Artificial IntelligenceUsing AI as a tool and using it to replace human writing are two different things, and the gap is not closing as fast as the hype suggests. Here is where AI consistently falls short for writers, and what it…
SecurityI have been scammed twice, once by a con who spent a month building trust before springing a $90K overpayment trap, once by a fake businessman harvesting content through paid samples. Both were sophisticated, and both exploited blind spots every…
FictionA knight asks a farmer for directions, walks three steps, returns, and asks again, and again, and what looks like absurdist comedy is really a meditation on free will and being programmed to serve someone else's story. Viva La Dirt…
GhostwritingGhostwriting surfaces in the news now and then, from The Art of the Deal to disputed song credits, and every time the ethics hand-wringing starts. The reality is more nuanced than the headlines. Here is an honest look at where…
Artificial IntelligenceGPT-5's August 2025 launch brought a user revolt, security failures, and 5.4x token bloat, and chasing benchmark scores is chasing your own tail while smarter competitors quietly pull ahead. The point was never the newest model. It is choosing tools…
GhostwritingThe book stays unwritten because you do not actually want to write it, you want to have written it, the result without the work. It is not looking thoughtful in a coffee shop waiting for inspiration; it is showing up…
BusinessEvery January it surfaces: this is the year I write my book. Every December it is still unwritten. The graveyard is full of untold stories, empire-builders and leaders whose wisdom died with them because they waited for the right time.…
Book MarketingMost self-published authors hit the ISBN question and freeze: do you actually need one, and is it worth $125? The answer depends entirely on where you plan to sell. Here is the blueprint, including the one place an ISBN is…
TechnologyGeoCities gave 38 million people their very first website, then Yahoo bought it for $3.57 billion and erased it. It began in 1994 with David Bohnett reading about the web on a plane and betting his livelihood on it. Here…
Artificial IntelligenceAfter six months treating AI assistants like roommates, the verdict: Claude wins for serious work despite the higher price, ChatGPT is reliable backup, Grok has improved but still has personality issues, and Copilot and Gemini fill narrow niches. The real…
Writing LessonsEvery January I set ambitious annual goals, and every March they are rubble, buried under client deadlines and surprises. A year is simply too long to hold focus. What actually produces books for me is daily goals and task-based deadlines.…
Thought LeadershipAfter ghostwriting more than 54 books and publishing over 113 of my own, I have heard every version of why people write. The reasons sort into a handful of drives, and knowing your own is the first real step.
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