Three of My Books Should Not Exist
Not because they were badly made. Because the reason for making them was wrong, and no amount of craft fixes that.
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Behind the BookDave Could See That Jim Was Hurt. What Does That Even Mean?
She was happy. He was terrified. The hotel was romantic. Every one of those is the author reaching a conclusion the reader was supposed to reach.
Artificial IntelligenceWhat the Anthropic Settlement Means for Ghostwriters
Anthropic settled for $1.5 billion over pirated books. The court found the acquisition was the problem, not the training, and that distinction is the one that matters to anyone who writes as someone else. What it changes for the ghostwriting…
Book MarketingOne Book Answers a Question. A Series Answers the Next One.
A reader who finishes a book you wrote has just told you something. A series is the only format that responds to it.
Artificial IntelligenceDo What I Did Before I Had the Tools, Then Do What I Do With Them
People are outsourcing the one thing they should never outsource, and the instruction that would fix it is one almost nobody is now in a position to follow.
BusinessThe Hiccup of Hesitation: Beating the Fear That Stalls First-Time Authors
The thing that stops most first-time authors is not the writing or the publishing. It is fear, and it shows up as a small hesitation at the exact moment action is needed. Here is the simple practice for beating it,…
Book MarketingThe Sponsorship Model: Getting a Book Funded Instead of Sold
Not every book has to be sold one copy at a time. The sponsorship model funds a book through corporate donors and foundations so it can be gifted in bulk to the people who need it. Here is how the…
Book MarketingWhy Self-Publishing First Can Kill Your Traditional Deal
Self-publishing the same book first can end a traditional deal before it starts. Publishers read your Amazon sales record in seconds, and the order you publish in decides whether a traditional deal stays possible.
Book MarketingThe Numbers Publishers Check Before They Read a Word
Publishers decide on your platform before they read your writing. Here is what the gatekeepers count: the follower thresholds, the engagement checks, and the sales math your book proposal has to prove.
BusinessWhy You Don’t Put All Your Eggs in AI
In finance, the first rule is diversification. The same rule applies to technology, and most companies are breaking it by betting everything on AI. Here is the case for spreading the risk.
BusinessConsequential Thinking: The Executive Skill Nobody Teaches
Critical thinking asks whether a claim is true. Consequential thinking asks what happens next if you act on it. Here is why the second skill is rarer and how to practice it.
Artificial IntelligenceThe Three Horizons of AI: How to Tell Hype From Value
A strategy executive sorts every technology into three horizons. The value lives in the third. Most of the AI boom is stuck in the first. Here is how to tell the difference.
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