Double your Student Activities Budgetwith this Two-For-One Special!



Dear Student Activities Boards & Directors:


The 2018-2019 school year will be my twelfth year of presenting Around the World in 90 Minutes at colleges across the United States. Around the World in 90 Minutes is a high-energy digital slide show based on the travels for my book, Cool Creatures, Hot Planet: Exploring the Seven Continents. It has been a hit from coast-to-coast, becoming one of the most popular slide shows of all-time.


While Around the World in 90 Minutes is my signature show, I have also won ten national awards for my writing and possess substantial knowledge of the publishing industry. My first book, Cool Creatures, Hot Planet, became an Amazon #1 Best Seller for Wildlife. My second book, Endangered Edens: Exploring the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Costa Rica, the Everglades, and Puerto Rico, was published in 2016, and it became an Amazon #1 Best Seller in the Travel, Ecotourism, Caribbean Travel, and Puerto Rico categories. It also won the National Indie Excellence Book Award for Nature, the Readers' Favorite Book Award for Environment, and two Silver Medals in the Nautilus Book Awards. My third book, Time Is Irreverent, was published in February 2018, and already it is an Amazon United States #1 Best Seller in Parodies and LGBT Science Fiction, and an Amazon Canada #1 Best Seller in Comedy, Humour, Political Humour, LGBT Science Fiction, Alternative History, and Time Travel!


With that in mind, I'm offering a bonus program, Indie Author Success: Outselling Big Publishers Without Selling Out (formerly Cool Writing Careers).


Unlike Around the World in 90 Minutes, which is a highly rehearsed show, performed primarily in auditoriums, ballrooms, and lecture halls, Indie Author Success is a 50-minute-long informal talk, geared toward classrooms and small-to-medium-sized groups.


Indie Author Success begins with an overview and then proceeds directly to questions and answers.


Topics we will cover include:

  • Writing a book
  • Self-editing tips
  • Writing fiction vs. writing nonfiction
  • Working with an editor
  • How to find an agent and a publishing company
  • Why you should bypass an agent and a publishing company
  • Publishing your own book (finding a printer, hiring a book designer, getting an ISBN, etc.)
  • e-books and audio books
  • Getting distribution
  • Promoting your book


Here's my special deal:



Until further notice, Indie Author Success will be available free to colleges that book Around the World in 90 Minutes. To get the deal, simply request Indie Author Success when we confirm the date. Please be aware that my tour itinerary often puts me in a new city each day, so scheduling both programs within a few hours of each other will likely be necessary.


Get classes involved! Not only are my programs great for extra credit, but your English and/or Science Departments may even be willing to pay a portion of my speaking fee.

  • Indie Author Success is perfect for English, journalism, and business classes.
  • Around the World in 90 Minutes is perfect for classes in the natural sciences, foreign cultures, geography, and photography. I also recommend opening up this show to the general public. You’ll be amazed how far people will drive to see Around the World in 90 Minutes!

If you aren’t already familiar with Around the World in 90 Minutes, the show features interesting facts, humorous stories, and the best of thousands of photos I took while traveling all seven continents, searching for rare and interesting wildlife. It's the type of show where the audience has fun laughing at the stories, oohing and aahing at the photos, and then, when it's all done, they realize just how much they've learned.


If you would like to take advantage of this outstanding two-for-one opportunity, please contact me at [email protected] or (406) 642-3333. I look forward to hearing from you!


Best wishes,


Marty Essen

Author of Time Is Irreverent
Amazon #1 Best Seller in Parodies and LGBT Science Fiction
Amazon Canada #1 Best Seller in Comedy, Humour, Political Humour, LGBT Science Fiction, Alternative History, and Time Travel
Author of Endangered Edens
Amazon #1 Best Seller in Ecotourism, Travel, Caribbean Travel, and Puerto Rico
Winner: Readers' Favorite Book Award for Environment
Winner: National Indie Excellence Book Award for Nature
Silver: Nautilus Award for Animals & Nature
Silver: Nautilus Award for Middle Grades Nonfiction
Author of Cool Creatures, Hot Planet: Exploring the Seven Continents
Amazon #1 Best Seller in Wildlife
Winner: Benjamin Franklin Award for Travel/Essay
Winner: Green Book Festival Award for Animals
Winner: National Indie Excellence Book Award for Travel/Essay
Winner: USA Best Books Award for Travel/Essay
Bronze: ForeWord Magazine Book of the Year Award for Travel/Essay
Bronze: IPPY Award for Travel/Essay
Minneapolis Star-Tribune Top-10 "Green" Book
APCA's #1 Booked College Speaker for 50 total months
Campus Activities Magazine Hot Speaker Pick


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