Field notes
Guides you can read once, then get back to the page.
The industry fidgets. Finishing a book does not. Read these, then open the tools and do the next small job.
How to write a book if you’ve never finished one
Pick a smaller book. Install a quota. Stop waiting to feel like an author.
Self-publish without a vanity press
KDP, Ingram, and the three invoices worth paying.
Book titles that sell (and why clever dies)
Thumbnail, mouthfeel, category codes.
KDP royalties in 2026
The $12.99 band, print math, and why $2.99 is a strategy.
How to write a book blurb
Hook, clock, and who it is for — 180 words that have to work.
Author software worth paying for
What is free, what is $147 once, and what is a trap.
How much do self-published authors make?
Unit economics, KU pages, and the posts that skip the denominator.
How to hire an editor for a first book
Dev vs copy vs proof. Named humans, not packages.
First book checklist
From sentence to proof copy. Twelve boxes. Ink preferred.