by kendall.aaron | Oct 19, 2026 | Story World Architecture, Audience & Search Discovery, Direct Commerce & Ownership, how to sell audiobooks on wordpress, Industry Insights
Fiction Book Marketing: Let Your Characters Do the Talking Marketing a novel can feel incredibly frustrating. Nonfiction writers can often share helpful facts that address a reader’s problem. Fiction writers face a different challenge: sharing a feeling. You are... 
by kendall.aaron | Oct 6, 2026 | Direct Commerce & Ownership, Audience & Search Discovery, Industry Insights
I don’t think the future of self publishing is going to look like authors abandoning Amazon, firing every publisher, and letting AI do everything. I actually think it will look much less dramatic than that. Authors will still use marketplaces. They’ll still hire... 
by kendall.aaron | Jun 6, 2026 | Industry Insights, D2C Selling, Direct Commerce & Ownership
Digital Sovereignty 101: A Step-by-Step Guide to Owning Your Author Business in 2026 The year is 2026, and the digital landscape has shifted. For authors, the old model of relying on a single platform for distribution and audience connection is no longer just... 
by kendall.aaron | Jun 6, 2026 | D2C Selling, Audio & Media Production, Industry Insights, Story World Architecture
E-Books that Sync with Audiobooks without the Royalties? Yeah… that’s really a thing: Sell Audiobook without the Royalties The Short Answer Yes, creating e-books that sync with audiobooks without paying royalties is a reality for indie authors. This is... 
by kendall.aaron | Jun 5, 2026 | Industry Insights, Audience & Search Discovery, D2C Selling
Stop Building Their Audience – Build Your Own: Your 2026-27 Blueprint Let’s be direct. You wrote the book, you bled for the characters, and now you’re supposed to become a full-time content marketer for platforms that don’t care about you. This... 
by kendall.aaron | Jan 4, 2026 | Featured, Audio & Media Production, Industry Insights, Story World Architecture
I have a confession: My book sat on a hard drive for over a year. I didn’t write it because I wanted to be “the next big thing” for a New York boardroom. I wrote it because I loved the story and I knew it was meant to be heard—literally. I wrote it for...