Professional writers & ghostwriters for hire
There is no question that ghostwriting is expensive. It is a highly skilled, labor-intensive job. But there is a very wide range of pricing. I have known people to pay upwards of $50,000 to have a book ghostwritten. That is not good.
I have also known people to pay very, very little…but that is not good, either. [Read more…]
In ghostwriting, how do you blend your own ability and insights with your client’s story and voice? You could learn from America’s greatest ghostwriter, who has a hit musical named after him.
Also, you can learn from Julia Child (we’ve already discussed in this post on how Joan Rivers can help you become a better writer), and from the movie “Julie/Julia,” starring Meryl Streep and Amy Adams. [Read more…]
I’ve seen this question from time to time in forums and social media groups, so I would like to provide a complete answer: What’s it like to be a ghostwriter?
The short answer is that being a ghostwriter is many things.
I’ll assume you already have some idea what it’s like to be a writer, and most likely you already write. So I won’t cover that off. Rather, I’ll compare what it’s like to be a ghostwriter with what it’s like writing for yourself. [Read more…]
Most authors don’t think too much about their rights. They think about copyright, for sure. They often mail themselves a copy of their manuscript, making sure that the date of mailing is very clearly displayed in the cancellation, as proof of copyright.
Most authors also register their work with their national copyright registry. Many authors even believe that registering their work grants them copyright. It doesn’t; registration is just registration. Copyright is created when pen hits paper or fingertips hit keyboard.
But once the work is complete, there are many additional rights that you own and might be very valuable to sell. [Read more…]
Running a ghostwriting agency, I get this question all the time. “What is the difference between a writer and an author?” It is an important distinction to be made on a practical level, if for no other reason because our ghostwriting contracts sometimes make the distinction. [Read more…]
Your search for a ghostwriter is complete. Now it’s time to roll up your sleeves and get to work. What comes first? The contract, of course. Make sure that the contract covers everything important. Better than reading a sample ghostwriting contract, here is a quick guide of what to watch for in a ghostwriting contract. [Read more…]
What image comes to mind when you hear the word “writer”?
Some people immediately think of a novelist, perhaps locked away in solitude working on his masterpiece like Hemingway or like “Alex Rover” in Nim’s Island.
Some people think right away of bloggers coming up with some new angle in their chosen niche each day.
Others might think of an intrepid journalist, writing news or sports or entertainment stories for the masses. [Read more…]
It’s that time of year. To quote Alice Cooper, “School’s out forever.” Unless you happen to be packing your bags for the Santa Barbara Writers Conference, as I am. [Read more…]
Everybody knows the health risks involved in being a fireman – smoke inhalation, burning to death, and being forced to pose for a beefcake calendar. [Read more…]
If you get an email from Nigeria, it’s a scam, right? Not necessarily. Nigeria is a big country – 173 million people, most of them real and honest. And the “Nigerian scam” is so famous by now, that anybody trying to pull a scam would make sure NOT to say they are from Nigeria, right? [Read more…]
