When it comes to giving authors the tools that they need to turn their passion into a paycheck, there’s only one name that comes to mind: Crystal Swain-Bates. Her knack for showing authors how to generate revenue and earn a full-time living with their words is why her clients refer to her as The Publishing Queen.

With over 500,000 copies of her own self-published books sold, Crystal’s helping professional Black female authors turn a new page on the idea that you can’t make money as a writer. After just a few months of working with Crystal, her clients’ dreams of publishing can transform into reality thanks to her proven step-by-step process for publishing, promoting and profiting from their books.

As an award-winning and celebrated children’s book author and founder of Goldest Karat Publishing, Crystal’s work and expertise led to her being featured in both a 2019 Forbes article and a nationally televised Amazon commercial. She was also awarded the 2019 Digital Book World Medal for Leadership in Diversity.

Crystal is an expert when it comes to teaching aspiring authors how to self-publish, write for children and add color to children’s literature – an industry where lack of diversity is paramount. Her trainings have resulted in the publication of more than 200 new books featuring Black main characters – and she’s not stopping anytime soon.