Mark Leslie Lefebvre

There has never been a better time to be a writer. Mark's enthusiasm about the opportunities and options available to writers is infectious. Whether their goals involve crafting fictional tales, sharing their own inspirational or motivational stories, or writing business strategy, audience members will come away feeling empowered to take charge of their own writing success.

• Publishing strategies for long term writing success
• Winning author attitude and mindset
• Overcoming doubt and fear of failure or rejection common in creative personalities
• Taking back control, both creative and business 
• Navigating the complex publishing and bookselling world
• Proven strategies for selling ebooks globally
• Leveraging digital marketing strategies to optimize margin and profit
• Understanding the methods of content marketing for success

Mark is a trusted writing & publishing insider with 25+ years experience in the business. He thrives on innovation where technology intersects with creativity. His talks are a dynamic and balanced combination of insights, inspiration & entertainment.

Mark Leslie Lefebvre has been writing since he was thirteen years old and discovered his mother's Underwood typewriter collecting dust in a closet. His first published story was released in 1992, the same year he began his career in the book industry.

A former President of Canadian Booksellers Association and Board Member of BookNet Canada, Mark has managed at independent bookstores, chain bookstores, big box bookstores, and online & digital bookstores. He headed up the digital catalog acquisition team for Canada's largest book chain, (Chapters/Indigo), created the 2nd business in Canada to run a successful Print on Demand (POD) operation using an Espresso Book Machine at McMaster University, and is the former Director of Self-Publishing and Author Relations for Rakuten Kobo, Inc where he assisted thousands of authors with earning five, six and seven figure incomes via independent eBook publishing.

Under the name Mark Leslie, he has published more than twenty books. He pens a series of non-fiction paranormal ghost story explorations for Dundurn, Canada's largest independent publisher. He also writes fiction (thrillers and dark fantasy) and edits  anthologies, most recently as a regular editor for the WMG Publishing Fiction River anthology series.

Mark can provide a custom keynote, talk or workshop on virtually any aspect of the writing and publishing landscape and from the perspective of any of author, editor, publisher, bookseller or consumer.