A few years ago, a felon contacted us. He wanted to publish a book about how he’d been muted by the media, gagged by the government, screwed by the sheriff, discredited by the district attorney (sorry – I was running out of synonyms…), etc. Unfortunately, we receive those types of letters all the time. We […]
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“A woman wants me to ghostwrite a book about her abusive childhood? This makes me nervous. Could I be sued?”
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Her co-author wants to exclude her entirely.
Frustrated, and with my eyes at the crossing pint, I grabbed my tablet, and turned on Netflix. On occasion, I enjoy listening to documentaries and movies when I’m doing boring tasks. And, I found one humdinger of a documentary!!
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