The Art of the Book Proposal

Stack of book proposals on a desk

The title of this post is misleading. Book proposals are both art and science. They are also essential for almost anyone who wants to secure the representation of a mainstream literary agent or sell a book concept to a traditional publisher. Drafting a proposal is a lot of work, but there are good reasons to go to … Read more

Ghostwriting and AI

Robot hand touching letter on laptop keyboard

The ghost isn’t in the machine. The machine wants to be the ghost. I think the first place people’s imagination ran when it became clear that AI was coming online in a big way, was communications. “AI can write my emails!” It wasn’t much of a leap to assuming AI could do everything a writer … Read more