Authors, There’s only one thing that matters more than money for your business — yes, that’s right, there’s something more important for a business than profit: people. Profit is necessary. But what makes profit possible in the first place? People caring. People choosing to buy, read, recommend, collaborate, participate, hire, listen, and engage. At bottom, a business is built on relationships with humans and the value we create for them. We’re meaning-makers; do what you can to serve others...

Beyond the Margins: Build a Profitable Author Business Dear Authors, We run businesses. But when we spend day after day working in them, we can lose sight of the obvious opportunities for improvement — like staring at the same draft for the umpteenth time and no longer seeing what needs fixing. We’re halfway through the year, which makes this a good time to step back and look at your business with fresh eyes and ask, “how does my business actually make a profit?” Below are a few picks from...

Beyond the Margins: Build a Profitable Author Business Authors, We want to share a bit about what's been capturing our attention recently at Conspire Creative: writing and being an author in the era of AI and algorithms. It’s easy to feel as though AI will leave no place for us in the market. But I don’t see it that way. In a world with AI writing and AI “creativity,” human creativity only stands out more. Only humans can express their unique personalities, curate experiences others seek, and...