THE UNDERGROUND PUBLISHING SURVIVAL GUIDE

Most publishing advice is designed to make you dependent on gurus, platforms, and business models that extract every dollar while giving you nothing in return.

This guide is different.

You're going to learn how to make weird, specific things—zines, guides, essays about literally anything you find interesting—and generate $15-20K per year in supplemental income without selling your soul, building a team, or becoming the thing you hate.

THIS IS FOR YOU IF:

• You want to make things and get paid fairly for them without guru theatrics
• You're allergic to hustle culture and "scale or die" mentality
• You have knowledge, obsessions, or perspectives worth sharing
• You want supplemental income from work you control, not a get-rich scheme
• You value sovereignty over venture-scale growth

THIS IS NOT FOR YOU IF:

• You're looking to quit your day job and make millions
• You need step-by-step hand-holding and emotional validation
• You want to build the next big platform or become internet famous
• You're afraid of doing things imperfectly

WHAT'S INSIDE: ✓ The 48-Hour Challenge: From zero to published and generating revenue in two days ✓ Digital-first vs. traditional zine paths (complete operational details for both) ✓ Accessible pricing models that don't exploit ($4-20 range philosophy and math) ✓ Guerrilla marketing without manipulation (finding your people, not convincing the masses) ✓ Year-by-year roadmap: $5K year one → $23K year two → $30K+ year three ✓ Platform independence strategies (using mainstream tools without being owned by them) ✓ Systems that survive chaos (batch creation, sustainable workflows, real-life constraints) ✓ Revenue models, distribution logistics, customer service, and everything else they don't tell you

WHAT MAKES THIS DIFFERENT: No launchers. No funnels. No psychological manipulation. No inflated promises.

Just honest, operational guidance from someone who's actually done this—built a sustainable underground publishing practice generating real income without becoming a guru or scaling into something soul-destroying.

You'll get frameworks for writing, production, distribution, and revenue. Real numbers. Conservative estimates. Honest about what works and what's bullshit.

THE BOTTOM LINE: Make things. Price them fairly. Build your catalog. Own your infrastructure. Generate sustainable supplemental income doing creative work you control.

Simple. Sustainable. Sovereign.

Stop waiting for permission. Start making things.