Vol. 1: Foundations
Thirty-two essays on the basics of surviving and thriving as an independent: getting oriented, bootstrapping a practice, managing perceptions, building mental fitness, and sparring with executives.
The Art of Gig is a three-volume book series about the modern gig economy and the independent consulting life. The first two volumes collect revised and carefully sequenced nonfiction essays from the original newsletter. The stand-alone third volume, The Yakverse Chronicles, is a story cycle of 13 absurdist consulting tales — available to read free online.
Vol. 2: Superstructures
Thirty-four essays that look beyond the basics to the wider landscape of free agency: the history and future of the gig economy, creative frames for client work, and managing the consulting psyche over the long haul.
Vol. 3: The Yakverse Chronicles
A story cycle of 13 consulting tales exploring the ideas of the first two volumes through absurdist fiction — yaks, gigsters, and capricious clients in increasingly surreal engagements.