Will Weisser
@willweisser.bsky.social
Ghostwriter, book doctor, publishing consultant for nonfiction authors (www.willweisser.com)
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Will Weisser
@willweisser.bsky.social
· Dec 3
"Of making many books there is no end." - Ecclesiastes 12:12
Who says Americans can't agree on anything anymore?
Finally, a united nation.
August 5, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Who says Americans can't agree on anything anymore?
A perfect book cover blurb!
Trump: "We have a great woman here. Salena Zito. She writes on the rust belt and the midwest really, but the rust belt. Anything having to do with rust and belt."
July 15, 2025 at 8:10 PM
A perfect book cover blurb!
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My kids know an American flag when they see one – but they don't yet know all that it represents.
When they're old enough, here is what I'm going to tell them:
When they're old enough, here is what I'm going to tell them:
June 14, 2025 at 12:26 PM
My kids know an American flag when they see one – but they don't yet know all that it represents.
When they're old enough, here is what I'm going to tell them:
When they're old enough, here is what I'm going to tell them:
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I'm Dr. Annie Andrews. I’m a pediatrician, not a politician. But either way I know how to handle people who are full of sh*t.
Today I am announcing my campaign for US Senate to replace Lindsey Graham. Share this if you're with me.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8wM...
Today I am announcing my campaign for US Senate to replace Lindsey Graham. Share this if you're with me.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8wM...
Annie Andrews Launch Video: "Unafraid"
YouTube video by Annie Andrews
www.youtube.com
May 29, 2025 at 11:50 AM
I'm Dr. Annie Andrews. I’m a pediatrician, not a politician. But either way I know how to handle people who are full of sh*t.
Today I am announcing my campaign for US Senate to replace Lindsey Graham. Share this if you're with me.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8wM...
Today I am announcing my campaign for US Senate to replace Lindsey Graham. Share this if you're with me.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8wM...
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When Half The Supreme Court Has Book Deals With The Same Publisher, Who Decides Its Cases?
When five Supreme Court Justices recuse themselves from a single case, that's news. When they do it because most of them have book deals with the same publisher, that's potentially a problem. Last week's…
When five Supreme Court Justices recuse themselves from a single case, that's news. When they do it because most of them have book deals with the same publisher, that's potentially a problem. Last week's…
When Half The Supreme Court Has Book Deals With The Same Publisher, Who Decides Its Cases?
When five Supreme Court Justices recuse themselves from a single case, that's news. When they do it because most of them have book deals with the same publisher, that's potentially a problem. Last week's Monday order list included this unusual admission: five Justices recused from Baker v. Coates, a silly plagiarism case involving Ta-Nehisi Coates (that both lower courts dismissed).
www.techdirt.com
May 27, 2025 at 5:59 PM
When Half The Supreme Court Has Book Deals With The Same Publisher, Who Decides Its Cases?
When five Supreme Court Justices recuse themselves from a single case, that's news. When they do it because most of them have book deals with the same publisher, that's potentially a problem. Last week's…
When five Supreme Court Justices recuse themselves from a single case, that's news. When they do it because most of them have book deals with the same publisher, that's potentially a problem. Last week's…
Gosh, I wonder why trust in media is at an all time low? (HT @publisherslunch.bsky.social)
May 20, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Gosh, I wonder why trust in media is at an all time low? (HT @publisherslunch.bsky.social)
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Big thank you to Ali @velshi.com for giving me a healthy chunk of air time to explain the Econ 101 of bilateral trade deficits. It matters because this is the intellectual foundation for the President's trade war.
May 5, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Big thank you to Ali @velshi.com for giving me a healthy chunk of air time to explain the Econ 101 of bilateral trade deficits. It matters because this is the intellectual foundation for the President's trade war.
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Wrote about how, for all of the "fears" about LLMs "hallucinating," the Trump administration (and Trump specifically) is way worse in hallucinating answers every single time.
www.techdirt.com/2025/04/29/t...
www.techdirt.com/2025/04/29/t...
The Hallucinating ChatGPT Presidency
We generally understand how LLM hallucinations work. An AI model tries to generate what seems like a plausible response to whatever you ask it, drawing on its training data to construct something t…
www.techdirt.com
April 29, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Wrote about how, for all of the "fears" about LLMs "hallucinating," the Trump administration (and Trump specifically) is way worse in hallucinating answers every single time.
www.techdirt.com/2025/04/29/t...
www.techdirt.com/2025/04/29/t...
"We are now seeing a generation of 70-year-olds who called for the departure of an 81-year-old fail to understand how anyone under 60 gets information about the world." 🔥🔥🔥
Wrote about Democrats, the media environment, culture, and authenticity for the @nytimes.com
Our problem is bigger than an election: it's that we lack the tools to communicate the vast majority of the electorate who get their information through culture.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/28/o...
Our problem is bigger than an election: it's that we lack the tools to communicate the vast majority of the electorate who get their information through culture.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/28/o...
Opinion | If You’re a Voter Reading This, This Essay Is Not About You
Opt-out voters don’t buy what we’re selling — and even if they did, we’d have a hard time reaching them.
www.nytimes.com
April 29, 2025 at 2:07 PM
"We are now seeing a generation of 70-year-olds who called for the departure of an 81-year-old fail to understand how anyone under 60 gets information about the world." 🔥🔥🔥
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Promoting your stuff in 2025 is weird but anyway everythingistb.com
March 12, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Promoting your stuff in 2025 is weird but anyway everythingistb.com
How to turn a book you hate and fear into a bestseller, in one simple step...
March 10, 2025 at 3:21 PM
How to turn a book you hate and fear into a bestseller, in one simple step...
