Training #651 — Social Media for Authors
Social media can be useful for authors, but only if it fits into a writing life. This week, Jason Brick joins us for a practical,…
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Training #650 — Bulletproof Backups
Ask most authors where their manuscript is backed up, and you’ll probably hear, “It’s in Dropbox.” Ask where their cover source files, font licenses, ISBN…
Training #649 — News & Ask us Anything
We opened this training with some industry news, then ran long on questions from the room, including one submitted ahead of time that turned into…
Training #648 — 8 Ways to Build a Reader Community
Most authors already have a reader community — they just never decided where it should live. An ARC team, a newsletter list, a group chat…
Training #647 — Ask us Anything about Publishing News, AI Videos, or Graphic Novels
In this Ask Us Anything session, we opened with the latest publishing news, and most of it was about AI. Claude is adding watermarking to…
Training #646 – A Picture Book Launch Plan
A member came to us with a picture book most of the way finished (eight illustrations done, a November launch in mind) and one question:…
Training #645 – The Author Research Workbook
Finding your research turns out to be the easy half. The hard half shows up a few weeks later, when the good stuff is scattered…
Training #644 – News, Copyright, and Adaptations
This week was heavy with news, followed by a hot seat for how to move forward with a stalled project. We covered: We also covered…
Training #643 – The Author Research Toolkit
Most writers know the feeling: you sit down to look up one small detail for your book, and before you know it, three hours have…
Training #642 – Hot Seats & Ask us Anything
In this session, we discussed the latest news: We also demoed a new tool on what type of reader community an author should create, centered…
Training #641 – Easy Author Websites with Claude Code
There are several ways to create an author website: In this live training, we are following up on our last training on how to create…
Training #640 – Easy Author Brand & Design Documents with Claude Code
Your original plans for an author website can wait. First, you need the brand that makes the website feel like you. In this training, watch…
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