Author and self-publisher, Diane Phelps Budden, spent over 23 years in corporate marketing. She founded Blue Sky Marketing Consulting LLC, to help small businesses succeed, and Red Rock Mountain Press LLC to self-publish Shade; a Story About a Very Smart Raven.

With the experience gained in self-publishing and marketing her first book, Diane published The Author’s Concise Guide to Marketing: How to Jumpstart Sales of Your Self-published Book for first-time authors needing skills in marketing their book.

Shade; a Story About a Very Smart Raven was recently featured on NPR’s “All Things Considered.” Diane resides in Sedona, AZ.