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Ghostwriting As a Business Model
Would You Love Ghostwriting?
If you like writing, you may have entertained the idea of becoming a ghostwriter. A ghostwriter writes on spec for other people, usually without credit. The person who contracts the writing is usually credited as the author. That fact is often a stopping point for many writers who dream of fame and riches. Ghostwriting as a business model has many layers.
Most people like seeing their name on a byline and feel sick thinking of doing all that work and not getting credit. For others, that idea sounds great. Get paid to do something they love and stay in the background, awesome. Many introverts love the idea of ghostwriting. But, you don’t have to be an introvert either to love ghostwriting. Let’s look at some pros and cons of working as a ghostwriter so that you can decide for yourself whether you’ll love ghostwriting or not.
Let’s start with the cons of ghostwriting and get those out of the way shall we:
You Won’t Get Credit
This can be both a blessing and a curse. It can be hard to work on something using all your skills and then get no credit. But, did you know that this is not uncommon? It’s not theft. It’s not wrong. It’s very common. There are ghostwriters in every single field and it’s totally acceptable. There are even ghost…
