Shanda Trofe

Shanda Trofe is an author, publishing strategist, and founder of Transcendent Publishing, an award-winning self-publishing company that has helped authors launch more than 800 bestselling books over the past 14 years.

As the author of Self-Publishing Success, Shanda is passionate about helping aspiring authors navigate the writing, publishing, and launch process with confidence. Her mission is to demystify self-publishing and provide authors with the tools, strategies, and industry insights they need to create professional-quality books that make a lasting impact.

Holding both a BA in English and Creative Writing and an MFA in Writing Popular Fiction from Seton Hill University, Shanda combines her passion for storytelling with extensive experience in publishing and book marketing. Through her work with authors around the world, she has seen firsthand what separates books that gain traction from those that get lost in the crowd.

When she's not helping authors bring their books to life, Shanda can usually be found writing, teaching, speaking to aspiring authors, or spending time with her husband and their three dachshunds in Florida.