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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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

I have free hardcover copies of a prominent Italian-American scientist’s biography to give away to Italian-American clubs, organizations, and events in a quantity that fits your needs—a dozen copies up to a couple of hundred (while supplies last).

There is no cost to you. We ask only that the books be used in a respectful way to promote Italian-American heritage and/or science/medicine.

Here are a few ways groups are putting the book to use:

~Member giveaways.

~Lobby and office copies.

~Swag bags and event gifts. Conferences, galas, and fundraisers.

~Donor and VIP gifts.

~Personalized bookmarks or stickers. We can work with you to add a custom bookmark or sticker with your group’s name and contact information, turning each copy into a branded keepsake.

Please drop a note below or email me (mailto:[email protected]) to learn more.

Thank you for sharing with appropriate colleagues and organizations.

Author Business Coaching Minute.

"The data is damning, the history is inspiring, the time to build an economically vibrant literary eco-system is now."

How can we collectively work towards increasing economic vitality and sustainability for book, book publishing, and book selling ecosystems?

Big Shoulders, Small Paychecks. Let's Fix That. The data is damning, the history is inspiring, the time to build an economically vibrant literary eco-system is now.