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Weekly Tips for Writing & Publishing Your Bestselling Book

 I know it’s AI when…. Nov 03, 2024

So, this is how fast generative AI is moving these days.

As I was working on this newsletter about how easily I can recognize it when my coaching clients copy and paste from ChatGPT or Google Gemini,...

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South Park’s Creators Share Their #1 Storytelling Tip Oct 27, 2024

I just watched this super short clip of a talk given by South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone to some very surprised students at NYU.

According to these storytelling legends, here is biggest...

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NotebookLM Oct 20, 2024

I’m a fan of harnessing AI as a tool in writing your books, but NOT of actually using what AI generates to write your books. In fact, I call the writing AI generates “AI Slop.”

Well, my dear friend a...

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Why We’re Creative Oct 13, 2024

I don’t care what you think of Ethan Hawke. Or if you don’t think about him at all, frankly. I’m a GenXer, so I grew up with him as one of the primary heartthrobs of my favorite teen movies, most memo...

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It’s Hard Being a Creative Oct 06, 2024

I am truly blessed in this life and I will never tell anyone otherwise. Ever.

I was born into family and educational privilege. And I am currently living the life of a creative, which can bring with ...

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Do Your Market Research (and Help Us Do Ours) Sep 29, 2024

Let’s say you were launching a new business. Would you just start selling something right away?  

No. You’d do your market research first. 

Say you're making healthier snacks for kids. Would you jus...

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Listen To What Your Book Is Telling You Sep 22, 2024

Most folks browse the Table of Contents when they want to discover what a book is about.

But have you ever browsed the Index?

We have a terrific hack for authors courtesy of Dr. Stephanie Cawthon, p...

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The Best Books of the Century Sep 15, 2024

Have you seen the New York Times article listing The Best 100 Books of the 21st Century?

To compile it, the editors solicited input from favorite modern authors like Stephen King, as well as celebs l...

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What We Can Learn from Hollywood Writer’s Rooms Sep 08, 2024

I had the honor of meeting Josh Shelov, the founder of Written Out Loud, the other day on Zoom. Much like Your Bestselling Book, Written out Loud offers online courses designed to help people author a...

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They Put the “Ghost” in “Ghostwriter” Sep 01, 2024

Recently, I’ve been hearing a lot of horror stories about scammers and frauds in the publishing industry. It breaks my heart because I’ve only ever worked with the most extraordinary people from top d...

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Do the Editors of The Onion Read This Newsletter? Aug 25, 2024

“This week, The Onion began distributing a print edition for the first time in more than a decade and will soon deliver it monthly to everyone who subscribes to its site. The move is a throwback to th...

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How Do You Measure Your Impact? Aug 18, 2024

Recently, I stumbled across this article I wrote for the Huffington Post over 10 years ago, 40 Ways to Find Joy in Your Everyday Life.

It was the first article I ever wrote that went viral, attractin...

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