00:10:30 — How I got people invested in the journey
Why Domino's Pizza Tracker inspired me to post daily.

00:25:20 — Traditional vs. self vs. hybrid.
The pros and cons of each.

00:36:30 — Building a second brain before writing a word.
Centralizing notes for easy retrieval.

01:13:50 — Editing, and where great books are made.
Why 50% of my energy went into the first forty pages.

01:20:20 — Using AI as an editor, openly.
It's a terrible writer, but a great critic. Here are the exact prompts.

01:27:00 — Beta readers.
Few authors use them, and even fewer make the most out of them.

01:52:00 — The audiobook.
Most people will consume your book this way, and most authors treat it as an afterthought.

01:59:30 — Marketing, through the lens of the Kickstarter.
21,000 copies without a big email list or a following. The whole playbook.

02:32:30 — What I'd do differently.
The stage mismatch, the hand-raises I should have collected, and the newsletter I never sent.