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How did you land your first book ghostwriting project?

How did you land your first book ghostwriting project? In 2021, I plunged into a quarter-life crisis. I handed in my resignation from my job at an AI start-up, packed my life into a suitcase, and boarded a flight to Lisbon. I had no plan other than to see more of the world and figure out how I wanted to exist. In the meantime, I took on a patchwork of writing assignments, from thought leadership articles to travel destination copy. Back then, writing was simply a stopgap to buy myself…

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7 Things Ghostwriters Should Do Now to Start 2026 Strong

Now that we’re officially in the last month of 2025, some ghostwriting clients are going to be shifting their focus to 2026 and putting off starting any new initiatives right now, while others may be trying to squeeze in some last-minute projects to spend any available funds. If you’re in the former camp and are…

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Ghostwriting Gold: What 200+ Ghostwriters Taught Me at Last Week’s Conference

Although I go to writers conferences expecting to take pages of notes from experts on the panel discussions I attend, I frequently pick up even more gems from the people around me. This year at the 2025 Gathering of the Ghosts was no different. Co-hosted by the Association of Ghostwriters (AOG) and Gotham Ghostwriters, the…

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How Ghostwriters Can be Marketing Geniuses for their Authors

By Jennifer Locke As Julie Andrews sings, “a bell is no bell until you ring it.” And a book is no book until people read it. Before they write the first word of a manuscript, ghostwriters should ask authors this question: “How do you plan to market the book?” Writing a book takes an enormous…

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