Arghhhhhh!
Last week I drafted another sample chapter for a client who is having trouble deciding exactly what they want in the book I’m ghosting. At least I’m 99% sure I did, but somehow I didn’t save it. I ended up emailing the original sample of that style, which she and her adviser had seen before. […]
A few days ago told you about a ghostwriting client who broke several telephone appointments and then requested a Saturday appointment even though I normally don’t work weekends. I asked you what you would do.
Most who responded felt there was no need to meet the client on the weekend, although one said they would if […]
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 […]
Does any of this sound familiar to you?
You schedule phone meeting with a client that’s to last at least an hour.
You make sure nothing interferes, including putting off at least one other client.
The appointment is confirmed the day before.
The hour arrives and there’s no phone call.
25 minutes past the start of the call, you call […]
Hi Anne,
I started reading your fantastic blog and have a question for you - how do you recommend people, who are trying to transition into the freelance writing field from another field begin their freelance writing career? I don’t have any copy writing or blogging experience and am wondering how
people usually enter this field. […]
I was poking around our Business Channel when I ran into WorkBoxers post called: Who Holds Rights To Commissioned Designs?
Mark strongly suggests designers make sure ownership rights for designs are spelled out in contracts. I do exactly the same thing in ghostwriting contracts. I make sure that my clients retain all the rights unless, for […]
When I’m ghostwriting a book for a client, probably the most important thing I do after getting clear on the client’s purpose for the book, is to get the first chapter right. Sometimes that means working the first couple of pages over and over again until the client is happy with the way I’m writing […]
Wow! A brand new ghostwriting project to begin today. Actually, we’ve already got a working table of contents; we’ve met for a number of hours to give me a sense of the author; I have a ton of notes, but I’m still, well, nervous.
Oh, I don’t feel as lost and confused as I did with […]
It seems every time I actually get to sign a ghostwriting contract there’s a flurry of additional activity that catches me by surprise.
First, there’s my, what, excitement? That always takes a few minutes and usually a call or two of celebration. Often this is followed by another few moments of “I can’t get this done” […]
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 […]
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Written by Anne Wayman [email] for b5media.
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