valparaiso</em>, and has helped thousands of authors to self-publish their work via his workshops, blog, and popular writers' books: <em>Let's Get Digital </em>&amp; <em>Let's Get Visible</em>. He has been featured in the <em>Telegraph</em>, the <em>Irish Times</em>, the <em>Guardian</em>, the <em>Irish Examiner</em>, the <em>Sunday Times</em>, <em>Huffington Post</em>, <em>Business Insider</em>, <em>Forbes</em>, <em>Mashable</em>, <em>New York Observer</em>, <em>Newsweek Polska</em>, <em>il Giornale</em>, <em>The Star Malaysia</em>, and, most pleasingly, the <em>Journal for Maritime Research</em>. Visit DavidGaughran.com to sign up to his mailing list.