I seem to be referring to Joe Wikert’s blog a lot – but he keeps pointing to things I wouldn’t find on my own, like: The Life of a Ghostwriter. That post in turn points to an article in the New York Times by fellow ghostwriter Christine Larson called: Expressing Passions (Just Not Your Own)
The article, which is definitely worth a read if you’re at all interested in ghostwriting, talks, among other things, about how some of her friends and acquaintances seem to disapprove of the fact she earns her living ghostwriting. You know what? I often experience the same …read more

Most of the folks I ghostwrite for are professionals of one sort or another, and they are busy people. But then, so am I – both professional and busy. And I suspect most of you are too, or working to become so.
I bring this up because once again a major client of mine has changed a phone appointment. True, she only pushed it back some 30 minutes, but it’s a pattern, and the chances are she’ll be late for the new time too.
Although I’ve been accommodating, this time I pushed back. I agreed to the new time, but stated …read more

We ghosts don’t have a union or hang around together much, which isn’t surprising. After all, on the whole, the fact that we’re writing books for others and in their name is supposed to be secret. But we do find each other one way or another, and we compare notes, often about our fees and how we present them.
Recently a ghost and friend of mine explained works by the hour and often offers discounts under certain circumstances. For example, if her normal rate is $200 an hour, she also offers to work for $175 an hour if she gets her …read more