Interlude: 200th Edition, Most Persuasive Word, and AI Killing Non-Fiction

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Now onto this week's round-up...

Round-up

Featured

​The One Word Every Medical Communicator Needs for Persuasive Writing​
I'm thrilled to share my latest publication in the AMWA Journal! In the article, I talk about how promotional language has been linked to greater success—and how it also comes with the risks of overhyping, misreporting, or misrepresenting information. Then I share one of the most powerful persuasive tools you can use: the word because.

From My Desk

​How to Disclose Your Use of AI in Research Manuscripts​
I was recently working with a journal to help them develop an AI disclosure policy, and we talked a lot about the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors guidelines and how much authors need to disclose. In this article, I share why disclosure matters, what you do (and do not) need to disclose, and where to include this information in your manuscripts.

Reading

Has AI Already Killed How-To Nonfiction? Sales Trends, My Personal Data, and What It Might Mean for the Future​
"For my books, at least, the secret sauce is in the sequencing—the logical ordering of things—plus the deeply personal stories. . .that actually catalyze people to change long-standing habits."

". . . the market for information is collapsing into the chatbot. The market for transformation—for sitting with one mind, at length, on a subject it has bled for—might just get smaller, weirder, and more interesting. I’d bet on it."

Training

​Summer Portfolio Camp​
Are you a CME/CE writer who wants to build a portfolio piece without second-guessing what to write, whether it “counts,” or what clients want? Join this guided sprint with Alex Howson to create (or transform) a strong portfolio sample you can confidently share.

Quote

“What is written without effort is in general read without pleasure.” —Samuel Johnson

Thank you so much for reading.

Warmly,

Crystal