by Emily Crookston | Jul 9, 2025 | Emily's Musings
When Ideas Come Crashing In: Navigating the Creative Tidal Wave Two weekends ago, I went to the beach and my brain started doing that thing again. You know: when an idea starts bubbling up and suddenly I want to drop everything and just play with it. And that’s...
by Emily Crookston | Jun 11, 2025 | Business Development, Emily's Musings, Small Business
The Curious Self: Finding Freedom in a World of Overthinking Long-time readers know I used to be a philosophy professor. For eight years, I taught students how to think critically, analyze arguments, and question everything. But when I was ready to leave academia in...
by Emily Crookston | May 7, 2025 | AI, Marketing
Overthinking Your Book? I Bet You’re Overthinking This Too You know that feeling when you’re staring at a blank page, the cursor blinking with the smug confidence of a used car salesman, as you try...
by Emily Crookston | Apr 17, 2025 | AI
What is a Ghostwriter in the Age of AI? Let’s be real for a minute: Artificial Intelligence has turned the writing world upside down. Everyone’s talking about it, especially in light of The Atlantic’s investigation into the Library Genesis data set...
by Emily Crookston | Apr 9, 2025 | AI
Why AI Can’t Outline Your Book (And How to Fix That) Last week, I was on a Zoom call with Megan, an executive coach with 15 years of experience and a book idea that had been percolating for at least 10 of those years. Together we scrolled through...
