David Gaughran

Gaughran has been featured in The Daily Telegraph,{{Cite news|last=Bastable|first=Mark|title=How I Overcame Snobbery to Self-Publish an eBook|work=The Daily Telegraph|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/10032659/How-I-overcame-snobbery-to-self-publish-an-e-book.html}} The Irish Times,{{Cite news|last=Reddan|first=Fiona|title=Pining to get into print? Try DIY|work=The Irish Times|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/pining-to-get-into-print-try-diy-1.445010}} The Guardian,{{Cite news|last=Flood|first=Alison|title=Plagiarism, ‘book-stuffing’, clickfarms ... the rotten side of self-publishing|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/mar/28/plagiarism-book-stuffing-clickfarms-the-rotten-side-of-self-publishing}} The Irish Examiner,{{Cite news|last=Hearne|first=John|title=Dawn of the DIY publisher|work=The Irish Examiner|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/arid-20199673.html}} The Sunday Times,{{Cite news|last=Barrell|first=Tony|title=The new face of fiction (And niche erotica. And self help. And…)|work=The Sunday Times|url=https://www.thetimes.com/sunday-times-100-tech/hardware-profile/article/the-new-face-of-fiction-and-niche-erotica-and-self-help-and-5lvkjfftzr8}} Huffington Post,{{Cite web|title=Why Self Publishing Authors Are A Target For Conmen|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/self-publishing-cons_n_1203007|website=Huffington Post}} Business Insider,{{Cite news|title=Digital Book World Names Finalists in the 2018 Digital Book World Awards|work=Business Insider|url=https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/digital-book-world-names-finalists-in-the-2018-digital-book-world-awards-1027529015#}} Forbes,{{Cite news|last=Rowe|first=Adam|title=Here's How Digital Self-Publishing Has Changed Over The Last 3 Years|work=Forbes|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/adamrowe1/2018/01/31/heres-how-digital-self-publishing-has-changed-over-the-last-3-years/#2bce4e10371a}} Mashable,{{Cite news|last=Fiegerman|first=Seth|title=Amazon Escalates Its War of Words With Hachette|work=Mashable|url=https://mashable.com/2014/08/09/amazon-hachette-letter}} The New York Observer,{{Cite news|last=Dale|first=Brady|title=How Amazon Kindle Unlimited Scammers Wring Big Money From Phony Books|work=New York Observer|url=https://observer.com/2016/04/how-amazon-kindle-unlimited-scammers-wring-big-money-from-phony-books/}} Newsweek Polska, il Giornale,{{Cite news|last=Vitulli|first=Stefania|title=Vi insegno tutti i trucchi del bestseller fatto in casa|work=il Giornale|url=https://www.ilgiornale.it/news/cultura/vi-insegno-tutti-i-trucchi-bestseller-fatto-casa-lintervista-953965.html}} The Star (Malaysia).{{Cite news|last=Tai|first=Elizabeth|title=Ebook's Porngate|work=The Star Malaysia|url=https://www.thestar.com.my/opinion/online-exclusive/reading-revolution/2013/10/31/porn-ebooks}} He is a speaker for self-publishing and self-promotion, advocating for writers to publish and market their books. He's known for his outspoken view of the publishing industry, blogging about topics such as the tech hearings and what it means for independent publishers. Journalist Dawn Chmielewski covered the Amazon e-book pricing dispute and notes Gaughran's author interview supporting the retailer effort to keep prices low and build a healthy reading culture as "a piece worth reading."{{Cite news|last=Chmielewski|first=Dawn|title=Amazon Drags Authors, Readers and George Orwell Into Its Fight With Hachette|work=Vox|url=https://www.vox.com/2014/8/9/11629720/amazon-drags-authors-readers-and-george-orwell-into-its-fight-with}} He was also featured in TechCrunch for discussing fake reviews on Amazon{{Cite web|title=Real news of fake reviews|url=https://techcrunch.com/2017/09/03/real-news-of-fake-reviews/|website=TechCrunch|language=en-US}} and the Techdirt exposé about services provided by Author Solutions.{{Cite news|last=Cushing|first=Tim|title=Author Solutions' Rep: People Complaining About Our Scammy 'Services' Are Engaged In 'Racketeering'|work=Techdirt|url=https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130714/18453023795/author-solutions-rep-people-complaining-about-our-scammy-services-are-engaged-racketeering.shtml}} His reporting on the black hat tactic of "book stuffing" was featured in Pajiba.{{Cite news|last=Donaldson|first=Kayleigh|title=Book Stuffing, Bribery and Bullying: The Self-Publishing Problem Plaguing Amazon|work=Pajiba|url=https://www.pajiba.com/think_pieces/book-stuffing-bribery-and-bullying-the-selfpublishing-problem-plaguing-amazon.php}}

