ghostwriting

Are you interested in ghostwriting? Linda Goldfarb and her guest, Twila Belk, will share more information than you thought possible about it.

Also known as The Gotta Tell Somebody Gal, Twila Belk is an author, speaker, editor, and champion for writers. Since 2007, she has worked closely with veteran author Cecil Murphey as his personal assistant and associate, which has provided her with a wide range of industry knowledge and writing experience.

We cover a lot in today's encore episode.

What is ghostwriting, and who uses ghostwriters?

•  What makes a good ghostwriter?
•   What are some of the advantages and disadvantages of ghostwriting?
•   How do you break in?
•   Tell us a bit about the process 

LINKS
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Ghostwriting: The Murphey Method
Ghostwriting Resource PDF

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Have you ever attended an in-person writing conference or summit?

This week's guest is not only a full-time writer and productivity guru, she's organizing the Author Alchemy Summit in Portland February 22-25!

Jessie Kwak is an author and business book ghostwriter living in Portland, Oregon. She is the organizer of the Author Alchemy Summit, as well as the author of a supernatural thriller, two series of space scoundrel sci-fi crime novels, and a handful of productivity books including From Chaos to Creativity and From Big Idea to Book.

The path from scribbling in notebooks to professional ghostwriting is no small feat. Jessie opens up about her strategies for productivity, including reserving her mornings for creative fiction and afternoons for client work. It's not just about finding time but protecting it fiercely.

Our discussion then shifts to the more personal side of writing—self-promotion and confronting impostor syndrome. We affirm the power of individual narratives, sharing touching stories of readers who have found solace in our work, and reminding all authors that their words can be a sanctuary for someone out there.

In our final segment, the spotlight turns to the Author Alchemy Summit and all the work that goes into planning and attending a writers' conference. From the event's conception to networking for the introverted author, we explore strategies for creating an engaging, memorable conference that can leave a lasting impression on attendees.

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Nicolas Cole (@Nicolascole77), co-founder of Ship30for30, will teach you why indie hackers should embrace writing as a transformative tool in their arsenal. He sheds light on the common misconception that writing pales compared to coding for developers, but illustrates how writing can be a vehicle for desirable outcomes like zero-cost customer acquisition and recognition within the industry. Listen in as he shares the secret of building a timeless library of content, emphasizing how past writings can continue to serve us without the need to create new material constantly.

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00:00:00 Writing's Importance for Indie Hackers
00:09:10 World of Warcraft and Writing Connection
00:12:07 Writing, Books, and Their Value
00:25:29 Finding Voice
00:28:01 The Power of Writing and Community
00:34:05 Writing for Readers
00:47:21 Ghostwriting and Its Benefits Explored

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• (00:00) - Writing's Importance for Indie Hackers
• (09:10) - World of Warcraft and Writing Connection
• (12:07) - Writing, Books, and Their Value
• (25:29) - Finding Voice
• (28:01) - The Power of Writing and Community
• (34:05) - Writing for Readers
• (47:21) - Ghostwriting and Its Benefits Explored

Want to write and publish a book but, not sure how?

In this episode of The Business Ownership I interviewed Lil Barcaski. She is the CEO of GWN Publishing  and ghostwriter & publisher at GhostWriter's Network. Lil helps business owners create content that will take them to the next level. Whether it be a business book, a memoir, web content, blogs, white papers or eBooks, she will help you get your words out into the world.

Check out this episode & discover the path to publishing your own book, even if writing isn't your strong suit. 

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Authors Lael Raphael and Alessandra Torre discuss how to use the Theory of the Outstanding Question to set up a plot which will engage and entertain readers.

Listen here to discover what is an Outstanding Question? Two great examples of an Outstanding Question from movies and TV are: “Who is Kaiser Soze?” and “Who is Jon Snow’s mother?”

This is an unedited chat loaded with questions and answers. Listen in!

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Key takeaway: Randy gives an overview of what an editor does, how editors work, and why a writer might benefit from the various services an editor can provide. Suggestions for budding authors and editors. 

