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 finding that...
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 her...
I love brainstorming. I’ve always enjoyed hanging around, just me and my brain, playing with ideas. My mind is my playground. There's something magical about that moment when ideas start flowing, connections form, and possibilities unfold. As a ghostwriter who...
Have you ever heard the quote, “what got you here won’t get you there?” There’s a 2007 book by Marshall Goldsmith with this title. But the principle has been around for a lot longer. “What got you here won’t get you there,” is the more sophisticated, older...
Every year, I keep a running list of small (and big) delights. It's not exactly a gratitude list (I'm grateful for A LOT more than 100 things, and writing that stuff down just feels repetitive or forced). It's more like a list of the things that surprised me, stopped...
It has become a tradition around here that each year in November, I release my list of book recommendations. Typically, I share a longer review of some number of books—this year I’m sharing my top five—and then the complete list for those who are curious. I won’t go...
Do you remember the last business book you read with unflinching focus? The last time you were so engrossed in a nonfiction book that you lost track of time? If you’ve had this experience recently, I’ll bet it was when you were careening through the air at...
Let’s talk FAQs. Most websites you come across have a Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) section. I’ve always had an FAQ page on my website. It’s a good strategy for a lot of reasons: It saves you time: Why answer the same questions over and over, when you can...
This summer, I did a bunch of market research interviews. In the process, I uncovered some really useful data points (as one does when they do the research!) that I’m now using to shape my messaging. One of the most interesting data points I uncovered was that a lot...