Articles on plagiarism: passing off others’ work as your own, and how it differs from copyright infringement.
AudiobookJune 28, 2026
A ghostwritten book usually takes four to eight months from the first interview. Here's the calendar view: the kickoff, the interview weeks, the outline, chapters arriving one at a time, the final read, and what slows a project down.
Contracts and AgreementsJune 10, 2026
Interviewing your ghostwriter before you sign is not a formality; it is the single step that decides whether you get a great book or an expensive disappointment. I offer a free consultation to every prospect, as good ghostwriters do. Here…
AI vs Human GhostwritingFebruary 13, 2026
The AI-and-writing debate has been loud, emotional, and short on data, until now. A 2025 survey of 1,481 people, including 1,190 working writers, is the first real large-scale look, and it shows who uses AI, who fears it, and why…
Contracts and AgreementsFebruary 11, 2026
Ghostwriting has always been legal; no country prohibits one person writing what another signs. The interesting question is the ethical one, and that gets answered in the agreement. Here is how contracts, copyright transfer, and professional standards protect both parties…
Copyright InfringementFebruary 11, 2026
After 54+ ghostwriting contracts, I have watched copyright infringement play out in ways most writers never see coming. This is not legal advice, but it is hard-earned perspective on how to protect your work, what your contracts should say, and…
AI CopyrightFebruary 10, 2026
A client once handed me 120 articles copied from the web as his own writing, and I caught it only after the manuscript was done. Plagiarism is not always intentional theft, but the result is the same. Here is what…
AI CopyrightFebruary 10, 2026
Copyright intimidates a lot of writers, and that fear keeps them from understanding rights they already hold. This is not legal advice, just plain-language observations from years as an author and creator. Here is what you should know about protecting…
AI WritingFebruary 8, 2026
Is ghostwriting unethical? The short answer is no. Ghostwriting is commissioning a professional to write on your behalf while the work stays yours. There is exactly one place it goes wrong, and that single boundary is the whole ethics conversation.
BlockchainFebruary 8, 2026
I have ghostwritten blockchain books for founders who could not explain their own product to their mothers, and that is not a dig. The tech is abstract, the jargon dense, and deep expertise rarely comes with the gift of plain…
DialogueFebruary 8, 2026
Falling into bad writing habits is easy; recognizing them is harder. Most writers know the obvious ones, but dozens of subtler habits creep in unnoticed. Here is a working checklist by category, with examples, so you can spot each one…
AI vs Human GhostwritingFebruary 8, 2026
Something corrosive has spread through writing: words produced without care, at scale, for nothing. Call it the enshittification of writing. AI did not start it, but it made the shallow work that once took human effort almost free. The machine…
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