Your Data Is Trapped Behind a Login Screen (And Some Robots Want to Help)
Here’s a thing that will make you feel seen: you’re running an actual business, but you can’t easily get your hands on your own numbers. Your KDP sales live in a dashboard you have to visit manually. Your Amazon reviews and rankings are scattered across product pages you’d have to check by hand. Your royalty […]
The $2 Automation That Lives in Your Pocket
Photo by Brett Jordan on Unsplash Years ago, I was the executive director of a lively nonprofit in Austin. Everyone wanted to take me to coffee and pick my brain (which sounds considerably more gruesome when you think about it for two seconds). You can’t say no to all of them because networking matters, but […]
The Question I Get Asked Most (And My Honest Answer)
Photo by Igor Omilaev on Unsplash I spoke at the Women in Publishing Summit this week, and about three minutes into the Q&A, someone asked The Question. You know the one. It comes up at nearly every conference, every panel, every workshop I teach. Sometimes it’s phrased politely, sometimes it’s loaded with suspicion, but it […]
The Jar Is Already Full (And I’m Not Making Resolutions)
I don’t do resolutions anymore. I know, I know—it’s the first Saturday of a brand new year and you’re probably expecting something about fresh starts and ambitious goal-setting and making 2026 your best year yet. That’s not what you’re getting today. Pour yourself some coffee (or tea, I don’t judge) and settle in, because we’re […]
The Brain Behind the Operation: Why Airtable Is the Secret Weapon for Author Businesses
I have a confession. I used to be a spreadsheet hoarder. One Google Sheet for my series bible. Another for tracking releases. A third for character details (that I never updated). A fourth for event schedules. And somewhere in the chaos, a lonely CSV file holding pen name information that I’d exported from… somewhere? I […]
Hey Siri, Don’t Forget: Add Tasks to Notion from Your Apple Watch
It’s post- (American) Thanksgiving, which means we’re officially in the chaos zone. Every commercial is screaming about doorbuster deals, your inbox is 80% Cyber Week notifications, and you’re supposed to have your holiday prep done already. (I haven’t started. Not a single thing. Send help.) I’m personally holding out hope that I can train a […]
How Claude Became My All-Day Work Partner (And Why MCPs Are the Secret Sauce)
I’m not going to sugarcoat it—I’ve basically been living inside Claude lately. Not in a creepy “send help” way, but in the “finally, a colleague who never rolls their eyes and always thinks three steps ahead” way. Claude has become the calm, capable ops partner I always wished existed. Six months ago, Claude was a […]
The Author’s Social System: Airtable + Make + Your Brand Guide
Buckle up, friends. I’ve had a couple good naps, and so we’re diving into a really amazing Make.com workflow that will create all your social media ideas from a single email you send to kick it off. Yup. One email with something like, “Setup 30 days of posts leading up the launch of [insert book […]
Taking a Breather from the Bots: A Little Personal Privilege
Alright, friends, this week we’re setting aside our beloved automations (just for a hot minute) and getting a little personal. Consider this a small detour from our usual programming: a “me-time” moment in the middle of our tech adventures. (Because hey, even the bots need a coffee break, right?) Author Nation was FANTASTIC this year, […]
From “I Need Content” to “Here’s Your Entire Month”
Just 45 minutes after this photo… we were deplaned. My luggage is continuing to Vegas without me, and hopefully we’ll be reunited tomorrow. VEGAS OR BUST. My flight was cancelled due to mechanical issues, so I’m home for one extra night and I’ll fly out at 5am tomorrow. If you’re at Author Nation this week, […]
