STEVE O'KEEFE

STEVE O'KEEFE is an author, editor and book industry professional who has helped hundreds of writers go from brainstorm to bestseller! Steve has worked with prison writers, Pulitzer Prize winners, college students, adult writing programs and hundreds of successful authors in both fiction and nonfiction, including such celebrated writers as Dr. Seuss, Alan Dershowitz, Isabel Allende, Philip Pullman, Marianne Williamson, Russell Banks and Robert Munsch.

In 2004, Steve went on a road trip to interview successful authors across America. Thanks to Hurricane Katrina, it became a new lifestyle leading to 250 interviews in 25 cities over four years. Set the Page on Fire: Secrets of Successful Writers is based on these interviews and the analysis of thousands of pitch letters, hundreds of book proposals, and marketing campaigns for of dozens of famous writers.