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What’s New and What Matters in Indie Publishing for 2026

What should indie authors be doing to seize opportunities in 2026? Here are some ideas to help.

By Yvonne DiVita January 15, 2026 AI Tools & Tips, Audiobooks, Books, Indie Publishing, Marketing your book
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One AI Tool (that works!) for Authorpreneurs

Finally, we’ve found an AI tool that delivers on its promise a quick and easy images for author marketing and more.

By Tom Collins October 30, 2025 AI Tools & Tips, Business & Entrepreneurship, Marketing your book
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Can AI Create Your Book Trailer?

Find out what I learned in a course on creating book trailers with AI and my own experiment

By Tom Collins September 4, 2025 AI Tools & Tips, Creativity, Marketing your book
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[TfTi] Will the AI Overlords Be Reviewing Your Book?

See what an AI reviewer did with a piece I wrote decades ago and learn why you don’t want that for your book.

By Tom Collins July 31, 2025 AI Tools & Tips, Book Reviews, Marketing your book, Tips from Tom's inbox
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A “Fan-Finder” AI Prompt and a “Recognize & Reward” Mindset

Wondering where to start building your fanbase? Here’s a Fan-Finder AI prompt and tips on a Recognize and Reward approach to building fan relationships.

By Tom Collins May 7, 2025 AI Tools & Tips, Books, Indie Publishing, Marketing your book
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Using AI to Help Write a Press Release for Your Book

A step-by-step review of using AI to draft a press release for our book.

By Tom Collins July 25, 2024 AI Tools & Tips, Book Reviews, Books, Indie Publishing, Marketing your book
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[TfTi] Publishing Trends and Changes that Indie Authors Need to Keep Up With

From multiple newsletters and articles, my top five publishing industry trends that will most affect indie authors this year.

By Tom Collins April 25, 2024 AI Tools & Tips, Blogs & Social Media, Book Coaching, Branding, Business & Entrepreneurship, Indie Publishing, Marketing your book, Marketing your business, Tips from Tom's inbox
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Unlocking Creativity: A Writer’s Guide to AI

Harnessing the power of artificial intelligence (AI) has become a game-changer for authors seeking to build real success in today’s multi-media world of social, email, […]

By Yvonne DiVita April 4, 2024 AI Tools & Tips, Marketing your book, Writing
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Marginalia: AI, self-driving cars, and the delusion of perfection

Marginalia: on Matthew Crawford’s book, Why We Drive: Toward a Philosophy of the Open Road. It might not be apparent from the title, but the two themes that keep jumping out at me are the dangers in our headlong rush toward applying AI to everything and the problem of perfectionism.

By Tom Collins March 14, 2024 AI Tools & Tips, Creativity, Flawsomism, Marginalia, Tools & Technology
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[TfTi] Who is the Author of a book these days?

Has corporate publishing changed the meaning of the term author to include all those who help get a book published? What about audiobooks? AI?

By Tom Collins November 9, 2023 AI Tools & Tips, Books, Indie Publishing, Tips from Tom's inbox
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