Source material

I was speaking to a friend who said that his head is full of stories but he lacks the chops to get them down on paper, lamenting his lack of writing skill. He wondered aloud if someone would be willing to write them down for him and craft them into books, at which point his wife said, “You’re not a writer. You’re just source material.”

She was right. While I wouldn’t want to ghost write his books, I’d be happy to steal anything he might have and use it in a book.

I’m always advising my students