One question: will you resolve to writing a nonfiction book in 2026? It’s pretty simple. If you do, go ahead and add your name in the comments on this post. You’re not alone. I’ll help. In fact, I’ll go further. I promise to answer all your questions about writing a book, getting it published, and…
It always pays to look back at your work for the year and see what you’ve learned, how you’ve grown, and what you like doing most. As a freelancer who carefully tracks my business, I’m in an ideal position to do a retrospective. I hope you can learn a bit from my own reflections on…
Should AI-generated or AI-aided writing be eligible for writing awards? This is the challenge that SFWA — the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association — is navigating with its annual awards, the Nebula Awards. Briefly, there are two major sets of awards in the science fiction and fantasy community. The Hugo Awards are voted on…
I was appalled to see Google’s recent ad for its AI photo and video creation capabilities. Picture this. You are the marketing manager for Google Gemini and you have a generous advertising budget. Gemini includes the incredible photo and video creation tools Veo and Nano Banana, which make it possible to synthesize all manner visual…
Peace on earth. Goodwill towards men (and women). This includes people who are not just like you — people who don’t look like you, people who disagree with you, even people whose idea of what they’d like to see are at odds with what you’d want to see. Peace on earth and goodwill towards men…
Yeah, she’s a little bit tilted. Imperfect, but still standing. Just like the rest of us. See you tomorrow.
Some of you who are reading this may have just lost your jobs. My heart goes out to you. I’ll tell you a story about when this happened to me, how I hit rock bottom, and how that was the beginning of my success. If you’re hurting, I hope the same good fortune eventually happens…
Most of you reading this have a job. You have a steady paycheck and health benefits. Good for you. A job is great if you don’t want to think too hard about what you’re going to do every day — your bosses mostly figure that out for you. But even if you have a job,…
A ghostwriting relationship often lasts a year or more. That’s a long time to be stuck in a terrible situation. Here’s a scorecard for your next potential nonfiction ghostwriting client. You’ll notice that there are more communications criteria than financial ones here, and that’s no coincidence: most ongoing painful ghostwriting problems are communications problems. Add…