Topics covered in this video: 

• A day in the life of an editor - Randy’s path to becoming an editor, and how he spends his time now
• Paid work, free work, people have multiple motives for wanting to work as editors (including supporting their writing careers)
• How does an amateur editor get additional skills? Developmental editors versus copy editors and line editors. 
• Story Grid development editing, Editor certification course - system & methodology of editing. What are the elements of a story that people expect to see?
• Picking clients - how to match editors with clients (and vice versa). Randy’s discovery call
• Editing vs. outlining vs. book coach vs. ghostwriting
• Why it’s so helpful to just finish a draft of your book
• Scenes are the basic building blocks of a book - can a person write a compelling scene: conflict, action, internal dilemmas, etc.
• Handling feedback - clients who listen, and those who aren’t ready
• How the editing business model works for Randy: charging by the word, by session, ghost writing per hour
• Hard to edit your own work - an independent look is necessary
• How Randy’s editing skills have allowed him to help with other types of writing: newsletters, applications, essays
• Genre expertise - editors can improve anything, but genre expertise is helpful

Resources in this video

The Story Grid, Sean Coyne

The Hero’s Journey, Joseph Cambell

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Links & resources can be found on the show notes page: https://dyf.link/episode86 

If you haven’t heard of Nicolas Cole, he’s a ghostwriter-turned-agency-owner-turned-product-course-creator-biz-owner.

He is the co-founder of Ship 30 for 30, the largest cohort-based writing course on the Internet; Typeshare, the leading platform for Digital Writing tools & templates; and Premium Ghostwriting Academy, an 8-week training program teaching writers how to enter the world of ghostwriting & land high-ticket clients.

Cole is also the author of 10 books, including the best-seller, The Art & Business of Online Writing. His writing has accumulated hundreds of millions of views, and has been republished in TIME, Forbes, Fortune, Business Insider, Inc Magazine, and many more. In 2017, he built the first ghostwriting agency writing on behalf of 300+ Silicon Valley founders, investors, and CEOs of publicly traded companies, Grammy-winning musicians, Olympic athletes, and NYT best-selling authors & speakers-and to date has ghostwritten more than 3,000 articles for industry leaders on the Internet.

Today he shares his experience scaling his agency with cold outreach, and gives us a behind-the-scenes look into his story transitioning from agency work into products.

More details and links on the show notes page: https://dyf.link/episode86 

Ever wondered about the secret world of ghostwriting? Pull up a chair, sip on some coffee, and join us for an engaging discussion with Douglas Glenn Clark, a seasoned professional from this intriguing field. From his early days as a journalist to the reality of penning words for others, Douglas takes us on a fascinating exploration of what a ghostwriter does when it comes to writing work for others. We also unravel the art of ghostwriting, shedding light on how it helps authors express their narratives, and uncover some well-known books with unexpected ghostwriters behind them!

In the second half, we dive into the world of pen names, a tool that authors use to create different identities. You'll be hooked as we chat about notable authors such as J.K. Rowling and Stephen King’s son who utilized pseudonyms to distance themselves from their famous works or families. Furthermore, we delve into the intricate web of ghostwriting contracts, the potential monetary value in writing, and the risky but often necessary decisions of ghostwriters to accept pay for a book instead of waiting for royalties. By the end of this episode, you will have an understanding of the ghostwriting industry, making it a must-listen for anyone interested in the writing world.

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Pamela Fagan Hutchins, USA Today bestselling and Silver Falchion Best Mystery winning author of 24 mystery/suspense/thriller novels (Patrick Flint & What Doesn’t Kill You) discusses tips for writing a compulsively readable crime fiction series.

In this unedited chat, she answers questions and give actionable tips.

Listen in!

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Charles Miller is the founder of Writing to Riches. His goal is to teach you the crucial skills of writing and help you build the career of your dreams, whether that’s a better job, a thriving freelance practice, or owning a business.

During Charles’ journey as a freelancer and ghostwriter, he learned that writing is the world’s most valuable skill. Marketing and sales aren’t too far behind it. If you master all three, you become unstoppable.

