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Claude for Authors, Part 3: Connectors, Skills, and the Plumbing That Makes Cowork Actually Useful
The difference between Claude being a chatbot and Claude being your assistant comes down to two things: what it can access, and what you’ve taught it…
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Claude for Authors: The Three Tools You’re Probably Only Using One Of
This is Part 1 of a new series on using Claude to run your author business. Starting with the basics — because “Claude” isn’t one thing anymore.
Apr 12
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I Built the Thing That Replaced My Own Workflow
On agentic AI, a Claude plugin that creates and posts your TikTok videos, and why this newsletter can't stay the same
Mar 21
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Chelle Honiker
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Blog Smarter, Not Harder: Why Indie Authors Need a Blog in 2024
Outsmart the Search Engines: Google’s SGE for Authors + The First Block of Your Tech Stack
May 18, 2024
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🔗 One Link (Shortener) to Rule Them All (And You Actually Own It)
Stop renting your book links. Own them. No more Bit.ly detours or disappearing Google shorteners—just simple, smart links that work for you.
Mar 11, 2025
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Claude for Authors: The Three Tools You’re Probably Only Using One Of
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Why Your To-Do List is Failing You (And What to Do Instead)
Feb 9, 2025
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Claude for Authors, Part 2: Getting Set Up (And Why I Changed My Mind About the Desktop App)
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Claude for Authors, Part 3: Connectors, Skills, and the Plumbing That Makes Cowork Actually Useful
The difference between Claude being a chatbot and Claude being your assistant comes down to two things: what it can access, and what you’ve taught it…
May 4
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Chelle Honiker
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Claude for Authors, Part 2: Getting Set Up (And Why I Changed My Mind About the Desktop App)
A summit recap, a confession about the desktop app, and the two features that turn Claude into an actual assistant.
Apr 25
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Claude for Authors: The Three Tools You’re Probably Only Using One Of
This is Part 1 of a new series on using Claude to run your author business. Starting with the basics — because “Claude” isn’t one thing anymore.
Apr 12
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Chelle Honiker
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A weekend, a robot, and the to-do list items haunting me since 2022
Feb 2
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How I Tamed 800+ Emails with One Workflow
Over the summer my inbox exploded. Here’s how I wrestled it back under control with n8n.
Sep 13, 2025
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Setting Up a Self-Hosted N8N Instance
Set Up Your Own Automation Engine with Lightsail + EasyPanel
Jul 18, 2025
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Claude for Authors, Part 2: Getting Set Up (And Why I Changed My Mind About the Desktop App)
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The Two-Word Conversation Happening in Every Indie Author Conference Hallways
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Mar 14
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