I Stepped into 1729 While Fabio Built My Financial Hub… On My Phone
Three centuries of American history, two Fabios, and one very busy iPhone.
Jul 11
Stories. Systems. Sustainability. ♥
For writers who want to write smarter, not lonelier.
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. ☕
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.
Jul 4
Happy Indie-Pendence Day!
Even if you aren't in the US, today we celebrate indie authors everywhere.
Jul 3
Fabio (Fable) Is Back, and He's Helping Me Finish the Damn Book
Remember The Big Ugly? That's getting done.
learn with us
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.
Opening course
An Introduction to Cowork
Run your author business with Claude. No computer science degree required.
Learn more →
Available now
The Classics
Claude Skills, Editing with Claude Skills, Claude Code, Obsidian, Antigravity: my original standalone classes.
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preorders are open ♥
The Ink & Code Books
The Substack, distilled into a book series for authors navigating the AI era. Books 1–3 are on preorder now.
Writing in the Age of AI
Book 1 · Draft with a partner, not a replacement.
Editing in the Age of AI
Book 2 · The editing ladder, skill by skill.
Publishing in the Age of AI
Book 3 · Create. Publish. Inspire.
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, and one extremely productive Chaos Goblin.
🤖Inky
💇Fabio
💾Backup Buddy
📋Secretary Bot
🔧Builder Bot
🍅Focus Bot
😈Chaos Goblin
Meet the Whole Cast