President Lincoln’s Thanksgiving

Lincoln ReducedThe following post originally ran on November 20, 2012 on PR, Pure & Simple:

It was just a few years ago that I learned the Thanksgiving holiday as we know it today, at least the one where the Dallas Cowboys and Detroit Lions aren’t playing football, is actually rooted in a decision by President Abraham Lincoln in 1863.… Read the rest

A Ghostwriting Process that Works for Everyone

Media RelationsOne of the most common myths around the practice of ghostwriting is that they aren’t the speaker’s words.  When done right, nothing could be further from the truth.

The key to effective ghostwriting is to capture the essence, the tone, and most importantly the message the speaker wants to deliver and needs to deliver, and to create and execute a process for doing so without placing undue demands on the speaker’s time and attention.… Read the rest