What Is the Single Most Important Thing Someone Should Do to Become a Successful Indie Author? (Grok Diary – Day 1)

I’ve decided to aim for 1,000 words a day. I’ve handled that kind of workload before, and I’m confident I can do it again.

Writing 1,000 words for 2,000 consecutive days is still a massive challenge. But committing to it publicly will help me stay accountable — and stick with it.

You can follow the project in real time here: @michael_brig

Grok Coaches Me to Become a Successful Indie Author in 2,000 Days (Day 0)

As promised, here is the beginning of my five-year Grok diary. Every day, I’ll ask Grok one question with the goal of becoming a successful indie author within 2,000 days.

The project started on February 22, 2026. It will conclude around the end of 2031. I’ll document the entire process transparently on X in real time. On my blog, I’ll share each Q&A along with additional comments and reflections.

Let the fun begin.

5 years are 1,826 days – I’ve expanded it to 2,000 days as that simply sounds better and is easier to read for everyone who stumbles over my tweets.

You can follow the project in real time here: @michael_brig

Some Changes Are Coming to This Site

Almost a year has passed since I decided to take my author project more seriously. So far, my approach hasn’t worked. I’ve already written about how I’m now using Grok to guide me in a better direction — hopefully.

As part of that shift, I’ll be making a few changes to this website:

  • I’ll either switch the comment system to Disqus or disable comments entirely. The amount of spam has become overwhelming.
  • Monthly updates will move to X so I can test the new Articles feature.
  • The yearly update posts will continue to be published here on the site.
  • Daily blogging will continue as well, but it will focus exclusively on the Grok project.
  • Other articles (such as show reviews, etc.) will be paused for now — hardly anyone was reading them anyway.

Over the next few days, I’ll upload the last seven days of conversations with Grok in batches to catch up. After that, the blog will be fully synchronized with my X profile.

More focus. Fewer distractions. Let’s see where it leads.