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The Cult of Simple Writing

by Jake on August 30, 2010

For a long time I read a lot of the writing blogs out there. For the most part, they’re helpful. But there’s one trend I see that’s beginning to bug me—The Cult of Simple Writing.

Seems like everywhere you go, people are preaching the mantra of simple writing. Keep it clean. Function over form. Pace over information. Why are people telling us to write like this? [click to continue…]

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Bestselling Ghosts: August 2010

by Ed on August 27, 2010

This month, four of our fellow ghostwriters have made the New York Times Bestseller List for Hardcover Nonfiction with full cover credit:

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The Importance of Outlining

by Jake August 23, 2010

The process of ghostwriting a book is a long and complicated one. Even for a veteran writer, each new project begins with trepidation. In our business and preparation, it’s easy to forget that for many of our clients, this is their first time working on a book project. If the feeling of being overwhelmed affects us [...]

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Taking the Mystery Out of Pricing

by Jake August 16, 2010

When I first started out as a freelance ghostwriter I was terrified of quoting pricing. The field was new to me, I had no track record to back up my desired pay, and I had no clue what other writers were charging. So, after I’d put in the hard work to find a potential client [...]

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The Authorless Ghost

by Ed August 13, 2010

Something happened to me about a week ago that totally turned what I thought I knew about ghostwriting on its ear.

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The Plight of the Ghostwriter

by Jake August 9, 2010

It’s not like I woke up one morning and said, “I want to be a ghostwriter.” I certainly didn’t spend hours upon hours as a kid dreaming of writing books for other people. And I never thought you could make a living doing so.
Hell, I didn’t even know something like us existed.

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The Process vs. The Agreement

by Joey August 3, 2010

At some point in your initial conversation(s) with a potential client, you’ll be asked to explain the process of ghostwriting. Before you answer the question, make sure he or she understands the difference between how you ghostwrite a book and under what conditions the book will be written.

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Writer, Retreat!

by Jake August 2, 2010

So you may have noticed that I missed my post last Monday…or maybe I’m just dreaming you pay that much attention! First off, apologies for missing my post. I was on a retreat with some fellow pastors in Payson, Arizona, a beautiful wooded, highland part of Arizona that would make you question if you were [...]

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What to Do if an Author Gets Sick

by Ed July 31, 2010

My dad showed me an article a couple of weeks ago about Dean Smith, the University of North Carolina’s most decorated basketball coach. The article was about his struggle with memory loss, and it mentioned the fact his health problems forced John Feinstein to cancel a book project they were collaborating on.
Mr. Feinstein wrote about [...]

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Should I List Fees on My Website?

by Joey July 30, 2010

At this moment, you either have your fees on your website or you don’t. If you don’t, it’s probably because you follow the line of reasoning I’ve always used: If I tell people what I charge, or even give them a range, they might see it – balk – and walk away. ‘Course, the flip [...]

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