Dear Student Activities Boards & Directors:

The 2022-2023 school year marks my sixteenth 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 multiple awards for my writing and possess substantial knowledge of the publishing industry. My first book, Cool Creatures, Hot Planet: Exploring the Seven Continents, won six national awards and became an Amazon #1 Best Seller in Wildlife. My second book, Endangered Edens: Exploring the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Costa Rica, the Everglades, and Puerto Rico, won four national awards and became an Amazon #1 Best Seller in the Travel, Ecotourism, Caribbean Travel, and Puerto Rico categories. My third book, Time Is Irreverent, became an Amazon #1 Best Seller in Political Humor, Humorous Science Fiction, Parodies, and LGBT Science Fiction. My fourth book, Time Is Irreverent 2, became an Amazon #1 Best Seller in Political Humor. Hits. My fifth book, Time Is Irreverent 3, also became an Amazon #1 Best Seller in Political Humor. My six book, Heathens, and Hippos: Stories from an Agent, Activist, and Adventurer, became an Amazon #1 Best Seller in Biographies of Environmentalists & Naturalists, Biographies of Social Activists, Music Business, and Music History & Criticism.

With that in mind, I'm offering a bonus program: Cool Writing Careers.

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

Cool Writing Careers begins with an overview and then proceeds directly to questions and answers.

Topics we will cover include:

• Writing a book
• Improving your writing today (whether for a college term paper or later in a career)
• Writing fiction vs. writing nonfiction
• Working with an editor
• How to find an agent and a publishing company
• Pros and cons of representing yourself
• Publishing your own book (finding a printer, hiring a book designer, getting an ISBN, etc.)
• Writing-related careers for non-writers (agent, editor, book shepherd, book designer, publicist, etc.)
• e-books and audio books
• Getting distribution
• Promoting your book