For a couple of years now I've been telling you to harvest your blog posts, white papers and newsletters into a book. Could it be that Mark Cuban has been listening all along?
Tag Archives: blog
How to work with a Ghost Writer
People ask me all the time if there's A WAY to work with a ghostwriter. Chemistry between any two people varies so I can only answer by describing the way I work with my clients.
Read More »Argh! Piracy in the Newsletter
Perhaps you don't even realize you're a pirate. Most people committing acts of piracy don't realize they're stealing.
Read More »Mark Twain, The First Blogger?
I totally understand Twain's decision to dictate his story, mostly from his bed in the four years before his death at age 74. He argued that speaking his recollections and opinions, rather than writing them down, allowed him to adopt a more natural, colloquial and frank tone, and Twain scholars who have seen the manuscript agree.
Read More »Social Media: Ethics & Best Practices for Attorneys
Like financial professionals, attorneys bear the burden of using good sense and propriety online. Would that everyone bore a similar burden! (but I digress).
Management Secrets of the Grateful Dead
I was never a Deadhead but the MBA in me perked up at this article's title in The Atlantic. Not one to tinker with perfection, I kept it for this blog post.
Devising your Editorial Calendar
Exhortations to "publish, publish, publish" forget the most important advice: publish something worthwhile. To communicate in a meaningful way build an editorial calendar and stock your content pantry.
Low-Jargon Financial Blogs & Newsletters
I write blogs and newsletters for attorneys, advisors and accountants. These professionals often need to provide complex information without making their clients' eyes glaze over.
Working with a Ghostwriter
Used to be the word "ghostwriter" conjured images of a wily hack with a battered Olivetti sitting at a Hollywood swimming pool coaxing confidences from a star.