Joylynn M. Ross

Joylynn M. Ross is an award-winning teaching artist, publisher, and national best-selling author whose books have been translated into multiple languages and honored by the American Library Association. As a 30-year literary industry professional and subject matter expert for business owners, Ross teaches writing, storytelling, and publishing workshops to individuals with stories to tell, testimonies to share, and messages to deliver. She also teaches business owners and entrepreneurs the business of storytelling so that they can create content and stories that connect to the heart of their target audience and ideal customers, bringing awareness to their brand and customers to their business.

As the CEO of Path To Publishing, co-founder of Path To Connections, and president of PTP Press, Ross marries the literary industry with the business world, coining the phrase and brand, “Act Like an Author, Think Like a Business.” Ross has served on every corner of the publishing world and literary industry map. From self-published and traditionally published author to literary agent securing book deals with major and indie publishers, to working with and for major and indie publishers as an acquisitions editor, content developer, ghostwriter, and freelance editor. Ross has been coined the “Underground Literary Guru,” teaching authors, publishers, and literary industry professionals and executives alike how to professionally build a book, how to build and run a literary/publishing company, as well as how to earn revenue, acquire funding and other resources and opportunities needed to scale and grow. Ross doesn’t sell dreams; she simply helps others achieve theirs by helping them reach their measure of writing, publishing, literary, and financial success.

She is also on the Lifetime Arts Inc. Teaching Artist Roster and enjoys facilitating ""Creative Aging Writing & Storytelling"" workshops for the 55+ community–helping older adults unearth and/or create stories that allow them to be seen and heard in the workshop space, in their community, and in the world.