Author Insider
Panio Gianopoulos, Jenny Lawson (thebloggess), Alex Mayyasi, Marisa Renee Lee, Karin Gillespie, Chanda Prescod-Weinstein, Simone Stolzoff, Manoush MinutesInside the business of being a writer.
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How Authors Can Look and Sound More Confident on Camera
Dear Insiders,
I dread being on camera. This is hardly a surprising confession: most writers I know find the experience awkward and embarrassing. And yet, like it or not, being in front of a camera is pretty much unavoidable these days. Wh...
A Step-by-Step Guide to Launching Your Book
So, you’re launching a book—congratulations! The first thing I always tell author friends is to recognize what they’ve accomplished. Sure, there’s economic value in books (though it certainly isn’t the easiest way to make a buck…), but ther...
The Writing Life Is Physical
Manoush Zomorodi didn’t set out to write a book about posture, walking, or movement breaks. But after years spent reporting on technology and behavior, and after noticing how exhausted she was, she began asking a deceptively simple question...
Mind & Motivation: Monday, May 11th at 1 PM ET (Live)
Dear Insiders,
Mind & Motivation is a new monthly member chat focused on the ideas, research, and conversations shaping personal growth and human behavior. While it’s a Next Big Idea Club event, Author Insider paid and founding members al...
Live Q&A (6/5): Why Productivity Systems Don’t Work for Creative People—and What Does
Dear Insiders,
I’m happy to announce an upcoming Q&A that I think you’ll find especially helpful in achieving your creative goals.
On Friday, June 5th, at 2 pm ET, I’ll be hosting a live, members-only Q&A with Steve Kamb, author of How t...
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Writer and book editor. I post nonfiction book recs (Next Big Idea Club), host Q&As with authors and publishing pros (Author Insider), and share One Good Paragraph of incredible writing (not mine!) every week.
Professional weirdo. Author of Let's Pretend This Never Happened, Furiously Happy, You are Here, Broken and HOW TO BE OKAY WHEN NOTHING IS OKAY. Proprietress of Nowhere Bookshop.
Journalist and podcaster. Author of Planet Money (the book). Host of Gastronomics (the forthcoming podcast). Avid cyclist. Morning person and mountain guy. Fan of all things ube.
Bestselling author of Grief is Love.
Karin Gillespie is the author of nine novels (Simon and Schuster, Henry Press and self-published) and has an MFA in Creative Writing from Converse College.
Theoretical Physicist. Black Feminist Humanist.
Writer/Designer. Author of How To Not Know, The Good Enough Job, and The Article Book Club (Substack) | simonestolzoff.com
I’m Manoush Zomorodi, a journalist looking at what all our screen time and sitting are doing to our bodies and brains. I host NPR’s TED Radio Hour and wrote Body Electric (May 5, 2026). This is where I share updates and my ideas in progress.
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