What it really means to get that pretty orange checkmark
On Friday, August 25 at 9:12 AM, I got the email most of us have been striving for and became a Substack bestseller. What does that really mean though?
The 5 biggest mistakes writers make when turning their books into comics
Comics are a popular way for authors to expand their platform, but the majority I talk to run into the same stumbling blocks. What if you could just...not do that, though?
How to get noticed on Substack
There are 20 million active subscribers on Substack and 2 million paid members, but how do you find, attract, and retain them? Notice me Senpai!
Will that new social media platform fundamentally improve your existence at all?
Research shows that social media generally does more harm than good, but is a way to use it in a healthy manner to grow your author business?
How to build a substantial body of work that allows you to fight imposter syndrome without burning out
Level up your writing career without burning out, destroying your life in the process, or having no life outside your work
When to burn it all down and how to rise from the ashes
I made $50,000 more last year than any other year in my whole career, and I nearly had a nervous breakdown trying to keep it all together.
Where to invest your time and money when building an audience for your writing
How to grow a dedicated audience for your writing fast without breaking the bank or wasting your entire existence in the pursuit of more humans to care about what you do
How to fall in love with book marketing
A new way to think about building a thriving reader community and crafting a career that better aligns with your natural rhythms...
Is it even possible to be a writer AND happy at the same time?
Yes, but you have to change your relationship to success, money, and data in order to make it happen.
How to survive as a writer in a capitalist dystopia
Everything is the worst, and there's not sign of it getting better anytime soon. Is there any way to keep our creative spark alive while being pulled in a thousand direction every minute of the day?
How to improve your mental state by embracing neutral thinking
The biggest mental shift I've ever made is understanding that things don't have to be great or terrible. They can just be.
What if the skills that made you a successful writer start to ruin your life?
I used to make most of my money at shows, but after COVID doing them is literally killing me. How can you keep your author business afloat when the skills you relied on start destroying you?
What chronic illness can teach us about conserving our energy for what matters and taking imperfect action
I have been chronically ill for 20+ years and it's made me a better writer and a better human...even though it's endlessly frustrating
