Books & Biz is the home base for indie authors using AI to write, market, and publish smarter. Codex packages, Claude plugins, prompt packs, premade covers — and a community where the next drop could change what your week looks like.
Four toolkits, all built to help indie authors write better books faster — and keep more of the joy while you’re at it.
The thing the regulars set their alarms for. Here’s what actually happens.
Twice a month, we run a weekend drop event — a fast-moving release of brand-new codex packages, outlines, and other goodies. Drops are limited quantity, first-come-first-served, and once they’re gone, they’re gone. That’s the whole magic of it.
Every drop is a little different. Some run on Facebook in the First Drafts group, some run right here on booksandbiz.com, and some are a mix of both. The schedule below tells you exactly where each event lives.
Drops post twice a month, always on weekends. Each event lists the date, theme, and where it’s happening.
Items release on a rolling timer. The hottest packages go in the first hour. Refresh, watch, grab.
Each package is one-time-only. Once it’s claimed, it leaves the store and stays gone. No restocks.
Right after the drop wraps, Joe takes over. No filter, no plan, just stories — usually involving Marrow, Mushrooms, and whatever else falls out of his brain that day.
Every drop closes the same way. When the timer hits its last hour, Beer Thirty kicks off and Joe shows up with a beer. No filters, lots of Marrow & Mushrooms, occasional life advice nobody asked for. It is the best worst hour of your weekend.
Mark your calendar. Then mark it twice.
Each event ends with Beer Thirty — Joe’s storytelling hour.
The Books & Biz Skool community is where the heads-up goes out, the templates live, and the regulars hang out between drops. Three tiers. Pick your speed.