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How to Use ChatGPT for Budget Book Projects

Let’s face it: In the world of commercial writing, large language models such as ChatGPT, Grammarly, Jasper AI, and others are here to stay. In the low-end, mass-market, non-fiction book marketplace, their use has become nearly ubiquitous. I sometimes find … Continue reading

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Every Novel Needs a Dynamic Opening

If you read “how to” guides on writing novels, they all agree that your story should open with some sort of action that represents a change for your protagonist. The scene should be dynamic, not static. There should be a … Continue reading

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How Long Should Your Book Be?

Many of my valued clients ask me, “How long should my book be?” My answer is, “Your book is like your legs. Your legs should be long enough to reach the ground. Your book is no different.” They think for … Continue reading

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Your 3 Choices: Self-Publish, Subsidy Publisher, or Book Deal

When I work with a client as their ghostwriter or book developer, one of the first questions they ask me is how they should publish and market their book. I explain to them that many artists and creators, including musicians, … Continue reading

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What Does It Mean to Be “Happy”? Hedonism vs Eudaimonism

People talk a lot about happiness. It’s even enshrined in the United States Constitution: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among … Continue reading

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Why I’m a Happy Ghostwriter

There seems to be a lot of interest in ghostwriters these days, perhaps spurred by the recent “Gathering of the Ghosts,” a one-day convocation in New York of around 140 successful ghostwriters. They came together, it seems, mostly to complain … Continue reading

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Your Novel May Not Be Real, But It Must Be Believable!

In storytelling and novel writing, there is a big difference between what is objectively real and what is believable. This is the two-part rule: 1. Nothing in your story needs to be real. 2. Everything in your story must be … Continue reading

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Best Selling Business and Leadership Books Often Tell Stories

 If you’re thinking about writing a business book (or hiring a ghostwriter to do it for you), you might assume that you want either expository writing or persuasive writing. Expository writing is when you explain a concept or share information, … Continue reading

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Great Books Allow – And Even Invite – Repeated Readings

When I read a book, and I like it, I’m inclined to read it again. And again. Just like you’d listen to a favorite record over and over, until the grooves are so worn you have to buy another copy. … Continue reading

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The Significant Limitations of Chat GPT

Today, I signed up with Chat GPT at OpenAI.com. I wanted to learn about it and, if possible, use it to enhance my own work. I quickly discovered two things. Its ability to write with flawless grammar is astonishing. Every sentence … Continue reading

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