‘Art of the Deal’ ghostwriter hit with cease and desist letter, demand for payment after trashing

[lapislzi]

4. I'm going to throw this out there: a comment from a writer friend

He is also a former speechwriter for execs and legislators at the state house level, so he knows what he's talking about.

On "McIver" (if this is even a real person, which I doubt): If I'd made a mistake on that scale, I would have been fired. It's the writing equivalent of malpractice.

On Tony Schwartz: when someone hires you to ghostwrite for them, there is a level of intimacy that should not be violated. Don't kiss and tell. Or, in other words, if you make a Faustian bargain, expect Faustian consequences if you renege. Schwartz is a stupid and morally bankrupt man on every level.