The Artisan Author: The Low-Stress, High-Quality, Fan-Focused Approach to Escaping the Publishing Rat Race

Less rush. More freedom. A way to love writing again.

If modern indie publishing feels like a high-stress race to the bottom, the good news is there's another way.

Most authors start writing for the love of it, but in recent years the reality of "writing for a living" has soured. Now, for a lot of us, it no longer looks fun — or creatively fulfilling — at all.

You have to obey genres exactly or your books won't sell. If you step outside your lane and try something new, the kinds of readers m...