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Know What’s Worth Your Time in AI This Week
The moves I’m actually using in my own author business. Free, skimmable, no hype.
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I run an actual author business on this stuff, so what shows up here is whatever’s working for me that week — not a recap of someone else’s product launch.
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From the Archive
May 4, 2026
Last week I walked you through getting the desktop app set up, why Cowork lives there instead of the web, and what…
April 25, 2026
Photo by Robynne O on UnsplashLast week, over 700 of you showed up for the AI for Author Business Summit. I had…
April 12, 2026
I’ve been getting the same question from about forty different directions since Ireland: “What is Claude Code and why won’t you shut…
March 21, 2026
I’m writing this from Canterbury, which is where I usually post up after a string of conferences on this side of the…
March 14, 2026
Exactly six years ago, I was sitting in a B&B in Northern Ireland trying to figure out how to get back to…
February 28, 2026
I’m writing this from a corporate apartment in Savannah that I booked because it’s in the same building as a Regus co-working…
February 24, 2026
Actual representation of all the things I have to tell you this week. I sat down to write this week’s newsletter and…
February 11, 2026
Photo by Lucas Beck on UnsplashI need your help picking cities for the rest of 2026. I’m planning more 3-day intensives (more…
February 7, 2026
Photo by Jakub Żerdzicki on UnsplashLast week I mentioned that I knocked off about four months of work in a weekend using…
February 2, 2026
This is Author Automations: Advanced, where I share the messy, technical reality of running multiple businesses while building software and occasionally remembering…
February 1, 2026
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…
January 17, 2026
Photo by Brett Jordan on UnsplashYears ago, I was the executive director of a lively nonprofit in Austin. Everyone wanted to take…
January 10, 2026
Photo by Igor Omilaev on UnsplashI spoke at the Women in Publishing Summit this week, and about three minutes into the Q&A,…
January 3, 2026
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…
December 27, 2025
I have a confession. I used to be a spreadsheet hoarder.One Google Sheet for my series bible. Another for tracking releases. A…
December 6, 2025
It’s post- (American) Thanksgiving, which means we’re officially in the chaos zone. Every commercial is screaming about doorbuster deals, your inbox is…
November 23, 2025
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…
November 16, 2025
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…
November 9, 2025
Alright, friends, this week we’re setting aside our beloved automations (just for a hot minute) and getting a little personal. Consider this…
November 1, 2025
Just 45 minutes after this photo… we were deplaned. My luggage is continuing to Vegas without me, and hopefully we’ll be reunited…
