Craig Mod is a writer, photographer, and walker. He creates essays, books, podcasts and newsletters based on the intersection of his core interests. A lot of his work focuses on walking in Japan, publishing, startups and photography.

You can learn more at on About page.

He runs the Walk Kumano website, which contains notes and tips on walking the Kumano Kodo UNESCO World Heritage pilgrimage routes

CraigMod.Com

CraigMod.com is Craigs main website. It hosts his essays, podcasts, membership program and information about his books.

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Special Projects

Special Projects is a membership program. Members get exclusive perks as well as supporting Craigs work.

Visit the Special Projects page

Craig shares behind the scenes details at How to slowly build a membership.

On Margins

On Margins is a podcast about making books.

Check out the podcast.

Books

Kissa by Kissa

Kissa by Kissa is a book about walking 1,000+km of the countryside of Japan along the ancient Nakasendō highway, the culture of toast (toast!), and mid-twentieth century Japanese cafés called kissaten.

The first edition sold out in 2 days. By comparison, Art Space Tokyo took 6 weeks to sell $24k. Koya Bound took 3 weeks to sell $60k.

He shared behind the scenes details in his newsletter: Kissa — Second Edition and Book Goals.

He shared a video of signing and stamping the books.

The journey was featured at:

• I Walked 600 Miles Across Japan for Pizza Toast

Koya Bound

Koya Bound features photography from Kumano Kodo, a UNESCO World Heritage pilgrimage path in Wakayama, Japan.

The project was launched via a successful Kickstarter Campaign.  596 backers pledged $64,225

He held an in-person book launch during October, 2016.

He wrote about designing the book at To Make a Book, Walk on a Book.

Art Space Tokyo

Art Space Tokyo is an intimate guide to Tokyo and its art world. It was was co-authored by Ashley Rawlings and Craig Mod.

You can learn more about it at:

• The official website
• Kickstartup: Successful fundraising with Kickstarter.com & (re)making Art Space Tokyo

Other Projects

Hi.Co

He cofounded the storytelling community Hitotoki. Hitotoki – also called Hi.Co – was  a writing platform where each piece began on a smartphone.

He wrote more about closing it at Archiving Our Online Communities.

You can also check out his Hitotoki archive.

Articles

Meditation

•  A Whole Lotta Vipassana

Publishing

•  All you need is publish Considering the indie in indie web
• Let’s talk about margins

Email Marketing

• Oh God, It’s Raining Newsletters
• On Being a Good Newsletterer

Membership Programs

• Running a Paid Membership Program

Walking

• The Glorious, Almost-Disconnected Boredom of My Walk in Japan

Interesting Facts

• In 2016, he was a resident at the VCCA in Virginia.
• He frequently lectures at the Yale Publishing Course.
• In 2011-2012, he worked at Flipboard as a product designer. His main focus was Flipboard for iPhone.

Features

Interviews

• Craig Mod: I Want My Attention Back!
• Offscreen Magazine Interview Notes on writing, publishing, startups, life, and disconnection

Talks

• Two Books and a Long Walk — Craig Mod — Config 2020