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May 15·edited May 15Liked by Joel J Miller

Sweet. It was my privilege to help edit Ghosted; it's a fascinating and well-spun yarn.

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I saw your name in the acknowledgements. Sweet.

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May 15Liked by Joel J Miller

Completely agree on letting a story marinate. I am always horrified seeing a book has come out by someone who just went through a horrific experience reported in the media a year or so before. I always know that publishers are trying to cash in on public attention when that happens and it seems to me that the person is being victimized all over again by the publisher.

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There’s actually a great satire about that, Helen DeWitt’s The English Understand Wool. https://www.millersbookreview.com/p/dewitt-english-understand-wool-aira-magician

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Hi Joel,

Your Substack is one of my favorites to read. Keep up the clever and creative work!

Nancy French's story is compelling. She (and her husband David) have shown a lot of resilience in the midst of some challenging circumstances.

Without being too long-winded, I was a bit disappointed that the ethics of ghost-writing were not broached. It may not be the place do it, but as one who did a little of it, and publicly repented in the pages of Patheos, I believe the non-attribution issue of ghost-writing is wrong.

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I’m thinking of doing something on that very question at a later date. Still noodling on how best to do it.

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May 20Liked by Joel J Miller

three excellent authors to invite to dinner! What a fun interview.

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Yes, I really like those selections as well.

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May 18Liked by Joel J Miller

Do you think she'd ghost one for me? ;-)

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You could always check.

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May 16Liked by Joel J Miller

I'm a fan of both Nancy French and her husband David. Her book of memoirs is a great read. Fascinating to see how and where the Lord has led her.

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Really true. I don’t get the vitriol they attract, even from people I otherwise think of as decent folks. It’s weird. But I love what they do; more power to ‘em.

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May 16Liked by Joel J Miller

I'm with you.

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I love the concept of lists of classic books and had never considered reading all of the Pulitzer Prize winners since my birth year. Fascinating idea.

How would you like to have been Kristi Noem's ghostwriter? "Now about this business of shooting the dog..." "Just write it."

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That Noem story is something else. Nancy French commented on the situation on Twitter. Worth finding.

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May 15Liked by Joel J Miller

Love her three's - words and authors....should be al great dinner if she can work in the words

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LOL, yes!

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Good choices for dinner mates.

The real question is "Do I have one publishable book in me?"

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That is the right question. It all comes down to how relevant your story would be to others. We tend to think our lives matter to others more than they actually do.

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One should have that written backwards on our forehead.

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May 15Liked by Joel J Miller

What honesty. And i like her taking the Psalm quote to heart before commencing her writing. Nice, interesting interview

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Thanks! I agree re the psalm. It’s an interesting way to contextualize her work.

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May 15Liked by Joel J Miller

Great interview. Thank you

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Thanks! My pleasure.

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Darn. I thought you might say I don't need a ghost writer.

Trouble with the

https://sdorman.substack.com/p/trouble-with-the

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