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AI is Lying to You About Your Book
How reliable is AI feedback on writing? Explore the challenges and misconceptions in using AI for manuscript evaluation.
Zeitgeist: Your Gun Can’t Save You From the Pentagon’s SI Drones
The War Department Is Building a Four-Star Command Around AI and Autonomous Warfare According to Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, autonomous warfare is no longer going to be treated as a collection of experimental Pentagon drone and AI programs. The United States is...
Zeitgeist: Spitting on the Grave of C.S. Lewis
A female voice for Aslan. Who’s the real villain in this decision?
How to Relaunch Your Book
Is your book ready for a comeback? Learn how to relaunch a book effectively and maximize your chances of success with these tips.
Zeitgeist: How to Sell to Adults Who Will Never Grow Up
Toys R Us is opening 120 stores as adults drive toy sales. Learn how authors can sell collectible editions readers display like trophies.
How to Write Short Stories with Joanna Penn
Discover tips on how to write short stories and improve your writing journey step-by-step towards novel completion.
Zeitgeist Report: The Best Economy in American History Is Killing Us
Record GDP and income growth, AI’s impact on jobs, rising fuel costs, and what the Universe 25 mouse experiment suggests about society and readers.
Should You Leave Kindle Unlimited in 2026?
Kindle Unlimited vs going wide: Should you stick with Amazon or pursue wider reach? Discover how Draft2Digital can help you decide.
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SEO for Author Websites: The Only Guide You Need in 2026
Discover effective author website SEO, AIO, GEO strategies to secure your name on Google and showcase your books effectively.
The Comprehensive Guide to BookFunnel
Unlock the potential of BookFunnel for authors. Learn how to grow your newsletter subscribers and engage readers effectively.
Why I’m Giving Away a $249 Course This Month
Novel Marketing patron gift for June: get free lifetime access to my course when you become a patron this month.
Announcing the 2027 Novel Marketing Conference
What makes the Novel Marketing Conference different from other conferences? Get details on topics, dates, and availability for the 2027 Novel Marketing Conference.
My Worst Takes & Mistakes Over 500 Episodes
Discover advice for authors that has stood the test of time (and always will) and what advice you can cast off like a crumpled first draft.
How I Fight Off Copyright Trolls Targeting My Blogs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LrM68ayZhSk This article walks through several...
Reader Magnets Are Dead? Why Most Reader Magnets Fail
Discover strategies to create a good reader magnet that will engage readers and boost your newsletter subscriptions.
How to Get a Professional Email Address
Your email address might be the first thing an agent or editor sees. Learn how to make a good first impression with your email address.
Publishing
Publishing
AI is Lying to You About Your Book
How reliable is AI feedback on writing? Explore the challenges and misconceptions in using AI for manuscript evaluation.
How to Write Short Stories with Joanna Penn
Discover tips on how to write short stories and improve your writing journey step-by-step towards novel completion.
Should You Leave Kindle Unlimited in 2026?
Kindle Unlimited vs going wide: Should you stick with Amazon or pursue wider reach? Discover how Draft2Digital can help you decide.
Get More Time to Write by Using a Grok Bot
Transform your writing process by learning how to create an AI agent for authors that performs tasks while you focus on creativity.
The 5 Tiers of Audiobooks: Which One Should You Publish?
Finding out how to make an audiobook can be easier than you think. Learn affordable ways to bring your book to life.
Estate Planning for Authors: How to Protect Your Books (and Your Family) After You Die
Learn how author estate planning can ensure your writings are preserved and managed by the right people after you are gone.
Why Amazon is Terminating Innocent Authors
Find out what to do if your Amazon account is suspended. Learn the steps to recover your account and get back to publishing.
How to Level Up Your Writing With Chris Fox
If you feel like an imposter author, discover tips on the editing process, word order rules, and why Grammarly may be quietly ruining your prose.
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How to Relaunch Your Book
Is your book ready for a comeback? Learn how to relaunch a book effectively and maximize your chances of success with these tips.
Zeitgeist Report: The Best Economy in American History Is Killing Us
Record GDP and income growth, AI’s impact on jobs, rising fuel costs, and what the Universe 25 mouse experiment suggests about society and readers.
Zeitgeist: How SSRIs Change What Women Want to Read
A quarter of American women are on medication that changes their brain chemistry, and it is changing what they want to read.
Zeitgeist: Dolly Parton, Female Sleuths, and Clean Comedy
Zeitgeist shifts evidenced by a unifying entertainer, a clean comedian, and female detective novels.
Will Your Back Matter Get Your Book Banned on Amazon?
Discover the key to effective back matter in books. Learn how to engage readers and enhance your marketing strategy in those final pages.
Zeitgeist: Why AI Writes Better than You: It Reads Aristotle and You Don’t
“AI slop” critics take note: parallel structure and antithesis aren’t AI tics, they’re Aristotle’s rhetoric, still shaping language 2,300 years later.
Why Your Cover, Blurb, and Hook Are All Just Guesses
Discover how split testing can help you write a book readers will love and help you sell that book to the right readers.
The Atlantic Just Declared the Age of Reading Is Over
Post-literate America, the Google Gemini lawsuit, AI audiobooks winning, and indie authors out-earning traditional. Plus: is the debate hurting your creativity?