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(07:24) Lessons learned from failure and confidence
(10:00) Charles’ first client of $40 online
(12:40) Results based offers & Twitter   
(17:29) Charles’ thoughts on LinkedIn vs. Twitter
(21:25) Components of posts that pop off
(26:00) The mechanics of ghostwriting agencies
(29:30) The psychology of writing
(32:00) Charles’ analysis of content creation
(33:40) How to write great opening hooks
(37:58) The importance of newsletter writing
(42:00) How to build an audience from 0 - 3K followers
(47:00) How to build an audience from 3K - 6K followers
(50:50) Charles’ content framework for daily writing
(54:06) Good versus bad personal branding
(01:01:14) Has your relationship with money changed?
(01:03:40) Get rich by making rich people richer
(01:08:24) How to create digital products
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Deepdive ChatGPT: Auch genervt von Nerds, die Dir zum x-ten Mal erklären, wie genau Machine Learning und LLMs funktionieren, oder denen, die Dir in einem 10-Sekunden-TikTok die 15 besten AI-Tools aufschwatzen wollen, die Du JETZT benutzen musst?

Patrick und Jan ziehen Bilanz nach einigen Wochen des Hypes rund um ChatGPT und andere generative KIs. Was ist der echte Impact? Was ist wirklich disruptiert worden? Angeblich steht mit ChatGPT ja das Ende der klassischen Schulbildung bevor, und keine Prüfung ist mehr ChatGPT-sicher! Oder taugen die KI-Erkennungstools wirklich etwas, um solche Plagiate zu finden? Und was ändert sich jetzt wirtschaftlich? Täglich werden neue Tools und Anwendungen in die Timelines gespült. Was sind echte Business Cases, was nur Eintagsfliegenhype?

Wohin geht die Reise in den "20 Minutes into the Future"? Genug Fragen für eine lange Diskussion!

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0:00 Wer zur Hölle ist Klaus? (KI-Stimmen-Intro)

1:10 ChatGPT, schon wieder? Das machen doch alle gerade!

1:58 Die lange Widmung - die ultimative Analyse

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3:06 Prompten, Befehle, Anweisungen, Rollenzuweisung & Prompt Engineering

5:37 Das Problem des Bewusstseins – oder ChatGPTs Selbstverständnis / Selbstreflektion 

6:42 ChatGPT austricksen und Rollen zuweisen (GitHub)

7:42 Intelligenz & Vorstellungskraft: Was wäre wenn / sich in jemanden hineinversetzen

9:02 Kooperation von Affen, soziale Intelligenz & reziprokes Handeln

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10:40 Neue Denk- & Möglichkeitsräume der Maschine mit / trotz angelegten Zügeln

12:02 Die Schranken der KI umgehen (cheaten) – OpenAIs Regeln aushebeln

13:31 Menschliche Kunst (oder Comedy) ist frei und darf alles – Umgang mit der KI als Kunst

16:06 Menschliche Wahrheiten, Bias, und wo Koranverbrennung erlaubt ist und wo nicht

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17:52 Vorbestimmten Erwartungen, harte Regeln & hard constraints

19:43 Mythisierung und der Reiz des Verbotenen

20:45 Die Maschine als Spiegel für die eigene menschliche Fehlbarkeit

22:34 Der ultimative Hack: ChatGPT als DAN (Do anything now!)

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25:43 Trainieren des Systems, User-Anfragen & Datengedächtnis

27:51 Parametrisierung, Zugriff auf die eigene Programmierung & Wahrscheinlichkeit

30:19 Logik, Unsicherheit, Syllogismus, if-then & Entscheidungsfindung

32:42 Kontextsensible Vorhersage & Ironie als Datenpunkt statt anthropozentrische Metapher

34:24 Determinismus vs. Phänomenologie, Selbstähnlichkeit & Randomisierung

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37:21 ChatGPT im Bildungswesen – die Plagiate kommen – alles verbieten!1!11!

39:55 Was ist denn eigentlich ein Plagiat? Ist ChatGPT Ghostwriting?

