Publishing is Broken, But It Doesn't Have to Break Us

This bundle receives the ebook, plus both the audiobook and two digital workbooks that are only available when you buy direct from me.

• Are you frustrated by the publishing industry? 
• Feel like you're doing everything "right" and still barely treading water? 
• Been doing this a long time and wondering why you can't sustain success? 

Then I have good and bad news...you're going to love (or at least resonate with) my new book Publishing is Broken, But It Doesn't Have to Break Us.

The system is rigged (but that doesn’t mean we have to keep losing the game)

You’ve done everything they told you to do. You wrote the books. Not one or two, either, but dozens. You built the platform, the newsletter, and even the brand. You took the courses, followed the “guaranteed” strategies, did the launches, joined the anthologies, maybe even Kickstarted a few campaigns.

And still, you’re barely breaking even.

Or maybe the stuff that worked for years isn't working anymore.

Or maybe your income plummeted even though you're "doing everything right".

You start thinking the problem must be you.

It’s not...or at least it's not only you.

A lot of it is because the system is rigged against you.

It’s built to extract as much value from you as possible while giving as little back as it can get away with.

It’s a game of diminishing returns, unrealistic expectations, and burnout disguised as “the dream.”

That's the bad news. The good news is that you can still win, and so can everyone else.

You just have to stop playing their game and start building your own.

Most writers fail because they’re handed the wrong map. They’re told to build a platform before they know what their work stands for. They’re told to launch books before they’ve built an audience. They’re told to monetize before they’ve earned trust. And they’re told that if they follow these broken rules long enough, success will come.

What actually happens is a lot of burnout, self-doubt, and spiraling.

The publishing system trains you to be obedient, not successful. It rewards short-term virality and punishes long-term thinking. It elevates a few as proof that the system can work, just enough to keep the rest of us grinding.

But you don’t need to be obedient. You need to be strategic.

So, what do we do?

That’s the whole point of this book. Yes, it’s honest about what’s broken, but it’s also filled with ways to opt out of the misery factory and build something that works for you, your audience, and your career. 

Here's what you'll find inside: 

• Tech companies lied to us, and it created a creative crisis
• The publishing industry is broken, but it doesn't have to break us
• Charting your path from style to scale
• The art of sustainable productivity
• Turning your natural writing patterns into audience growth
• Engineering winning days
• Why sequels fail
• Book catalog as investment portfolio?
• "How to market yourself without feeling gross about it?"
• How to avoid smashing into brick walls
• How authors can stand out by defying logic
• Building the structure for your next launch
• Yes, writing a great book people read is marketing, too
• The only good marketing is the marketing you do
• Social. Media.
• Mastering the art of attention as a writer
• 7 unconventional ways to succeed as a writer
• Taking a knockout punch without getting knocked down
• When time has to happen
• The art of harnessing chaos magic
• How to amplify your message
• Breaching the trust thermocline
• Building an integrated publishing ecosystem
• The Author Stack framework

Each chapter is designed to be highly actionable and build on the last one to construct a model that can work for more authors to succeed while still giving you a lot of options. 

Inside, you’ll learn how to break free from tired industry myths, connect directly with the readers who love your work, jettison traditional gatekeepers, construct a sustainable creative life. and leverage simple tools and strategies that actually pay off without all the needless hustle.

Whether you’re a first-time writer or a seasoned pro, this book offers real-world strategies for breaking free of the status quo. Publishing Is Broken Publishing, But It Doesn’t Have to Break Us doesn’t pretend there’s a one-size-fits-all answer. Instead, it hands you the keys to design a publishing path that fits your goals, your schedule, and your sanity. If you’re ready to build a thriving, bullshit-free writing career, this book will show you the way forward.