The Author’s Playbook
Practical field notes on producing your work, owning the experience, finding your audience, and building around your story.
Some things I’ll build for you. Some things I’ll show you how to do yourself.
Digital Sovereignty 101: A Step-by-Step Guide to Owning Your Author Business in 2026
A practical starting point for authors who want an owned home base for their work, audience, and revenue.
Open the Guide →Audio & Media Production
Make the work sound as intentional as it reads.
How to Sell Audiobooks Direct to Readers Worldwide
The Short Answer When you sell audiobooks direct, you bypass the regional licensing restrictions that cause streaming platforms to geo-block your work. By using…
Why I Built KOBA-I Audio: Embracing A Different Path to Independent Audiobook Publishing
The other day, I saw a post from an author celebrating his first royalty payment. This journey into independent audiobook publishing has shown me…
E-Books that Sync with Audiobooks without the Royalties? Yeah… that’s really a think: 1 Powerful Blueprint
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…
Direct Commerce & Ownership
Build a home for the work—and a direct relationship with the people buying it.
Fiction Book Marketing: Using Characters to Build Your Audience
Marketing a novel can feel incredibly frustrating. You already have one of your strongest marketing resources: the characters in your story.
Author Business Automation: When to Stop Doing Everything Yourself
Author business automation can reduce repetitive work when a task is stable, documented, and worth removing from the author’s limited creative time.
Your Listeners, Your Relationships: Why Authors Need More Than a Marketplace
Your Listeners, Your Relationships: Why Authors Need More Than a Marketplace Understanding audiobook marketing for authors is essential for sustaining your readership. In today’s…
Audience & Search Discovery
Help the right readers find your work through search, AI discovery, and brand authority.
How to Sell Audiobooks Direct to Readers Worldwide
The Short Answer When you sell audiobooks direct, you bypass the regional licensing restrictions that cause streaming platforms to geo-block your work. By using…
Author Audience Building: You Don’t Have to Become the Product
Sustainable author audience building is about creating a clear path for the right readers to find your work. It is not about turning your…
Social Media for Authors: What Should You Actually Post?
A practical strategy for social media for authors is to pull four core ideas directly from your manuscript. You can then turn those four…
Story World Architecture
Go beyond the standard format with immersive media and expansive universe design.
Fiction Book Marketing: Using Characters to Build Your Audience
Marketing a novel can feel incredibly frustrating. You already have one of your strongest marketing resources: the characters in your story.
The Passive Income Blueprint: Bundle Your Audiobooks – 3 Steps
The Passive Income Blueprint: Bundle Audiobooks With Digital Courses Stop trading hours for dollars. It’s time to build an asset. The Passive Income Blueprint:…
E-Books that Sync with Audiobooks without the Royalties? Yeah… that’s really a think: 1 Powerful Blueprint
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…
