Dave Bricker, MFA is a pub­lish­ing con­sul­tant and a pro­fes­sor of graphic design in Miami, Florida. In his stu­dio, founded in 1995, he pro­duces rich, expe­ri­en­tial web­sites, pro­vides mar­ket­ing con­sul­ta­tion to clients with vision, integrity and excel­lent offer­ings, designs beau­ti­ful book cov­ers, and con­vinces com­put­ers to imi­tate clas­sic hot metal book typography.

He began liv­ing aboard cruis­ing sail­boats at the age of 18, spent sev­eral years solo cruis­ing in the Bahamas dur­ing the late 1980s, and crossed the Atlantic on a wooden yawl in 1991. During these voy­ages, he encoun­tered some of the unusual peo­ple, places, and cir­cum­stances that color his stories.

Dave Bricker is the author of The Dance, Waves, Currents, The One-Hour Guide to Self-Publishing, and The Blue Monk, a col­or­ful mem­oir of his solo sail­ing experiences.

He is the creator of the PubML™ eBook Publishing Platform and writes a top-ten blog for self-publishers at TheWorldsGreatestBook.com.