Dear subscriber,
Back in the day, being a published author meant something.
It meant you were legit.
Credible.
Someone worth reading.
But that’s all changed.
Now any schmuck with a few functioning brain cells can publish a book. I read somewhere that said every hour about 500 books are published.
The bar hasn’t been lowered, it’s been smashed to pieces, burned, and then smoked by amateur writers who can’t afford to buy a pack of smokes.
Yup, everyone’s an author nowadays.
I hear Nicki Minaj is now writing a book. Look, I’m a fan of Nicki’s, but her writing a book? She should stick to what she does best. You never saw Ernest Hemingway shaking his booty for money.
That’s a great point, Kelvin.
Ah, thanks, dear subscriber.
I have another: Artificial Intelligence.
Throw AI on top of this dumpster fire that is the publishing world and we’ve got ourselves a real shit-uation. AI is the bottomless rocket fuel being poured on top…
… With Reckless Abandon!
With AI, hell, you don’t even need to write a damn thing. Just tell ChatGPT what type of book you want written and, hey presto, you have your book. By the way, there are people who do this and make pretty good dough, too.
Sad.
Listen, I don’t care how good ChatGPT gets. I’m not gonna use it. I want my words to come from heart, soul, and mind – not some damn machine.
Listen, you have a personality. You talk a certain way. If you were a speaker, would you send out a robot to speak for you?
I think not. At least not if you had some modicum of self-respect.
I think of writing in the same way.
Bottom line:
Don’t send a robot to do a human’s job.
Write in YOUR voice, dammit!
Listen, if you want some of my best writing tips, then you might want to check out this: https://kelvindorsey.com/email-mavericks-playbook/
Your friend,
Kelvin
Email Marketing Maverick
