Most new screenwriters believe dialogue is the heart of a screenplay. They obsess over clever lines, witty banter, and speeches that sound impressive on the page. Or on the stage. That’s a mistake. Whether you’re writing a screenplay or working with a ghostwriter on a...
There’s comfort in the crowd. If you identify with the crowd and luxuriate in the familiar, then you’ll never be a good writer. Not ever. If you’re one of those, and hope to be a writer, you’ll bore your readers. Cardinal sin: Don’t be boring. Nobody will buy your...
This machine is similar to the one I ordered from Linotype. In the mid-1980s, the publishing world was quietly undergoing a revolution. For nearly a century, producing a magazine page required typesetters, paste-up artists, and expensive machinery run by specialists....
(Explicit language appears in this blog post) It was a little after 11:30pm on March 2nd, 2026, when the office phone rang. Caller ID placed him in Arkansas. Maybe this was someone in need of rapid ghostwriting services. I picked up. A loud, sloppy male voice croaked:...
Most ghostwriters work independently. Many describe themselves as freelancers, which simply means they are self-employed. But when clients search for help writing a memoir, business book, or screenplay, they quickly discover that not all freelance writers specialize...
