Veterans Day: Preserving the Stories That Deserve to Be Told
My first ghostwriting project was my grandfather's story, a WWII POW who survived. Why veterans' memoirs matter and how ghostwriting preserves them.
Tag: Interviews (Page 4)
How Ghostwriting WorksVideo Interviewing Tips: What Hundreds of Client Interviews Taught Me About Getting It Right on Camera
Every book I write starts on Zoom, where I spend hours, sometimes weeks, drawing out a client's stories and voice before writing a single word. The interview quality sets the book's ceiling. After hundreds of these sessions, here is what…
Book Sales10 Critical Lessons on Grammar and Spelling from Word Crimes
A misplaced comma can turn a sentence into something you never meant. Weird Al's Word Crimes made the most common mistakes catchy, but the real cost is trust: sloppy mechanics make readers quietly doubt you. Here are ten grammar and…
BellydanceBelly Dancer Coloring Books [Interview]
In this conversation I talk about turning a decade of belly dance photography into coloring books, four of them built from real performers instead of generic clip art. Shooting dancers since 2005 is exactly what makes them different. Here is…
For Executives & ProfessionalsFrom Tech Executive to Professional Ghostwriter: Richard Lowe’s Unconventional Journey
A computer operations director at Trader Joe's turned grief into a ghostwriting practice serving celebrities and Fortune 500 CEOs, an unlikely path I traced in an unconference talk to the Metal group. The twist: the skills that ran enterprise IT,…
Becoming a GhostwriterBjørn Larssen: How I Became A Writer (Guest Blog)
Author Bjorn Larssen self-published his first graphic novel at six: a limited edition of one, handcrafted with crayons, staples, and paper torn from a notebook. The road from there to working author ran through injury, doubt, and nineteen drafts. Here…
Becoming a GhostwriterBusiness RadioX The Writing King Richard Lowe
In this Business RadioX conversation, I talk through how a book can showcase expertise, build credibility, and tell a story worth telling, for businesses and individuals alike. Drawing on 113+ authored books and 54+ ghostwritten, including two Kindle bestsellers, here…
Authority Through AuthorshipTips for Optimizing LinkedIn Profiles [Interview]
What separates a LinkedIn profile that opens doors from one that sits ignored? In this conversation with host Rochel Marie Lawson, I break down the mistakes most professionals make and the practical moves that turn a profile into a branding…
AI AdoptionMatt Biggar: Why the Best Coaching Starts With Your Strengths
Matt Biggar joins Richard Lowe on Leaders and Their Stories to explain why the best coaching starts with strengths not problems, why most coaching fails, the personality-test trap, small habit change, and using AI without losing yourself.
AI AdoptionBen the Automator: Why AI Agrees With You and How to Get the Truth
Ben the Automator returns to Leaders and Their Stories to explain why GPTs are built to please you, how to get real pushback, why AI still needs QA, and the security and legal risks of trusting it.
Cold WarJack Barsky: What a KGB Sleeper Agent Learned About Trust and Leadership
Jack Barsky joins Richard Lowe on Leaders and Their Stories: the KGB sleeper agent who built an American life, on what espionage taught him about trust, decisions under uncertainty, and leading people.
HollywoodHugh Jackman’s Leadership Secret: Why Nice Guys Win
Most people at the top are ruthless. Hugh Jackman isn't, and that's his secret. A look at how making others win, including dismantling a celebrity feud by being generous, builds bigger opportunities and real influence.