Stories. Systems. Sustainability. ♥

For writers who want to work smarter, not harder.

Tools, workflows, and real-world lessons for authors building smarter businesses with AI. Built in real life, between homeschool days, coffee, and early mornings at the keyboard. ☕

The Ink & Code workspace — a cozy desk, a warm lamp, and a friendly robot with a coffee mug.
what is this place?

One part writing craft. One part friendly tech. All heart.

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Stories

Writing and publishing are still about the story. AI never replaces the author. It clears the path so you can tell more of them, better.

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Systems

Workflows, skills, and gentle automation that do the boring parts. If a robot can carry the clipboard, let the robot carry the clipboard.

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Sustainability

An author business you can actually keep running: creatively, financially, and without burning out. One chapter at a time.

fresh off the press

From the Substack

New articles land on the Ink & Code Substack first: workflows, experiments, and the occasional robot with glorious hair.

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Ink & Code Courses

Full courses for authors, from your first Markdown file to running an AI-assisted author business. Hosted at learn.inkandcode.ai, built in public.

Early Access · Open

An Introduction to Cowork

Run your author business with Claude. No computer science degree required.

Enroll now · $199 →
Early Access · Open

Advanced Cowork

Command centers, secretaries, and your AI minion army.

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Classes are live

The Classics

Claude Skills, Editing with Claude Skills, Claude Code, Obsidian, Antigravity: my original standalone classes, now available on Ink & Code. All five are live today: enroll and start watching right away.

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The Ink & Code Books

The Substack, distilled into a book series for authors navigating the AI era. Books 1–3 are on preorder now.

Ink & Code Book 1: Writing in the Age of AI — cover

Writing in the Age of AI

Book 1 · Draft with a partner, not a replacement.

Ink & Code Book 2: Editing in the Age of AI — cover

Editing in the Age of AI

Book 2 · The editing ladder, skill by skill.

Ink & Code Book 3: Publishing in the Age of AI — cover

Publishing in the Age of AI

Book 3 · Create. Publish. Inspire.

Meet the Books
meet the crew

The robots run the errands. The author stays at the helm.

Ink & Code comes with a cast: Inky the optimist, Fabio of the glorious hair, Backup Buddy, Secretary Bot, one extremely productive Chaos Goblin, and Ruby, who guards the hoard.

🤖Inky 💇Fabio 💾Backup Buddy 📋Secretary Bot 🔧Builder Bot 🍅Focus Bot 😈Chaos Goblin 🐉Ruby
Meet the Whole Cast