Tracy Cooper-Posey – The Productive Indie Fiction Writer

How to Redesign Your Author Business for the Environment That Actually Exists

September 2, 2026 / Attitude, Interviews & Appearances, Solar Sail Series, Solar Sail Theory, The Anti-Ensh*Ttification Field Manual For Indie Authors, The Indie Author Survival Guide / 6 minutes of reading

The indie author environment has changed—but that doesn’t mean authors have failed. In this conversation with Joanna Penn, Tracy Cooper-Posey talks enshittification, Solar Sail Theory, operational drag, durable author businesses, and the agency that comes from understanding the terrain that actually exists.

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