Author Tech · Start with zero coding experience
A calm, practical learning path for authors who want a professional home online, useful custom tools, or a real Android and iOS app—with examples you can actually inspect.
Free plan and free first course · text and screenshots · interactive practice · no filming required
Choose the step you need
Start free and stop there, or keep building when you are ready. Every course stands on its own.
Go from “I need a website” to a published author site with plain-English guidance on Codex or Cowork, hosting, domains, pages, testing, and updates.
Build your first useful tool with AI without memorizing code. Learn how to describe the idea, test what appears, fix problems, and keep improving it.
Plan a focused reader app, build it with AI support, test it on Android and iOS, and prepare the information Apple and Google require.
Developer accounts, devices, and some software may cost extra. Store approval cannot be guaranteed.
Follow real decisions
The lessons show how author brands and reader experiences turn into practical build choices.
See how hierarchy, book discovery, calls to action, and mobile layout work together.
Compare brand choices, content structure, feature scope, and visual language.
Study a concrete app structure while learning what still needs testing and store preparation.
Private Author Tech Clarity Session
Bring your author website, app, AI tool, or publishing-tech idea to a focused 60-minute session with Kate Seger. You will leave with clearer priorities and a written next-step action plan.
Three introductory sessions available
After checkout, email hello@darklingcollective.com with two or three times that work for you. Kate will confirm the appointment and send your meeting link.
Want the whole library?
The Everything Bundle includes the Author Tech courses plus the complete tool, skill, course, and codex collections.
See the Everything BundlePrefer one course?
The free course, $29.99 beginner course, and $79 app course remain separately available.
Return to the three-course path →Free 5-day email plan
One short lesson a day helps you choose the right project, give AI a useful brief, fix problems without panic, and decide what to build next.
The free website course does not require signup. This plan is optional, and every email includes an unsubscribe link.
Quick answers
No. The path begins with the words, decisions, and checks a beginner needs.
No. Use the free website course by itself or buy only the course that matches your goal.
No course can promise approval. The app course helps you test carefully and prepare a stronger submission.