Michael walks through 25 of his 100 ideas for authors who want to make money beyond just selling books. Drawing from his time at Mr. Beast and his CreatorWood platform, he covers things like Kickstarters, merch, fan communities, AI movies, and story letters. He also stresses the importance of knowing your audience before spending a dime on marketing — and wraps up with a fun live Q&A helping an attendee with their book marketing. Join the beta of the Creatorwood platform: https://www.creatorwood.tv/ Read the Creatorwood book, all about building a movie business with AI, for free: https://www.blog.creatorwood.tv/subscribe Join the Creatorwood Discord: https://discord.gg/tTmWv23C9q Join the Six-Figure Film Accelerator: https://learn.creatorwood.tv/ EPISODE CHAPTERS: 00:00 Beyond Books Mindset 01:00 Webinar Welcome Chat 02:13 Origin Story Creatorwood 04:00 Beyond Book Examples 05:35 AI Movies Vision 07:00 MrBeast Business Lesson 10:48 Business Problems Solved 20:46 Three Stages Framework 22:20 Fun Examples Kickstarter 27:15 Ghost Listing Validation 30:10 25 Ideas Speedrun 31:23 Merch Newsletters Community 35:03 Special Editions Events 38:29 Consulting And Products 43:25 Genre Hacks Interactive 46:34 Behind The Scenes That Matters 47:37 AI Character BTS Marketing 48:28 Build A Genre Hub 50:13 Seasonal And Subscription Ideas 50:18 Patreon Horror Case Study 52:28 Reader Rewards Street Team 55:04 Shared Worlds And Book Clubs 55:55 Digital Bonuses And Affiliates 58:01 Wrap Up And Q&A 59:38 Do You Need An LLC 01:02:32 Marketing Without Market Fit 01:05:53 Finding Audience And Validation 01:08:40 Funding Films With Fans 01:10:13 Reaching Kids And Schools 01:13:01 Fixing A Mystery Book Launch 01:21:50 Short Form Video Playbook 01:26:58 Hard Earned Marketing Lessons 01:29:02 Final Thanks And Sign Off ABOUT MICHAEL: He has published 12 sci-fi novels, helped authors make $1 million+/year in memberships, and even worked on the Strategy Team for MrBeast. ABOUT CREATORWOOD: Creatorwood is the home for storytellers to turn their writing into films, discover new viewers, and run a film business. The Movie Machine by Creatorwood integrates with the top AI video, image, audio, and storytelling models to help transform your writing into immersive worlds, incredible characters, and gripping films with significantly less time and cost. Creatorwood also makes it easy to make money from your films inside our Streaming Platform. Specifically, Creatorwood allows you to upload your episodes, set them as free or paid (any price you’d like). Creators keep 80% of the revenue they earn on Creatorwood, and we pay out to creators in 130+ countries and accept payments from viewers globally. You can join Creatorwood here: https://creatorwood.tv/