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Christian Author Assassinated, MailerLite Limits Free Plan, & Kit Raise Prices

Sep 12, 2025 | Author Update

https://youtube.com/live/2ETZdAIgEG0 Thomas: Welcome back to Author Update, everybody. Today we’re going to talk about Charlie Kirk, a Christian author who was shot while giving a speech to his audience. We also have publishing news. MailerLite is reducing its...

How to Get More Book Reviews With Joe Walters

Sep 10, 2025 | Promotion

Find out why more book reviews matter, how ratings differ from reviews, and how to get more of both to increase visibility and sales.

Anthropic to Pay Authors $3000 Per Book, Zeitgeist, and Author Arrested for Tweets

Sep 8, 2025 | Author Update

Breaking News: Anthropic Settlement Thomas: Welcome to Author Update! We have some breaking news for you, but first, I'm Thomas Umstattd Jr. And I'm Jonathan Shuerger. And what's our breaking news? Jonathan: Today we're gonna be talking about, just came out 10 minutes...

The Author’s Guide to AI with Joanna Penn

Sep 3, 2025 | Publishing

Discover how authors use AI to gain more time for creative writing and how you can get useful output instead of bland AI slop.

New International Shipping Rules Hit Authors and Libraries Acquire KU Books?

Aug 29, 2025 | Author Update

Thomas: This is Author Update and we've got a jam packed episode for you today. We have some breaking news. The White House is changing the international shipping rules and they will go into effect today and they may affect you as an author. We'll break down exactly...

When to Ignore Your Editor

Aug 27, 2025 | Platform, Writing Craft

Discover 7 issues authors must beware of when getting editorial suggestions from humans or AI and when to ignore or accept the feedback.

Spotify Revolutionizes Audiobooks & George R.R. Martin Told To Step Down

Aug 22, 2025 | Author Update

Thomas: Spotify revolutionizes audiobooks, George R. R. Martin is told to step down and hand his books to somebody else, and are we in an AI bubble? Find out all of this and a lot more in today's episode of Author Update. I'm Thomas Umstattd Jr. Jonathan: And I'm...

The End of Rapid Release?

Aug 15, 2025 | Author Update

Thomas: Is rapid release coming to an end? Will authors end all of AI in an epic class action battle? Is ChatGPT really worse than ChatGPT 4? Is ChatGPT 5 really worse than ChatGPT 4? Find out all of this and more in Author Update. I'm Thomas Sumpstat Jr. Jonathan:...