Writing is the craft. Selling it is a business, and most authors treat that half as an afterthought. These articles cover the money side of being an author: pricing, contracts, taxes, and income streams. Treat your writing like the business it actually is and it starts paying like one.
Author BusinessSavings, business funds, sponsors, crowdfunding and credit can all pay for a ghostwritten book. Each one comes with its own trap, from who owns a company-paid book to the tax on crowdfunded money and the debt that outlives the book.
Author BusinessSubstack revenue is slower and more concrete than the hype. Calibrate for a sixty-to-ninety-day runway, use relationships as your fastest accelerator, and
Author BusinessTurn writing into income. Market research, publishing systems, platform building, scam avoidance. From an author who left corporate at 53 and published 113+ b
Author BusinessSelf-publishing in 2026 is a real professional path, not a consolation prize. Control and speed in exchange for owning the whole job.
Author BusinessMaking real money from self-publishing is misunderstood. The income rarely comes from sales; it comes from the book as a business asset.
AI AdoptionThe U.S. government switched off Anthropic's most powerful AI models overnight, proving in a single stroke that nobody who uses AI actually owns it. If your business runs on a rented tool, whoever controls it can change the deal or…
Author BusinessEvery Amazon sale hands over about 65 percent of the cover price and your customer list to a company that competes with you. A direct sale through Shopify, Payhip, or your own site keeps the margin and, more importantly, builds…
Author BusinessA book is the credential that unlocks speaker-fee tiers, from free-with-a-meal all the way to $5,000-to-$20,000 keynotes. The path runs through speaker bureaus, conference networks, and a one-sheet most authors botch. Here is which bureaus take ghostwritten authors, how the…
Author BusinessFor two decades I ran computer operations at Trader Joe's, came home drained, and had nothing left for the writing I wanted to do. I had the skills and the ideas but not the bandwidth. Making a living from self-publishing…
Author BusinessLearn how to research, write, publish, and market your books to build a six-figure writing career. A must-read for any aspiring author.
Author BusinessAuthor Joe Rockey Jr. on why buyers distrust sellers, building trust consciously, and writing Casino Sales Master.
Author BusinessAuthor Sora Vernikoff on why diets fail and her Green Technique for knowing when to stop eating.
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