What if you’re already ready?
At a certain point, growth stops coming from learning more and starts coming from learning to let go of what no longer fits.
Sorry, but nobody has ever been just a writer
Dickens ran magazines. Patterson bought billboards. Didion knew everyone. The writing life where you're left alone with the page has never existed for anyone who made a living, but the network that actually sells books is one you can build without a trust fund or a famous friend.
How to become the new owner of your existing business
What changes when you stop running your business like its past still gets a vote? A practical way to step out of sunk costs, old obligations, and inherited systems without starting over.
Losing control is the point
Why successful entrepreneurs must learn to let go after their business outgrows their line of sight
"If you want to make a million dollars as an author..."
What if you never had to sell another book to make a mint?
Three things from Craft + Commerce that are actually worth your time
This year hit different.
Three truths about anxiety that will make you furious
Even my very hard to anger wife flipped out when she heard one of them.
How to successfully repurpose your work
How to take one format and fall in love with it again and again and again and again.
The Denominator Strategy
Why growing your audience beats optimizing conversions (almost) every time
The Great Paradox of creating: How to hold audacity and empathy at once
Mastering both audacity and empathy can transform how you make stuff, market it, and connect with fans.
Breathe in / Breathe out
How to stop choking on the two most common marketing freak-outs that wreck brands.
Understanding the modern customer journey
Discover how modern customer journeys transform business relationships. Learn to craft meaningful experiences that convert strangers into loyal customers in the digital age.
Turning Writing from a Hobby into a Sustainable Career
A roadmap to show you how to diversify and scale your writing career that's within your reach.
Kickstarter cohort launch call (w. Oriana from Kickstarter)
Decoding Kickstarter strategies for niche creators, navigating community feedback, and reframing sales as a conduit for personal transformation.
I do not have a dream job, for I do not dream of labor
Our parents dreamt of things. We dream of work. Nobody should dreams of being exploited.
The reason some offers hit while others don’t, and what to do about it
Why your audience doesn’t automatically buy everything you make, what alignment really is, and how businesses can create offers that compound over time.
How to start charting your HAPI Compass path
You can do it in any order, but most people come into Hapitalist overwhelmed, so we're giving some direction.
Wannabe Press Income Report - Q1 - 2026
Wow, things are certainly in a way about themselves these days, huh?
Down with the Frankenstack! : The Indie Author’s Marketing Dilemma
Why indie authors deserve a command center
Kickstarter cohort kickoff call
Using Kickstarter as more than just a funding mechanic.