09/02/2026
Author Business Coaching Minute.
Find what you need now for your author business on money and finances: Getting paid, financing, taxes, pricing, and more.
Money and Financial - Index of Articles
Getting paid, financing, pricing, taxes, and more
08/31/2026
Author Business Coaching Minute.
Take a moment to RSVP for our next free Zoom Power Hour for all authors. 1pm-2pm CT, September 17.
Join Us: Positioning Yourself in the World of AI—The Human Preference Economy
Come with the questions you’ve been mulling over—our free Beyond the Margins Zoom Power Hour on September 17 is for thinking them through together
08/28/2026
What reading articles can and cannot do for your author business...
It’s Not a Coach’s Job to Want More for You Than You Want for Yourself
What this Substack can and cannot do for your author business
08/26/2026
Author Business Coaching Minute.
Take a moment and sign up for our next free Zoom Power Hour for all authors. We'll be discussing strategies for your author businesses in the "Human Preference Economy."
Positioning Yourself in the World of AI: The Human Preference Economy | Conspire Creative
What makes a human-built author business valuable? We’ll explore the "Human Preference Economy," its three pillars, and the "micropreneur moment" — and brainstorm ways to strengthen your positioning and build a business around what makes you uniquely valuable.
08/25/2026
Author Business Coaching Minute.
Discover the book marketing possibilities if you find a mission tucked into your fiction.
Book Marketing When You Discover a Mission Tucked Into Your Fiction
A case study with clinical psychologist and certified fraud examiner Virginia Youngren
08/22/2026
Author Business Coaching Minute.
Take a moment to see where the kids are. What they're doing. What they're thinking about.
Authors, Gen Z, and Book Marketing: Meeting on Common Ground in Real Life
Beks Roen on younger readers wanting exactly what good author businesses are already built on—authenticity, experience, and connection
08/20/2026
RSVP today for our next free Zoom Power Hour for all authors, where we'll be discussing the Human Preference Economy, its three pillars (authenticity, experience, meaning), the "micro-preneur moment," and the challenges and opportunities for our author businesses.
Positioning Yourself in the World of AI: The Human Preference Economy | Conspire Creative
What makes a human-built author business valuable? We’ll explore the "Human Preference Economy," its three pillars, and the "micropreneur moment" — and brainstorm ways to strengthen your positioning and build a business around what makes you uniquely valuable.
08/19/2026
Author Business Coaching Minute.
Take a moment for fortification and learn how to use the hard parts.
Authors, Why You Should Never, Ever Quit at the Hard Parts
The first Seth Godin thing that captured my attention since “Purple Cow”...in light of author businesses
08/17/2026
Author Business Coaching Minute.
All authors are welcome to join our free Zoom Power Hour this afternoon, 1pm-2pm CT. Learn from Beks Roen and bring him all of your questions and challenges re: marketing to younger generations.
Marketing Your Books & Author Business to Younger Generations: Authenticity, connections, and the AI Age with Beks Roen | Conspire Creative
Young readers want authenticity, not algorithms. Gen Z author Beks Roen (14+ publications since 2020) shares what works to reach younger audiences: online presence without social media burnout, tangible marketing strategies, and why the digital detox generation is returning to physical books.
08/16/2026
What museum store bookcases reveal about opportunities for authors...
Reading a Museum Shop: A Regional and Niche Case Study for Authors
What these bookcases reveal about opportunities for authors