Trust me when I tell you this: You need to manage who is going to see your book in progress and what they have to say about it. If you don’t manage this, you’ll have the same experience as a ping-pong ball. It won’t be fun. It will make you hate everything. And it won’t…
Why it’s boom time for ghostwriters. Plus, a ghostwriter’s grief, AI licensing advice, three people to follow and three books to read. Ghostwriters ascendant I just returned from the second annual Gathering of the Ghosts conference in New York. The room was filled to capacity and the discussion was fascinating, both in the panel discussions…
I’ve spent the last day walking around an events space in Manhattan at the second annual Gathering of the Ghosts. It wasn’t easy to get here. After two cancelled flights, I drove 6+ hours from Portland, Maine to New York. But I wasn’t going to miss it. It was worth it. It wasn’t just the…
The second annual Gathering of the Ghosts conference begins today in New York. In preparation for that event, I did a deeper dive into our AI and the Writing Profession survey, sponsored by Gotham Ghostwriters, to concentrate specifically on book ghostwriters. The survey reached a total of 1,481 writers, of which 1,190 were classified as…
When we recently fielded the “AI and the Writing Profession” survey, I was delighted to be able to generate well over 1,400 responses. It’s not just bragging rights. Big samples are better in a lot of ways. I’ll explain why. Use caution in interpreting surveys with small and biased samples At Forrester Research, where I…
Yesterday, I announced that we were releasing the results of a survey, sponsored by Gotham Ghostwriters, of 1,481 writing professionals about their attitudes about AI. From time to time, I’ll be examining and sharing data from that survey in more detail. One of the most interesting parts of the survey compared attitudes of different groups…
Newsletter 122. A deep dive into what 1481 writers told us about how they use AI. Plus, AI is a better parrot than MFAs, demystifying royalty statements, three people to follow, and three books to read. And, I’ll see you next week at the Gathering of the Ghosts — let’s connect! Key results from the…
I help authors succeed. That’s my brand. Don’t abuse it. Look: I am generous with my time. It’s my instinct to help. If you’re a first-time author, you probably have lots of questions about books; I’m likely to spend 30-40 minutes on the phone with you. I’m also likely to give your recommendations for which…
Fifty years ago, William J. Brink, editor at the New York Daily News, wrote a front-page headline for the paper’s story on President Gerald Ford’s refusal to bail out New York City as it neared bankruptcy: Ford to City: Drop Dead With apologies to the runner up, “Headless Body in Topless Bar,” this was the…