12/18/2025
If writing were easy, we wouldn't be drowning in AI-generated slop right now. Or perfectly reasonable AI-generated writing that makes an author sound like everyone else who also outsourced their voice and identity.
Writing is hard. Real writing means thinking, making choices, and finding your voice. It takes time to do that.
Besides the fact that crafting a narrative is tough, most people give up before they even get going because they don't know where to start.
Imagine opening a blank page and thinking: "Do I begin with my childhood? My biggest success? The turning point?" The paralysis is real. But, like it or not, it's a natural part of the writing process. That struggle, those revisions--writing well is painfully iterative. It's also why people turn to ghostwriters--they let us figure out the questions that will unlock the stories they want to tell.
"What's the biggest mistake you made in year one?"
"When did you realize your old approach wasn't working?"
"What do clients consistently misunderstand about your industry?"
The right question gets you writing. The wrong question keeps you staring at a blank page.
I built my ghostwriting practice and then DIYBook around those questions. The ones that actually work.
Prompts aren't about making writing easy. They're about making it possible to start.
Your story deserves better than AI slop. It deserves your actual voice.
As for cats hijacking your workspace? There's no prompts that'll solve for that.