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Thank you for this, @profgalloway.com.
February 25, 2025 at 5:50 AM
Thank you for this, @profgalloway.com.
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Elon Musk recently posted on his site that another lawyer and I are “undermining civilization.” He goes on to ask if we suffered childhood trauma and concludes by suggesting we are suffering from “generational trauma.” This is my response. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/my-o...
My Open Letter to Elon Musk
From Marc | Elon Musk recently posted on his site that another lawyer and I are “undermining civilization.” This is my response.
www.democracydocket.com
February 20, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Elon Musk recently posted on his site that another lawyer and I are “undermining civilization.” He goes on to ask if we suffered childhood trauma and concludes by suggesting we are suffering from “generational trauma.” This is my response. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/my-o...
"For something objectively unimportant to drive so many of us insane—to obsession, distraction—deeper forces than mere logic must be in play. (To remind: Sean’s essay in Publisher’s Weekly got coverage in two separate New York Times pieces.)" 💯💯💯
Publishing my newsletter at an insane time of day again because I have no self-discipline
neonliterary.substack.com/p/who-needs-...
neonliterary.substack.com/p/who-needs-...
Who needs blurbs?
The answer is you, but probably not for the reasons you think.
neonliterary.substack.com
February 6, 2025 at 11:53 PM
"For something objectively unimportant to drive so many of us insane—to obsession, distraction—deeper forces than mere logic must be in play. (To remind: Sean’s essay in Publisher’s Weekly got coverage in two separate New York Times pieces.)" 💯💯💯
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January 20, 2025 at 10:37 PM
We’re doing a 60 day free trial. Because today feels like a good day to sign up for The Bulwark.
Great point by @matthewyglasias.bsky.social:
"One of the big frustrations of journalism is you write the stories about what you think you know, not what you know you don’t know. And yet, Trump is irreducibly enigmatic... You can’t ever predict what he’s going to do" substack.com/home/post/p-...
"One of the big frustrations of journalism is you write the stories about what you think you know, not what you know you don’t know. And yet, Trump is irreducibly enigmatic... You can’t ever predict what he’s going to do" substack.com/home/post/p-...
Nobody knows what Trump is going to do
A flagrantly dishonest president meets a deeply incurious conservative base
substack.com
January 20, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Great point by @matthewyglasias.bsky.social:
"One of the big frustrations of journalism is you write the stories about what you think you know, not what you know you don’t know. And yet, Trump is irreducibly enigmatic... You can’t ever predict what he’s going to do" substack.com/home/post/p-...
"One of the big frustrations of journalism is you write the stories about what you think you know, not what you know you don’t know. And yet, Trump is irreducibly enigmatic... You can’t ever predict what he’s going to do" substack.com/home/post/p-...
"As an author, getting the story right is the most important part of writing a book, but getting the story of the story right is the most important part of promoting it, of getting readers to want to buy it." - Maris Kreizman
I'm doing my first media event for my book today, so I gave myself a little pep talk. lithub.com/how-to-talk-...
How to Talk About Your Own Book
Today I have my very first press event for my new book, which is out in July. I, along with three other wonderful Ecco authors, will take part in a lunchtime Zoom meeting with various members of th…
lithub.com
January 16, 2025 at 4:17 PM
"As an author, getting the story right is the most important part of writing a book, but getting the story of the story right is the most important part of promoting it, of getting readers to want to buy it." - Maris Kreizman
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"TikTok, 'bout to chop, SCOTUS tryna make it stop
First right, is the fight, versus data mining gripe
Byte this, Trump flipped, POTUS Musk has got his dick, now
Oh whoa whoa oh oh. Whoa whoa Oh."
First right, is the fight, versus data mining gripe
Byte this, Trump flipped, POTUS Musk has got his dick, now
Oh whoa whoa oh oh. Whoa whoa Oh."
January 10, 2025 at 2:26 PM
"TikTok, 'bout to chop, SCOTUS tryna make it stop
First right, is the fight, versus data mining gripe
Byte this, Trump flipped, POTUS Musk has got his dick, now
Oh whoa whoa oh oh. Whoa whoa Oh."
First right, is the fight, versus data mining gripe
Byte this, Trump flipped, POTUS Musk has got his dick, now
Oh whoa whoa oh oh. Whoa whoa Oh."
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Imagine explaining to your ancestors that you scrolled Netflix for 2 hours and then just rewatched The Office
January 8, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Imagine explaining to your ancestors that you scrolled Netflix for 2 hours and then just rewatched The Office
How did I get to be [cough] years old without hearing “Hard Candy Christmas”? Both the Dolly and Reba versions are amazing! Why don’t they get played by all the places that have Jingle Bell Rock on repeat?
Merry Christmas (hard candy version or otherwise) to all who celebrate 🎄
Merry Christmas (hard candy version or otherwise) to all who celebrate 🎄
December 25, 2024 at 3:16 PM
How did I get to be [cough] years old without hearing “Hard Candy Christmas”? Both the Dolly and Reba versions are amazing! Why don’t they get played by all the places that have Jingle Bell Rock on repeat?
Merry Christmas (hard candy version or otherwise) to all who celebrate 🎄
Merry Christmas (hard candy version or otherwise) to all who celebrate 🎄
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One of the best details in the movie: “All you can take with you is that which you've given away.”
December 21, 2024 at 4:53 PM
One of the best details in the movie: “All you can take with you is that which you've given away.”
"Of making many books there is no end." - Ecclesiastes 12:12
December 3, 2024 at 3:30 PM
"Of making many books there is no end." - Ecclesiastes 12:12