42:37 Word Autokorrektur, Eigenständigkeitserklärung & Täuschungsversuch

44:09 ChatGPT-Vortrag an der Fresenius Hochschule Hamburg

46:42 Der Taschenrechner, Agora statt Audimax & Bulimie-Lernen

49:11 Dumme Fragen, kritisches Denken & Lernen

51:33 Platon 5.0: Schreiben macht dumm & die verderbte Jugend

53:07 Hausarbeiten sind obsolet oder Schreiben mit ChatGPT

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55:14 Der große Plagiatsfinder- und KI-Detektions-Test

56:32 Generisches Schreiben ist „most likely human“

58:46 Universitäre Grundlagenforschung vs. Industrie-Innovation

1:00:30 Präzedenzfall KI-Plagiat & Prüfungsordnung

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1:03:22 KI-Anwendungen aus der Wirtschaft – ChatGPT Konkurrenz

1:05:51 Code Red: Ist Googles Geschäftsmodell in Gefahr?

1:07:14 Der neueste KI-Hype – Wie nachhaltig sind die (API-) Business-Cases?

1:11:18 Parallele zur Dotcom-Blase & eigentlich ist ChatGPT egal

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1:12:30 Was bringt die Zukunft? (Oder auch nicht, #e-health #deutschlandbashing)

1:13:38 Spezifische KI-Anwendungen als persönlicher Assistent

1:15:46 Cathy Woods Zukunftsvision (inspo)

1:17:25 Die Verflachung der Welt im KI-Meer & die nächste Freudsche Kränkung

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Jan Claas van Treeck, PhD | Techtheoretiker, Professor an der Hochschule Fresenius Hamburg | LinkedIn

Patrick Buchholz | Kulturtechnologe & KI-Autor | Linktree

David Friedrich | Sound Design & Audio-Engineering | LinkedIn

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Dall-E Episodencover: “Michelangelo's "Creation of Adam" but with a robot hand and a human hand.”

Quellen und weitere Informationen:

GitHub: f/awesome-chatgpt-prompts (ganz nach unten scrollen)

LinkedIn, KI-Campus, Doris Weßels, Aljoscha Burchardt, Stefan Göllner: Wie verändern KI-Chatbots die Bildung?

LinkedIn, Patrick Glauner: The EU will effectively ban ChatGPT

LinkedIn, Inga Dransfeld-Haase und Cawa Younosi: Chat GPT für Bewerbungsanschreiben

LinkedIn, Nina Weimann-Sandig: ChatGPT verbieten oder nutzen?

LinkedIn, Tina Kluewer: AI, yes please!

Twitter, John Nay: Percent of large-scale AI results coming from academia

Twitter, Tivadar Danka: Probability is the logic of science

Twitter, David Manheim: One of the key features of human consciousness is the ability to self-reflect

LinkedIn, Assaf Yablon: Amazon outperforms GPT-3.5 by 16%

LinkedIn, Artur Kosch: Mit ChatGPT Texte nach TF*IDF schreiben

LinkedIn, Jan Claas van Treeck: ChatGPT besteht US Medical Licensing Exam

LinkedIn, Patrick Buchholz: Auszüge aus "What Is ChatGPT Doing … and Why Does It Work?" von Stephen Wolfram

LinkedIn, Jan Claas van Treeck, Patrick Buchholz: KickOff-Crossover-Veranstaltung an der Hochschule Fresenius Campus Hamburg

Jan Claas van Treeck, PhD | Techtheoretiker, Professor an der Hochschule Fresenius Hamburg | LinkedIn

Patrick Buchholz | Cyberspace Defender, Distribution & Channel Manager bei Cybereason | Linktree

David Friedrich | Sound Design & Audio-Engineering | LinkedIn

Kent Sanders is the author and co-author of several amazing books, including 18 Words to Live By, The Artist’s Suitcase, and The Faith of Elvis, which he wrote with Elvis’ stepbrother, Billy Stanley. Kent is also the host of The Daily Writer Podcast as well as the founder of The Daily Writer Club, a membership community for writers who are building a business. Kent’s here to share his story as well as what you can do to get your own podcast going, which is incredibly useful to authors looking to establish authority and grow an audience.

Kent spent time as the music director at a church and had a teaching career. After 10 years, he realized he wanted to build a side business, and he began freelance writing. He built his side hustle up to a point where he was able to quit his full-time teaching job and he’s now a full-time ghostwriter. He also coaches and helps authors through his online community and podcast. Kent loves the power words have in the world and loves to share that with others. We discuss how Kent got his ghostwriting career off the ground, how to analyze your podcast listener data and statistics, how frequently to record and release podcast episodes, how to develop content, and more.

