PhotobucketDan Blank is the founder of WeGrowMedia.com, where he has worked with hundreds of writers, helping them build an audience for their books, and ensuring their impact on readers creates a lasting legacy. He teaches online courses in author platform development, digital content strategy and marketing, as well as runs in-person workshops and provides consulting services for both writers and publishers.

Dan has worked with both traditionally published bestselling authors and first-time writers self-publishing their work. He has worked for companies such as Workman Publishing, Perseus Books Group, The Kenyon Review, Writer House, F&W Media, Writer’s Digest, Library Journal, Consortium Book Sales & Distribution, Mediabistro and others. He speaks regularly at writing and publishing conferences including BookExpo America, Writer’s Digest Conference, AWP, Thrillerfest, Digital Book World, SCBWI, NYU Center for Publishing, James River Writers, Grub Street’s The Muse & Marketplace, and many others.

You can find Dan via his blog at http://WeGrowMedia.com, on Twitter at http://twitter.com/DanBlank, and on LinkedIn (http://www.linkedin.com/in/danblank2).