Zen& the art ofSELF-PUBLISHING
Real talk for indie authors in a publishing world that won't stop changing.
A weekly podcast with Janet Margot — author, former Amazonian, and publishing coach. Casual, often technical, never hustle-y. New episodes drop every Monday starting June 8.
The premiere with author jami albright: writing humor through grief.
Be there the second it drops.
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What we'll actually talk about.
Chilling out about Amazon
BOOK Ads
How to read your dashboard without spiraling. Bid logic, budget caps, when to walk away from a campaign.
Craft challenges
The hard parts of the actual writing — and the people who've figured out how to keep going anyway.
Indie author finances, honestly
Royalties, taxes, ad spend, the spreadsheet I actually use. No 'p in 90 days' nonsense.
Reducing comparisonitis
Why ignoring lists, charts, and other authors’ launch days is a career skill, not a weakness.
Staying human while monetizing your writing
The line between making a living and losing the plot. What changes — and what shouldn’t.
The real problems of running an author business
Contracts, contractors, taxes, software you actually need along with the unglamorous parts of being human in an increasingly automated world.
Want to be on an early-ish episode?
Now is the best time to pitch. Smaller pile, more attention, better odds of being booked for season one.