What’s Inside:

• How podcasting has allowed Kent to grow a full-time ghostwriting career.
• How to analyze your podcasting data and statistics.
• How often to record and release podcast episodes.

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New York Times Bestselling author and ghostwriter Daniel Paisner on how he landed his first ghostwriting job, how the ghostwriting process works, working with celebrities like Serena Williams and Whoopi Goldberg and what it takes to unearth the real story of a person’s life. Also, how his ghostwriting work helps him with his own creative work including his latest book Balloon Dog. 

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ABOUT DANIEL PAISNER

Daniel Paisner is a journalist, author, and podcaster. He is the winner of two NAACP Image Awards for his work with Shark Tank panellist and serial entrepreneur Daymond John. His novel A Single Happened Thing was named an Indies Finalist for Best Book of the Year by the editors of Foreword Reviews. Paisner hosts As Told To, a podcast that features interviews with fellow authors about their ghostwriting experiences. His most recent novel is Balloon Dog, published by Koehler Books.

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In this episode of First Draft Friday from Authors A.I. our guest, Daniel Paisner is in a discussion with Alessandra Torre.

New York Times best-selling collaborator Daniel Paisner shares what it’s like to help some of our most celebrated personalities write their autobiographies and memoirs, and how the lived experiences of his famous clients have helped to shape his own work as a novelist.

Join us as we discuss the many ways we learn to tap the lives all around us to inform our fictions.

This is an unedited chat loaded with questions and answers.  Listen in!

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Did you know you can get an expert analysis of your novel in just minutes?
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Laura’s multipotentialite mother inspired so much in her life: a love of learning, culture, language, and academic achievement. 

But a few years into her PhD in Victorian literature, Laura doubted that a tenured professorship was within reach. Or that it was the lifestyle she wanted. 

Thanks to intensive soul-searching and working with a coach, she gained clarity into potential careers, finished her dissertation earlier than the bulk of her cohort, and began her transition to marketing.

Between working for a small nonprofit, a large professional services firm, and a few other employers, Laura has become a well-regarded content marketing strategist and ghostwriter for executives. When the pandemic hit, Laura struck out on her own for more flexibility, including time to augment her daughters’ online learning. 

Laura’s future includes big plans for building a content marketing agency, working abroad for five or six years in Europe, and writing a novel. All ambitions her mother — her mentor — would surely be proud of.

Laura’s recommended books for a career switch

Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol S. Dweck 

Give and Take: Why Helping Others Drives Our Success by Adam Grant 

Yes, And: How Improvisation Reverses "No, But" Thinking and Improves Creativity and Collaboration--Lessons from The Second City by Kelly Leonard & Tom Yorton

Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die by Chip Heath and Dan Heath

Secrets to Winning at Office Politics by Marie G. McIntyre 

Workplace Poker: Are You Playing the Game, or Just Getting Played? by Dan Rust 

The Power of Bad: How the Negativity Effect Rules Us and How We Can Rule It by John Tierney and Roy F. Baumeister

H3 leadership: Be Humble. Stay Hungry. Always Hustle by Brad Lomenick and Mark Burnett 

Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain

Laura’s recommended content marketing resources

Content Marketing Institute 

Content Marketing Profs 

LinkedIn Learning Content Marketing Courses

Other resources mentioned

The Versatile PhD

MentorCoach

Where to find Laura & Sharp Storylines

Laura on LinkedIn

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This week’s episode of Win The Hour, Win The Day Podcast is sponsored by Win The Hour, Win The Day’s Signature Coaching Program the Winners Circle.  Kris Ward who helps entrepreneurs to stop working so hard interviews, Maggie Mills.

Maggie Mills is a ghostwriter with a marketing background.  She has all the secrets to making every word we use (or don’t use) more impactful!  Listen in as she gives us some powerful ninja tips.

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-words you should never use.

-how to avoid confirmation bias and why it’s important

-when you don’t need to go into a lot of detail  

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