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Is writing a lost art? Have the robots taken over? What does the future look like for the writers?

The bad news. All the commoditized writers battling it out on the freelance platforms - AI has already come for your jobs. You're no longer just fighting for the lowest bidders, you're up against free chatbots who appeal to the lowest bidders.

The good news. You're up against AI. And the one thing that great writers have that the bots can never have is ability to think in novel ways. When it becomes about the ideas, the game's done. As writers, we turn to our ideas to SMASH THE BOTS.

Hi, I'm Rick! I'm a lifelong enthusiast, learner, practitioner and experimenter in the world of writing, and I write this publication to help others navigate this space, at least through my lens. I've written for ad agencies and companies such as Nestle, Heineken, and The Toronto Blue Jays. I'm the creator of The Exiled Shaman Coffee Co and have written jokes that have been shared millions of times around the internet.

Whether you're a writer, or work in branding/marketing/advertising/sales, signing up to this publication will give you access to years of insight and experience that you can immediately implement to amplify your writing with the ideas necessary to stand out and kill the game.

By signing up as a premium paid subscriber for $5/month you'll get direct access to me, to bounce questions and ideas.

I’m grateful to be a resource, and a part of your creative journey. Thank you for being here.

WHAT THEY SAY

"Rick Silber scares me with his robot simplicity and android precision. Worship him or despair." Alec Sulkin - Family guy

"If Alec Sulkin likes this stuff then I do too." Tom Gammill - The Simpsons

"Original, inventive & fun. That’s Rick Silber. Enjoy him while he’s still affordable!" David N. Weiss - Vice President, Writers Guild of America, Writer Shrek 2

"Rick Silber is persistent, which means he has a vision of where he’s going and a good understanding of which roads might lead him there. That makes him smarter than about 95% of everybody."
Jerry Shereshewsky - Senior Executive, Yahoo!, Coca-Cola, Y&R, Wunderman

"Beneath the crumbling ruins of a once proud civilization, Rick Silber slumbers in his obsidian sarcophagus, awaiting the deafening trumpet of doom that will signal his unholy return."
Andres du Bouchet- Writer, Conan O’Brien Show

Creativity is a core driver of high performance.

“60% of CEOs identified creativity as the most important leadership quality for success in an increasingly complex world.”
— IBM Global CEO Study: Capitalizing on Complexity (2010)

That’s higher than integrity, global thinking, or management discipline, meaning the most successful executives attribute their edge to creativity above all else.

Creativity isn’t just for artists. It’s a core component of strategic innovation, problem-solving, and adaptability in any high-performance context.

Adobe “State of Create” (2012): 78% of people believe creativity is key to economic growth, but only 1 in 4 believe they’re living up to their own creative potential.

McKinsey Flow Study: Executives report up to 500% productivity increases during enhanced creativity and insight generation.