Write right; hand-to-hand books; defiant Harvard: Newsletter 16 April 2025
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Write right; hand-to-hand books; defiant Harvard: Newsletter 16 April 2025

Newsletter 90: Why writers think like imposters, what it’s like when the Supreme Court argues about your book, Harvard’s $53 billion in “f– you!” money, plus three people to follow and three books to read. How to write anything with confidence I have many author clients who say they are bad writers. That may be…

America’s pivot

America’s pivot

Donald Trump’s tariff-centered push to remake who we are as a nation reminded me of something I’d seen before: a pivot. What is a pivot? In the world of startups, a pivot is radical decision to shift the strategic direction of a company, usually because the original strategy is just not resonating. You see this,…

Better stories; digital audiobooks boom; tariffs raise book costs: Newsletter 5 March 2025
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Better stories; digital audiobooks boom; tariffs raise book costs: Newsletter 5 March 2025

Newsletter 84. Why well-told case study stories are here to stay, another Gathering of the Ghosts, a section 230 podcast, plus three people to follow and three books to read. About those case study stories . . . “Tell me a story, Daddy . . .” My kids are well into their twenties now, but…

Brinskmanship; The You You Are; AI-generated research: Newsletter 5 February 2025
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Brinskmanship; The You You Are; AI-generated research: Newsletter 5 February 2025

Newsletter 81. Can you really win by threatening your negotiating partners? Plus, Simon & Schuster ditches blurbs, Ray Dalio dribbles out insights, three books to read and three people to follow. The price of brinksmanship Our president Donald Trump is adept at brinksmanship. Look at his actions over time and you can see a pattern:…