David Somerfleck
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David Somerfleck

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David Somerfleck is an award-winning speculative fiction author, poet, and retired digital marketing executive based in Hampton Roads, Virginia. He transitioned into writing full-time after a diverse 25-year career spanning business consulting, journalism, education, and political communications.


Literary Work
• Speculative Fiction: He wrote the dystopian science fiction novel One Grain of Sand, which serves as Book One in his Shards of a Shattered Sky trilogy and won the Literary Titan Book Award, the 2026 NYC Big Book Award® for the category of Science Fiction, and earned a positive review from the literary standard-bearer in reviews Kirkus Reviews.
• Poetry: He has authored several poetry collections, including Join the Flock & Other Poems, Nothing to Do But Stay & Other Poems, and Love Her Blind and Other Poems.
• Business Writing: He published the instructional workbooks The Road to Digital Marketing Profits, and The Illustrated Guide to Digital Marketing.
• His books are sold globally and carried by many libraries in the United States in either print or digital formats.
• David is a former freelance commercial copywriter, startup mentor, editor, political campaign advisor, community newspaper beat reporter, and lifestyle magazine reporter.


Marketing & Professional Background
• Agency Leadership: He is a newly retired digital marketing executive who ran his own digital marketing agency and spent over two decades as a project manager and copywriter for multi-million dollar brands.
• Small Business Mentorship: For roughly 10 years, he served as a Certified Small Business Mentor through the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), advising hundreds of startups and non-profit organizations on growth. David also served a startup mentor for the Catch a Fire and Ureeka nonprofits.
• Public Speaking & Training: He has hosted workshops on technology and marketing for institutions like The WordPress Foundation, Microsoft, and Johnson & Wales University.
• Civic & Political Roles: He was trained in political campaign messaging by a consortium including the Center for Progressive Leadership and the Colorado Board of Education, later advising six political campaigns and founding a mediation non-profit.
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