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I hired an AI coworker. It caught three things I'd missed.
I hired an AI coworker in May.
Sep 3
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Marcin Pilarczyk
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August 2026
Your Daughter Can’t Ride a Bike. Buy a Trailer.
A literary agent I read, Abigail Fenton, published a piece called “No, You Can’t Write Your Novel With AI.” It is well argued, it is honest about being…
Aug 31
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Marcin Pilarczyk
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I rebuilt both my author websites in a night, and the research says most of what I’d built before was wrong
My author websites were named after books, which sounds harmless, and meant that eighteen months of publishing built nothing I could carry forward.
Aug 27
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Marcin Pilarczyk
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Two people used my software the same week. One called it a con.
Author’s Haven is my beta reader platform, and the pitch is simple: authors upload a manuscript, readers answer survey questions chapter by chapter, and…
Aug 24
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Marcin Pilarczyk
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The Penalty for Saying So
After the Pangram piece went out, a reader left a long comment, and then muted me.
Aug 20
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Marcin Pilarczyk
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Nobody buys a bad book
Every few months an author YouTuber makes the same video, and every few months I watch it, because the question underneath it is a good one even when…
Aug 17
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Marcin Pilarczyk
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The Freebie Seeker Tax
I wrote the newsletter swap guide. Six months later, I’m updating the advice.
Aug 10
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Marcin Pilarczyk
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Why I’m Staying in KU While Romance Authors Are Leaving
Every indie author forum I’m in right now has the same thread at the top.
Aug 3
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Marcin Pilarczyk
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July 2026
MailerLite Is About to Break Your Email Funnel. Here's What to Do Before August 13.
The tool every indie author was told to use just changed the rules. For the third time in two years.
Jul 27
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Marcin Pilarczyk
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Amazon Is About to Lock Some of You Out. Here’s How to Check.
Most of you won’t notice this KDP deadline. Some of you can’t afford not to.
Jul 20
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Marcin Pilarczyk
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Your Book Deserves Better Than a $30 Fiverr Upload
What Happens After You Write "The End"
Jul 19
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Marcin Pilarczyk
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The “Beta” Feature Amazon Has Run Since 2020
Seven weeks ago I nominated The Lightning War: Rising Storm and Scent of the Silence for Kindle Deals.
Jul 13
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Marcin Pilarczyk
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