Some movies are iconic experiences. They leave an indelible mark on culture. The Princess Bride (“My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die.”) A Few Good Men (“You can’t handle the truth!”) When Harry Met Sally (“I’ll have what she’s having.”) This Is Spinal Tap (“The numbers all go to eleven.”)…
My inbox regularly receives emails from people I don’t know, soliciting me for things I don’t want. We’re all used to marketing emails, which Gmail helpfully segregates in its “Promotions” tab. But marketers know that they’ll get a greater response if they can get into your primary tab, so they’ve designed “personalized” emails that are…
According to TechCrunch India: India has proposed a mandatory royalty system for AI companies that train their models on copyrighted content — a move that could reshape how OpenAI and Google operate in what has already become one of their most important and fastest-growing markets globally. On Tuesday, India’s Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade released a…
Newsletter 128. How thinking proponents and opponents of AI can come together. Plus, AI author scams catalogued, bookseller IPOs, three people to follow and three books to read. Creating peace between the AI factions If one result stood out from my recent study of AI and the Writing Profession (sponsored by Gotham Ghostwriters), it was…
“I quit.” These are words you should almost never utter as a ghostwriter. The reason is that busted ghostwriting relationships let clients down and will damage your reputation. Word will get around that you parachuted out and that will hurt you in the future. Writers who make their living exclusively on ghostwriting may be juggling…
If you sleep in a bed big enough for two, the bedsheets are often too big for one person to manage easily. The first lover I lived with and I used to have a ritual when we went to the laundromat together. We’d each grab two corners of the sheet, spread it out, and come…
The media company Warner Bros./Discovery has been in play for months. It just accepted a bid from Netflix for $83 billion — for its production studio assets and HBO Max streaming services only. This deal may face antitrust scrutiny for consolidation in the streaming space and may not go through. Paramount/Skydance and Comcast/NBC were outbid…
To write and publish a business book is to say “The world is different from what you thought it was. Here’s what to do about it.” If you are undertaking a business book, you must decide what your manifesto is. Some prominent manifestos for your consideration It’s not a coincidence that it’s easy to write…
Newsletter 127. Balancing between your inspiration and your audience’s desires. Plus, is publishing in crisis, Google powers a publisher, three people to follow and three books to read. What do your readers want? Authors are often torn. On the one hand, they passionately want to tell their own story and share their own unique insights…