Diary of a Book Launch
Covers. Titles. AI. Strategy. All of it. This is a six-month pop-up newsletter pulling back the book launch curtain.
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- 8
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- Sep 22, 2026
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- Jul 27, 2026
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A Social Media Machine for Authors (opens the original)
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What I'm Changing as an Author in 2027 (opens the original)
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Things I'm Struggling With, Going Well, and I Can't Stop Thinking About (Aug 31, 2026) (opens the original)
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I’m beginning to look for editor(s) for the next two books. One book is a parable, the other a memoir. Both short. Happy for any advice.Here’s what happened last week:One thing I’m struggling withMy writing routine is finely calibrated, despite being admittedly mundane.When followed, I get into the flow and rip it. When interrupted, everything goes to shit.This last week, everything went to shit.All three kids were at ho
Things I'm Struggling With, Going Well, and I Can't Stop Thinking About (opens the original)
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I’m writing two books at once. Both on similar themes of strength and resilience, but for different audiences.One is a parable called The Greatest Personal Trainer in the Universe.The other is a memoir about the broader implications of getting $1.6 million in Bitcoin robbed called The Invisible Heist.I’m planning to release both close together. Not sure when. Heist probably end of
Cancelling my Kickstarter (opens the original)
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I just cancelled my Kickstarter for the book I’m writing about getting $1.6 million stolen in the ColdCard hack.This is a hard post to write.A few things first:1. Nobody has been charged and nobody will be.2. I’m still writing the book. --I think that I released the Kickstarter campaign more as a trauma response.Don’t think I realized the trauma of what happened to. Instead, I defaulted to productivity. In a weird way, If I’m doing stuff, I don’t have to think or feel.I started to write the book
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