AI tools offer authors the ability to receive critical feedback that they may not be as open to from another person. By prompting AI to enumerate weak points in their writing and to present arguments from opposing viewpoints, authors can strengthen their arguments and avoid falling into the trap of creating straw man arguments.
Described by David Perell as “like Rick Rubin for writing,” Ellen Fishbein is an author and writing coach and the founder of Altamira Studio, an independent publisher specializing in short-form books. She joins the show to discuss how traditional publishing disrespects intelligent readers, her advice for aspiring authors, what she’s learned from Shakespeare’s sonnets, and MUCH more!
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Show Notes:
- The Caves of Altamira
- The New Book Deal
- Using Shakespeare’s Sonnets as a Writing Guide
- The Author’s Compass
- The Storytelling Magic of Herman Hesse
- Zero to One & Writing as Personal Communication
- How Traditional Publishing Disrespects Smart Readers
- How the Legacy Publishing System Results in Regression to the Mean
- AI in the Writing Process
- Cutting Out the Middle Man
- Muse By Mail
- Advice for Aspiring Authors
- Writing Coaching & Working with Big Publishers
- Ellen as Empress of the World
- MORE!
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