What needs to go into a training manual if you are teaching physical skills? How can you focus in on your super fans and create only for them, while still making a living from multiple streams of income? Guy Windsor explains more in this interview.







In the intro, Amazon celebrates a decade of Kindle Unlimited and indie authors do really well!; Written Word Media has announced a new partnership with RetireHub, an innovative online community for retirees; Levels of author success [Draft2Digital]; Indie Writers Club; Blood Vintage book trailer and Kickstarter campaign.







Plus, Oprah's AI special [Variety]; Women using AI less than men [The Economist]; Amazon is revamping Alexa to use Anthropic’s Claude [The Verge]













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Guy Windsor is a consulting swordsman, teacher, and author specializing in medieval and renaissance Italian swordsmanship. He runs SwordSchool and is the host of The Sword Guy Podcast.







You can listen above or on your favorite podcast app or read the notes and links below. Here are the highlights and the full transcript is below. 







Show Notes









* Creating freedom with multiple streams of income







* Automating and outsourcing non-creative work







* Key aspects to consider when creating a training manual







* The importance of photo quality in print books







* Why write a book instead of produce an online course?







* Marketing a very niche genre







* Tips for building your online author store









You can find Guy at <a href="https://swordschool.