Zen& the art ofSELF-PUBLISHINGI help indie authors stop spiraling — about ads, algorithms, and everything in between.
Real talk for indie authors in a publishing world that won't stop changing.
I'm Janet Margot — author, former Amazonian, Amazon book ads expert, publishing coach and Founder of Book Geek Media. I help indie authors navigate the tension between making meaningful work and finding readers for it.
This show exists because writing is still a deeply human act — and so is building a life around it. We talk about feeding the creative life — the craft, the business, and the parts of the author ecosystem worth looking at differently. Sometimes I'm solo. Sometimes my writing partner Victoria co-hosts. Sometimes we bring in guests. Always casual, often technical, never hustle-y.
- —Chilling out about Amazon Ads
- —Craft challenges
- —Managing your indie author finances
- —Reducing comparisonitis
- —Staying human while monetizing your writing
- —The real problems of running an author business
New episodes weekly. Shorts whenever the algorithm demands a sacrifice.
Beyond the podcast.
If the show pointed at something useful, here's where to go next. No funnels — just the real things I make.
Self-paced courses for indie authors who want to actually understand their ad dashboards.
1:1 and group coaching through Book Geeks Media. Strategy without the hustle.
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