Airtable for Authors
COURSE STARTS FEBRUARY 24, 2026
Spreadsheets are fine until they’re not. At some point, every author ends up with a tangle of Google Sheets tracking books, a separate doc for their series timeline, a random Trello board for launch tasks, and a notebook full of character details that may or may not contradict each other. Airtable replaces all of that with one connected system designed the way your brain actually works.
This course teaches you to build an author-specific Airtable workspace from scratch. Not a generic project management setup that happens to have books in it, but a purpose-built system for tracking your series, managing your publishing pipeline, organizing your marketing calendar, and maintaining the kind of series bible that keeps your continuity editor from sending you angry emails.
You’ll learn Airtable’s core concepts (bases, tables, fields, views, and linked records) through the lens of actual author workflows. Every exercise uses real publishing scenarios. By the final module, you’ll have a working system you can use immediately and extend as your business grows.
If you’re planning to use StorytellerOS, Make.com, or any of the advanced automation courses in this catalog, this course is your foundation. Airtable is the data backbone that makes everything else work.
Who This Course Is For
-
Indie authors drowning in spreadsheets, docs, and disconnected tracking systems
-
Series writers who need a reliable way to manage continuity, timelines, and character details across multiple books
-
Authors who want to build a marketing calendar and publishing pipeline they can actually maintain
-
Anyone planning to take the StorytellerOS or automation courses (this is the recommended prerequisite)
What You’ll Walk Away With
-
A fully functional Airtable workspace with interconnected tables for books, series, characters, and publishing milestones
-
A marketing calendar that links directly to your book data
-
Custom views and filters that surface exactly what you need without clutter
-
An understanding of linked records, rollups, and formulas that makes your data actually talk to itself
-
A workspace architecture designed to connect to automation tools and AI platforms later
Prerequisites
None. If you’ve used a spreadsheet, you’ll pick this up quickly. If you haven’t, that’s fine too.
Course Format
8 modules of video instruction with step-by-step build-along exercises. Each module includes a video walkthrough (20-30 minutes), a pre-built template you can import and customize, and a hands-on exercise. Expect to spend 6-8 hours total. Your workspace will be functional from Module 3 onward.
Related Products
Kickstarter for Indie Authors
Kickstarter can be a powerful way to validate your idea, fund production, and build engaged readers before launch. Learn exactly how to structure your campaign, promote it effectively, and deliver a seamless backer experience. Sessions delivered LIVE.
Notion for Indie Authors
The Busy Writers Second Brain: Streamlining Your Storytelling with Technology Tailored for today's writers and authors, this 2-Hour session reveals how to transform Notion into your ultimate digital repository.