For Authors Drowning in Admin Work: Get Your Entire Publishing Backend Built & Automated in 3 Days (or Less!)
Not another course. Not another tool to learn. A hands‑on intensive where we build your complete StorytellerOS together — plus a full year of support to keep it running while you write.
Only 8 authors per intensive | 2025 pricing: $2,500 (increases in 2026)
You’re doing everything right—but you’re doing everything.
Publishing regularly, juggling launches, chasing emails, managing a VA, and somehow running your business in 47 browser tabs.
Every fix just adds another layer of friction.
You try to systemize, streamline, outsource—but somehow the chaos still multiplies.
Virtual Assistant Headaches
You bring on a VA or social media manager hoping to offload the busywork. But you’re stuck explaining your process, rewriting captions, and micromanaging every task.
System Chaos
Maybe you’ve got something in Airtable. A few things in Notion. A launch checklist in Google Docs. But it’s not connected, it’s not scalable, and it’s always one tab away from falling apart.
You’re told to “build a system”—but you’re already drowning.
You’ve read the blog posts. Bought the templates. Watched the tutorials. But none of it adds up to a system that actually runs while you write.
I BUILT THIS BECAUSE I HAD TO
I founded Indie Author Magazine and ran a complex publishing operation while drowning in the same chaos you’re facing. So I built StorytellerOS — a system that automates launches, social, sales tracking, and team management — and got my time back. Now I build it with authors, live.
Here’s What a Smarter Author Business Looks Like
Every Feature Was Built to Save You Time and Brainpower
A single command center that tracks projects, tasks, launches, sales, and ad campaigns — all in one place.
Stop bouncing between Airtable, Notion, Google Docs, and five subscriptions. Your tech is unified — and you own it.
Every message comes from a system trained on your voice — not AI filler or corporate boilerplate.
Dictate a to‑do or a chapter, and the system knows what to do — schedule a post, route to your editor, or trigger automations.
See what’s ready, what’s waiting, and what’s next — without digging through six platforms or guessing who’s responsible.
This isn’t a workshop. It’s a work‑through. You leave with your automations tested, systems live, and your business ready to scale.
The Real Benefits: Visibility, Control, and Breathing Room
Author Automations: MASTERMIND
Your Author Business. Automated. Supported. Upgraded for a Full Year.
You don’t need another course, spreadsheet, or tool promising to save your sanity. You need a system that runs your business while you write — and steady support to keep it sharp all year long.
WHAT'S INCLUDED
A private command center built on Airtable—fully customized to track tasks, sales, launches, campaigns, and creative projects.
Your social media, launches, email sequences, and direct sales funnels run on autopilot.
We build your Brand Guide, Copywriting Guide, and Social Media Guide — so your AI writes like you (not a robot).
Turn book metadata into video content for TikTok, Reels, and ads — with branded scripts and prompts.
One email becomes 30 days of on‑brand content — ideas, images, CTAs, and engagement hooks that sell more books. No AI slop.
A research and writing agent that drafts your newsletter in your voice with hooks and copy — syndicates to social, verifies emails, and handles inquiries.
Speak a chapter or a task; it routes and schedules automatically in the right place.
Airtable, Google Drive, TypingMind, Image Generation, Templates, and Social Scheduler — set up and integrated.
Scheduler configured, plus ready‑to‑use image/video templates to speed content production and keep your brand consistent.
ENTRY OPTION 1:
The 3-Day Automation Intensive
A hands-on experience where you build your system with me in the room.
If you enjoy understanding how AI and automations work, the Intensive is the place to start. Over three focused days, you’ll learn the foundations of modern author automation:
How Airtable becomes your command center
How Make.com, Placid, TypingMind, and GetLate connect your workflow
How social pipelines, faceless video workflows, and newsletter automations slot into your OS
How to use AI effectively without losing your voice
How to turn your book assets into reusable, automated machines
You’ll leave with your core automations installed and running, and the rest of your system will be completed through your Mastermind membership.
This track is perfect for authors who want to understand the why behind their systems and enjoy building in a group setting.
ENTRY OPTION 2
The Quickstart Setup
(Two 4-Hour DFY Calls)
A fast, done-for-you installation so you can start running immediately.
If you prefer to skip straight to results, the Quickstart gives you a rapid deployment of your Storyteller Operating System.
