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Can You Be A Ghostwriter?
By: Kerry Finch

Political leaders, celebrities, website owners, and executives often hire other people to draft or edit their written material. These are called ghostwriters - writers who are paid to write books, articles, stories, website content and reports, that are officially credited to another person.

In music, ghostwriters are used in classical music, film score composition, and popular music such as top 40, country, and hip-hop. Sometimes the author acknowledges the writing services of the ghostwriters.

How Does Ghostwriting Work?

The division of work between the ghostwriter and the credited author varies a great deal. In some cases, the ghostwriter is hired to polish and edit a rough draft or a mostly completed manuscript. In this case, the outline, ideas and much of the language in the finished book or article are those of the credited author.

In other cases, a ghostwriter does most of the writing, using concepts and stories provided by the credited author. In this instance, extensive research is undertaken by the ghostwriter to learn about the credited author and their areas of expertise. Seldom does a ghostwriter compile a complete proejct with no input at all from the credited author; as a minimum, the credited author will compile a basic framework of topics and ideas at the start of the project, or, once the final draft is received, with provide comment.

For an autobiography, a ghostwriter will interview the credited author, their colleagues, and family members, and find interviews, articles, and video footage about the credited author or their work. For other types of nonfiction books or articles, a ghostwriter will interview the credited author and review previous speeches, articles, and interviews with the credited author, to assimilate his or her arguments and points of view.

There are many reasons for hiring a ghostwriter. As is often the case, public figures and celebrities cannot possibly have the time or writing skills to write a "how to" book or autobiography. Even if a celebrity or public figure has the writing skills to pen a short article, they may not know how to structure and edit a several-hundred page book so that it is captivating and well-paced. In other cases, publishers use ghostwriters to increase the number of books that can be published each year under the name of well-known, highly marketable authors.

Payment and Credit for Ghostwriters

Ghostwriters will often spend from several months to a full year researching, writing, and editing nonfiction works for a client, and they are paid either per page, with a flat fee, or a percentage of the royalties of the sales, or some combination thereof. Ghostwriters can charge anything from 10 cents to $4 per word - often more - depending on the writer's reputation and skills, and the detail required of the article.

Sometimes the ghostwriter will receive partial credit on a book, signified by the phrase "with..." or "as told to..." on the cover. Credit for the ghostwriter may also be provided as a "thanks" in a foreword or introduction. For nonfiction books, the ghostwriter may be credited as a "contributor" or a "research assistant". In other cases, the ghostwriter receives no official credit for writing a book or article; in cases where the credited author or the publisher or both wish to conceal the ghostwriter's role, the ghostwriter may be asked to sign a nondisclosure contract that forbids him or her from revealing his or her ghostwriting role.

Types of Ghostwriting

Whatever the genre of writing being published, there is the opportunity for the work to be ghostwritten. These include:

* Non-Fiction

* Fiction

* Political

* Medical

* Blogs

* Academic

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