Reading time: ~Seven* Super September minutes 🍂 *Just kidding. It's the usual 2 minutes. Welcome back to the Weekly Book Business Brief—your weekly shot of strategy, tools, and real talk for authors building a book-based business. Can you believe it's September, Reader?! Last week we talked about finding someone who's where you want to be, and getting in the room with them. More on that this week, too, but first ... There's a lot to do this time of the year: it's the "2nd New Year," the 3rd...

Reading time: ~2 last-days-of-summer minutes ☀️ Welcome back to the Weekly Book Business Brief—your weekly shot of strategy, tools, and real talk for authors building a book-based business. Last week I told you the water was two inches above my nostrils, and a whole lot of you wrote back to tell me to go take a nap. 💜 I did. I've been thinking about why I'm feeling over my skis. It's because I've said yes to too many things, and life has had other plans for my free time lately. It's fine,...

Reading time: ~.25 minutes 🌅 Welcome back to the Weekly Book Business Brief—your weekly shot of strategy, tools, and real talk for authors building a book-based business. This week's brief is extra brief because I've got some things I'm working on and I'll be honest and totally vulnerable here: I'm over my limit. The water level is two inches above my nostrils and I'm gasping for air. No need to send in a team, I've got this. But what I can't do today is write any more than this: When you...