Jason Anspach
Co-creator of the Galaxy’s Edge franchise, he handles day-to-day business operations and building the IP into an acclaimed sci-fi brand through innovative marketing, reader outreach, and merchandising. He is a co-founder of the promotional network Sci-Fi Bridge. A former executive in the private sector, Jason has a passion for helping authors build their own brands and manage their writing careers as successful businesses.
Nick Cole
A former soldier in the U.S. Army and actor in Hollywood, Nick Cole is a NewPub pioneer from the early days of the Amazon Indie Revolution, and recipient of the Dragon Award. Galaxy’s Edge, a best-selling science fiction series written by Nick and Jason Anspach has captured the attention of readers and major media conglomerates. Nick specializes in the movement of authors becoming IPs and taking ownership of their own careers and profits.
Chris Fox
The author of Write to Market, 5,000 Words Per Hour, and numerous science fiction novels. He’s helped over 100,000 authors take a step closer to quitting their day jobs and has helped over 200 become six-figure authors. Chris makes the bulk of his income from fiction by practicing writing to market and is looking to take his work beyond books and into television and video games.
Richard Fox
A science fiction writer, author of the Ember War Saga, and winner of the 2017 Dragon Award for The Best Military Science Fiction or Fantasy novel. A graduate of West Point, he spent ten years on active duty in the U.S. Army. He deployed on two combat tours to Iraq and received the Combat Action Badge, Bronze Star, and Presidential Unit Citation. He now lives in fabulous Las Vegas with his wife and three sons.
Jonathan Yanez
President of the California Writers Club–Orange County, he’s the winner of a Jack London Award for his contributions to literacy having partnered with Scholastic. Two of his series have been optioned for film. His latest work is currently under development being adapted into a mobile game. His tenure in sales leadership and one-to-one client training have helped him council numerous authors to reaching their publishing goals.
Jynafer Yanez
Has worked in the advertising and marketing industry leading limited-budget as well as multimillion-dollar client campaigns. Leveraging her experience in behavioral marketing, psychology of influence strategy, results analysis, copywriting, events development, and project management, she also runs her own marketing company for authors. She provides everything from blurbs to Facebook and Amazon ads, sales analysis, and market consulting.