The replay of Automate the Boring: A Beginner’s Guide to Author Automations, hosted by Book Brush on April 17, 2026, is now available to watch. The hour-long workshop, led by Chelle Honiker, covered the automation basics every indie author needs — what automations actually are, which repetitive tasks to tackle first, and how to connect the tools authors already use without writing a single line of code.
The session was aimed at authors who didn’t sign up to be marketing operations managers. Honiker walked attendees through the practical entry points: replacing the copy-and-paste of newsletter links, ending the manual Tuesday-morning social-post ritual, and wiring together the spreadsheets, email tools, and platforms most authors already have. No technical background required — just a willingness to let the bots handle the busywork.
“Most authors waste hours every week on tasks that should be invisible,” said Chelle Honiker, Managing Partner of Athenia Creative Services. “The minute you automate the first one, you stop seeing your business as a checklist and start seeing it as a system. That’s the unlock.”
The workshop covered:
Honiker is publisher of Indie Author Magazine and Managing Partner of Indie Author Training, Author Automations, and the Wide for the Win community. Her work focuses on helping indie authors build smarter systems so they can spend more time writing and less time on busywork.
Watch the full replay above, or visit Book Brush for more author resources. To go deeper on automation for your indie author business, head to authorautomations.com.
Chelle Honiker is an advocate for the empowerment of indie authors taking charge of their careers
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