Across two 4-hour calls, I install:
Your automation engine (Make.com)
Your content creation + newsletter automations
Your social media pipelines
Your faceless TikTok/Reels workflows
Your dictation-to-workflow tools
Your hub for projects, books, sales, tasks, and campaigns
When your system is live, you move straight into group coaching, webinars, and continued implementation during the year.
This track is perfect for authors who want the system ready to go and prefer to learn the details gradually through the Mastermind content.
You’ll receive a full year of resources and support designed to strengthen your systems and grow with your author business. Each element adds clarity, capability, and staying power to the work we build together.
01. One Year of Founders-Level Access to Author Automations
Get full access to premium automation workflows, advanced prompts, behind-the-scenes updates, and subscriber-only walkthroughs. Founders-level members also receive discounted consulting, early access to new features, and deep dives that go far beyond the public newsletter.
02. Group Coaching Calls
Stay supported all year long. Join weekly group coaching sessions focused on implementation, strategy, and real-time feedback. Bring your questions, share your wins, and get guidance tailored to the systems you’re building.
03. Pre-Built Automation Templates + Copy Prompt Library
Instant access to a growing library of automation recipes, workflow templates, and copy prompts for launches, newsletters, onboarding, ads, and more. These are plug-and-run assets designed to help you move faster without reinventing your process each time.
04. Tech Update + Maintenance Guarantee
Your system stays current for a full year. If any connected tools change, you’ll get the necessary updates. You’ll also receive quarterly refreshes with new workflows, templates, and modules—so your author business keeps evolving without extra effort on your part.
Join the Mastermind - Two Ways to Get Started
Mastermind
- One Hour Personalized Kickoff Call
- Access to All Recordings
- Claude Code Tutorials
- Dictation Capture System
- Faceless TikTok Automations
- Newsletter Automations
- Social Media Workflows
- StorytellerOS (Airtable Version)
- Tech Updates & Troubleshooting
- Direct2Readers.com Subscription
- MCP Hubserver Access
- Copy Prompt Library (ALL Access)
- Automation Templates (ALL Access)
- Monthly Training Webinar
- Weekly Group Coaching
Intensive
- Everything in Mastermind, PLUS:
- 3-Day Hands-On Live Training
- Personal Coaching
- Airtable & Make Deep Dive
- TypingMind Deep Dive
- MCP Server Deep Dive
Quickstart
- Everything in Mastermind, PLUS:
- Two 4-Hour Done-For-You Sessions
- Installed StorytellerOS
- Installed Social Automations
- Installed Content Workflows
- Installed Faceless Video Pipeline
Current Intensive Dates & Locations
Chelle is smart as hell ,and somehow that’s only her second best quality! She could make ANY topic absolutely fascinating with her well-researched and relatably-delivered words. She’s likeable, charismatic, and just plain fun, but Chelle also has something important to teach the author community at large. AI may be scary but it’s here to make our lives easier. You never have to touch it for writing or art (not if you don’t want to), but you can still build in processes through Zapier and a host of other tools to help you stay organized and save more of your brain for the creative work you love. After hearing her speak at a conference I immediately booked a call to share my processes and pain points so Chelle could sprinkle some of her magic on it all. And we ALL need a little magic from time to time!
Chelle Honiker is one of the smartest women I’ve ever had the pleasure to meet, and she runs a Substack called Author Automations. She has automations that work with Zapier, Dropbox, BookFunnel, Notion, Drive, and more. She really is like, a super-human with her knowledge about this stuff. She’s amazing, and if this is something you’ve been thinking about or experimenting with too, Chelle’s your girl.
Office Hours with Chelle Honiker happen in a fun and remarkably valuable space. Spontaneously, she draws from her unique insights and depth of hands-on experience to provide practical answers to participant’s questions and issues. Not only does Chelle knowledgeably dominate the intersection between self-publishing, marketing, and social media; she provides enormous value to Indie Authors by helping us make sense of the chaotic maelstrom of online services that noisily and confusingly compete for our attention and dollars (e.g., CRM, social media, authoring, publishing, outreach, selling, and all the other uncountable offerings). Weekly Office Hours with Chelle are a “MUST DO” on my over-crowded calendar…and recommended for yours too.