Ghostwriter Judy Katz demonstrates how people can transform their experiences, professional knowledge, and long-held book ideas into something readers can hold. Emma Clapp Contributor Nov. 12, 2026, 2:11 p.m. ET Read the Article on USA Today Judy Katz didn’t learn to swim until she was 84 years old. She had spent her life working in […]
Upon reaching a certain level of success, you will understandably want to expand your sphere of influence and become a true “thought leader.” How do some entrepreneurs and executives make this massive leap from successful businessperson to thought leader? One of the most effective ways is to write a book. Having authored a book creates […]
At 82, perhaps I can be excused for thinking about death. More specifically—my end. Look, I’m having far too much fun in my later years to want to end my human experience Death, as Hamlet described it in Act 3, Scene 1, Soliloquy, is “the undiscovered country from whose bourn no traveler returns.” I’m in […]
It was 1958. I was 18, taking the subway from Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn to Port Authority, Times Square. A Trailways bus was leaving in twenty minutes for a three-day ride to Los Angeles, California—and I planned to be on it. I’d left no note for my parents. I took off with one change of clothes […]