How to set up and run an awesome Kickstarter anthology
Your essential guide to navigating and succeeding as a creative human in the challenging world of modern capitalism.
How to Thrive as a Writer in a Capitalist Dystopia
Your essential guide to navigating and succeeding as a creative human in the challenging world of modern capitalism.
How to Write Irresistible Books That Readers Devour
Every author dreams of crafting stories that captivate readers from the first page to the last, but what makes a book truly unputdownable?
Kickstarter Launchpad
Plan, market, and launch Your Next Kickstarter with 20+ hours of walkthroughs, screenshares, and resources. This in-depth course is everything you need to succeed.
Income Report
An ongoing archive of our actual business numbers going back to 2018, with data reaching as far back as 2017.
On Being Happy and a Successful Writer at the Same Time
Learn how to break free from tired industry myths, connect directly with the readers who love your work, jettison traditional gatekeepers, and construct a sustainable creative life
Script Library
A collection of my scripts for tv, movies, comics, and audio dramas, along with story bibles and pitch packets
The Complete Creative Podcast
The Complete Creative uncovers the secrets to living a fulfilling and successful creative life.
The Six-Figure Author Stack
Stop chasing algorithms. Start building a business that works.
Write a Great Novel
Master character creation, structure, plot, prose, editing, and more in order to write a great book more quickly than ever before.
Build a Superfandom
You’ll start by developing the right mindset and identifying your unique advantage in the market. From there, the course walks you through defining your ideal customer and understanding exactly what they want.
Why your cross-promo pitch sucks (and how to fix it)
How to successfully pitch cross-promotions to bigger creators without sounding entitled, irrelevant, or completely out of your depth.
How I’m semi‑retiring as a writer (without quitting writing)
Design a creative life you don’t need to escape from, reclaim your time without giving up the work you love, and stop burning yourself out without anything to show for it.
How to succeed at live events
Discover why in-person events are the most powerful, marketing tool for entrepreneurs and how hand-selling at conventions can build lasting fans.
Vibe coding your way to indie success with Chelle Honiker
The publisher behind Indie Author Magazine on why non-technical founders have run out of excuses — and what you can build in a weekend with Claude Code.
You have nothing to lose. So why are you playing it safe?
In a live coaching session, Russell pushes Heirlight's founder to reckon with the gap between what lit him up to build his app — and what's actually on his homepage.
Book catalog as investment portfolio?
Once you break even on a book’s costs, both your time and money, that book becomes an asset forever.
Being so you that no one can replicate it with One Brilliant Arc
I was a guest on One Brilliant Arc's livestream recently and we went deep on creative freedom, authentic marketing, and the frameworks I use to help writers stop solving the wrong problems. v
2025 income report
It's time for another full year income report. Thanks, I hate it.
Everything you need to know to build an audience from scratch
Learn the fundamentals about why people would want to join your audience and all of the elements necessary to supercharge your audience growth.
Recalibrating your HAPI Compass
Find your real bottleneck, so you can build the way you’re built, fix the right friction first, and grow without burning everything down.
What Olympic gold medalist Alysa Liu can teach you about happiness
When you look for somebody who really exemplifies the “Hapitalist” way, look no further than her vibe.
Building a business tarot deck and what it taught me about clarity, systems, and letting go
What happens when you stop trying to memorize a system and start rebuilding it in a language you understand?
Are your expectations even realistic given your current reality, tho?
Writers don’t fail from bad books. They fail from failing to grasp the reality of the situation. Luckily, this is fixable.