Hello Author Friends, Imagine two futures come early February 2026... Future A — A future in which you have spent the past three months accelerating your author business Future B — A future in which you didn’t do anything different in the previous three months than you've always done If Future A is looking good to you, I invite you to consider joining my new program: From Published to Profitable: The Author’s Business Accelerator Start 2026 moving from published author to profitable...
14 days ago • 3 min read
Hello Author Friends, My message today is...do not lose steam for 2025 as we enter Quarter IV. There are still three months left for promoting and selling your book/s and building and refining your author business. LEARN & PRACTICE My challenge for you is to make at least one BIG sale before the end of the year, to learn about volume sales and make one happen for you and your book/s. Get a taste of how this could work for you on an ongoing basis. Remember the proven outreach formula. Read...
22 days ago • 1 min read
Hello Author Friends, Welcome to all the new subscribers who came this way from the Printers Row Lit Fest in Chicago a couple weekends back! First Things First Here are a few things to know right off (and these apply to those of you long on this list, too). All authors, aspiring or established, are welcome to sign up for a free 30-minute, no-strings, no-pressure strategy call. Pick a time on my calendar here. I invite everyone to subscribe to my Substack: The Profitable Author / An Author...
about 1 month ago • 1 min read
Hello Author Friends, If you'll be at Chicago's Printers Row Lit Fest this weekend, stop by and say hi! I'll be selling and talking about The Profitable Author: 1,001 Ways to Build a Business You Love Around Your Books from the Society of Midland Authors Booth, Tent NN. That's the westernmost booth on Polk Street, just east of the stage. Come by and sign up for a free 30-minute strategy session and ask me your most vexing author business and book marketing questions. What's challenging you...
about 2 months ago • 1 min read
Hello Author Friends, Next Tuesday, August 26, is the fourth installment in my free 6-part summer series devoted to the top 6 things I write and teach about to boost author income, author businesses, author goals, and author satisfaction. Please join us! I'll be talking about 15 types of author income and 15 common author business model templates. These aren't theoretical things, they are the actual things I've seen again and again (that is, have seen work, again and again) in my 25+ years at...
2 months ago • 1 min read
Hello Author Friends, Next Tuesday, August 12, is the third installment in my free 6-part summer series devoted to the top 6 things I write and teach about to boost your author income, author business, author goals, and author satisfaction. Please join us! I'll be talking about 8 Ways to Customize Your Sales and Marketing. These aren't theoretical ways, they are the actual things I've seen again and again in my 25+ years at this. These are eight ways to make sales and marketing... easier for...
3 months ago • 1 min read
Hello Author Friends, Next Tuesday, July 29, is the second installment in my free 6-part summer series devoted to the top 6 things I write and teach about to boost your author income, author business, author goals, and author satisfaction. Please join us! I'll be talking about the 7 pillars of an sustainable, income-generating author life you'll love. These aren't theoretical pillars, they are the actual things I've seen again and again in my 25+ years at this. When I see an author having a...
3 months ago • 1 min read
Hello Author Friends, The schedule for my free summertime mini-workshop series has been finalized. See below. Join us at one, two...or all of them! RSVPs are requested by not requiredhttps://www.conspirecreative.com/events Summertime and the Business Is Easy Let me make it as easy for you as possible to start or grow a writing, author, or other creative business this summer. July 15 at Heirloom Books, in Edgewater July 29 at Volumes Book Cafe, in Wicker Park August 12 at Passsages Wine &...
4 months ago • 1 min read
Hello Author Friends, Just a couple lines to share some news and invite you to sign up for a free author consult (if you haven't already). One Hour Calls with Publishing Pros Visit the Conspire Creative website to see the directory of 50 publishing specialties spread out among 8 different publishing pros and book a one-hour call that can propel your book project or author business forward. Here are just some: Adapting your work for screens Advertising on Amazon, Facebook, and Instagram Amazon...
4 months ago • 1 min read