100 Words That Changed Meaning — And What Your Readers Hear Now
Every so often, an argument breaks out online about the word decimate. One side says it means to kill one in ten, because that’s what…
Special Reports
Reels, Reach, and Replies: A Social Media Glossary for Authors
Sooner or later, every author gets told to “post more reels.” It is rarely explained. The word arrives already assuming you know it, usually in…
The Fine Line Between Research, Credit, and Adaptation
In a recent news/hot seats training, we talked about how copyright and adaptation coincide with source materials and research. We covered a story about research,…
Author Website Words: A Practical Glossary
Your website is the one piece of your author platform that’s genuinely yours. Amazon, Instagram, and TikTok all rent you space and can change the…
How to Set Up a Custom Domain for Your Static Author Website
Using Netlify Drop and GitHub Pages with Netlify DNS, Cloudflare, or Porkbun In Training #641, we showed you how to create a static author website…
4 Ways to Access Claude Code for Your Author Website (And What They Actually Cost)
In this week’s live training and the one coming up next week, Erin and I are using Claude Pro (Anthropic’s $20/month subscription) to build author…
How to Set Up Google Drive Backup & Sync for TypingMind (Step by Step)
Never lose your TypingMind chats, custom personas, or settings again. A couple of weeks ago, during our live TypingMind training, I did something spectacularly silly:…
The Back Cover Retention Toolkit
A practical guide to making your back cover do more than just describe the book. Most authors treat the back cover like a mini sales…
Someone Tried to Hijack My Google Account: A Close Call with a Professional Scammer
Somebody just tried to hijack my Google account by bypassing the account security I had setup, and I thought I would walk you through their…
Turning Ebook Covers to Print Covers
Every book needs a cover. And since covers are often the first thing potential readers see of our books, we want those covers to appeal…
Navigating Review Swap Platforms
For independent authors, reviews are the lifeblood of the publishing business. With millions of titles available in online marketplaces, customers rely heavily on social proof…
The 6 Categories of Author Promotions (and which to avoid…)
For modern authors, reviews are the lifeblood of success. They provide the “social proof” that convinces a browsing reader to click “Buy Now” and help…
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