In May 2020 David Gaughran received the Kate Wilhelm Solstice Award, given by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA) “for distinguished contributions to the science fiction and fantasy community.”

The Solstice Award was created in 2008 by the SFWA to acknowledge individuals, living or dead, who have had a significant impact on the science fiction or fantasy landscape, focusing on those who have consistently made a significant, positive difference to the speculative fiction field.

Previous winners include Octavia E. Butler, Alice B. Sheldon (AKA James Tiptree Jr.), Tom Doherty, Carl Sagan, Stanley Schmidt, Michael Whelan, Kate Wilhelm, Terri Windling, Donald A. Wollheim, John Clute, Sir Terry Pratchett, Toni Weisskopf, Gardner Dozois, Sheila Williams, and most recently, Neil Clarke (editor) and Nisi Shawl.{{Cite web|last=locusmag|date=2020-03-10|title=Gaughran and Picacio Receive Solstice Awards|url=https://locusmag.com/2020/03/gaughran-and-picacio-receive-solstice-awards/|website=Locus Online|language=en-US}}

• Mercenary {{ISBN|978-91-87109-36-2}}
• Liberty Boy {{ISBN|978-91-87109-39-3}}
• A Storm Hits Valparíso {{ISBN|978-91-87109-04-1}}

Non-fiction works about the publishing industry and self-publishing:

• Let's Get Visible: How To Get Noticed And Sell More Books (2013) {{ISBN|978-91-87109-16-4}}
• Strangers To Superfans: A Marketing Guide to the Reader Journey (2018) {{ISBN|978-91-87109-30-0}}
• BookBub Ads Expert: A Marketing Guide to Author Discovery (2019) {{ISBN|978-91-87109-32-4}}
• Let's Get Digital: How To Self-Publish, And Why You Should (2020, fourth edition) {{ISBN|978-91-87109-48-5}}
• Amazon Decoded: A Marketing Guide to the Kindle Store (2020) {{ISBN|978-91-87109-416}}
• Following: A Marketing Guide to Author Platform

David M. Gaughran’s debut historical novel released in 2011 and is based around the South American Wars of Independence and the successful campaign of José de San Martín to liberate Argentina, Chile, and Peru from the Spanish Empire.

His second historical fiction release in 2014 follows a real historical figure named Lee Christmas - a mercenary who was active during the growth of the banana industry  in Honduras and subsequent U.S. intervention. Mercenary was recommended by Wall Street Journal bestselling author Michael Wallace, and Donald Barker at Reedsy Discovery called it a "story lifted straight out of history."{{Cite web|last=Barker|first=Donald|title=Mercenary - The Hard Drinking Drifter Who Changed the Fate of a Nation by David M. Gaughran - Reviewed by Donald Barker|url=https://reedsy.com/discovery/book/mercenary-the-hard-drinking-drifter-who-changed-the-fate-of-a-nation-david-m-gaughran|website=Reedsy Discovery|language=en}}

Gaughran’s third historical novel released in 2016 and surrounds the aftermath of the 1803 Rising in Dublin, Ireland and the execution of Robert Emmet, who was hanged and then beheaded on Thomas Street, Dublin in September 1803. Cindy Vallar at Historical Novels Review called it, a "tale of an overlooked rebellion, told from the perspective of the streets, with dialogue that is more heard than read and unexpected twists.”{{Cite web|last=Vallar|first=Cindy|title=Liberty Boy Review by Cindy Vallar|url=https://historicalnovelsociety.org/reviews/liberty-boy/|website=Historical Novel Society}}

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• [https://davidgaughran.com/ David Gaughran Official Site]
• [https://www.worldcat.org/search?q=au%3AGaughran%2C+David%2C&qt=hot_author Works by or about David Gaughran] in libraries (WorldCat catalog)

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