Remember when writing meant just... writing?

Before AI assistants offered to "enhance" your prose, cloud-based platforms threatened to reorganize your files without asking, and pop-ups started sugges...

Guess what? More than 50% of content on the web is now being created by AI. Yup, more is being written by machine than by human.

Yeah. Ugh is right. 

You’ve seen me write a ton about AI in this news...

I just discovered a place where censored journalists from around the world can publish their work. A library that governments can't burn. A safe repository for banned books. 

And more than 25 million...

Most of us by now are familiar with the term “AI Slop,” and have seen it ourselves on social media. I’ve certainly seen it amongst my writing clients. 

When brilliant people– even ones who have writt...

This week, instead of talking about the value of writing your book or sharing your story, we’re going to talk about the value of reading.

I was speaking recently with Anthony, an entrepreneur who has...

“I have 25 versions of my manuscript and I'm drowning,” a new client told me last spring.

She'd spent months feeding ChatGPT different prompts, generating draft after draft, revision after revision. ...

Note: Today’s newsletter is a guest post from Michelle Songy, the founder & CEO of PressHook. PressHook helps authors connect with PR opportunities, including journalists who are looking for expert co...

Just two weeks ago, I got an email from Google that read:

Fresh features, endless possibilities.

Craft compelling stories

Create custom, illustrated stories with read-aloud narration. Just descr...

My new go-to line when anyone wants to ask me anything about publishing is going to be, “Read this article. Then we’ll talk.”

Kevin Kelly, the founding editor of Wired magazine, prolifically publishe...