Find Work As a Ghostwriter | Terrible Writing Advice

hello good evening and welcome I'm John Lazarus of stories matter and D publishing RL Stein Franklin W Dixon James Patterson besides being people whom I followed to their homes late at night for an unsolicited interview these are authors well known for implementing ghost writers they like many others hire people to write for them and release their work without attribution in fact Franklin W Dixon is a completely fabricated person entirely which explains why the Franklin W Dixon I followed shot at my car tires when I wouldn't stop honking in his d way ghost writing can be a great source of work for an aspiring author and from singers who dropped out of Middle School to businesses that as a guiding principle dehumanize all their employees there's a high demand for a competent Ghost Writer we'll look at the pros and cons of ghost writing on this edition of stories [Music] matter today's video is brought to you by the Wagner group this committed multinational consulting firm offers logistical support recruitment strategies and on-site training in a wide range of venues across the globe from Cobalt mines in Africa to oil refineries in Syria the Wagner group dispatches teams of experts willing to tackle challenges and facilitate mandates other firms won't Wagner group local problems Global Solutions before we get started I should point out that if you're watching this video in the year 2027 or later you can adjust your still suit that climate change has forced you to wear and move on to the next video because it's almost certain that AI has rendered all this information completely useless this video is solely for those in the narrow window between 2024 and 2027 who still have some time to earn a little extra cash before the billionaire class unleashes their centuries to exterminate anyone making less than 50k a year all right so this video will be broken into three parts reasons to be a Ghost Rider career paths for a Ghost Rider and some general advice in how to work how to find work as a Ghost Writer reasons to be a ghost writer the first thing you might be thinking is John I became a writer to become famous so people would respect me so everyone in high school would finally have to apologize for selling me a crushed up bag of poison ivy and telling me it's weed why the hell would I want to write a book without my name on it well for starters Fame can be a double-edged sword for every kind adoring fan there will be another who pours maple syrup all over your windshield because you won't Grant him an interview for his book blog let's look at some other reasons reason one you'll probably make more than you would on your own if you're watching this video you probably haven't even made enough money writing this year to buy the Rope to make the Noose to hang yourself for your constant failure youth inexperience an overcrowded self-publishing Marketplace and ugliness are all big obstacles to overcome but people will consume anything released by a celebrity they'll listen to any corporate speaker who they think will make them richer a successful Ghost Writer can easily earn 50k for a book length project I didn't earn that much from my own books until two decades into my career when I coincidentally came up with a book title identical to another popular work at the time reason two you'll learn the business most writers think that writing is done alone in a cozy bedroom a nice cup of tea or coffee on the desk a loaded pistol at your side just in case but the majority of a writer's work is done in Office Buildings it's done in conference rooms and it's done with the piles of human excrement that are literary agents and Publishers as an unknown these people wouldn't even take the time to spit on you but as a ghost writer you can make connections and learn to manipulate them in hopes that someday you might publish something under your own name reason three you can learn other voices besides your own this one's tricky because to start as a ghost writer you have to be able to do this to some extent already uh experience has taught me that for example corporate blogs about risk management and finance don't like jokes about sucking dick from meth but in any case your skills as a writer will grow and develop as you'll need to adopt a different voice for each client career paths for a ghost writer when most people think of ghost riters they think of celebrity autobiographies you can find some good information on uh that in this video here there's a lot of reasons a celebrity or a politician might use a ghost writer Some are lazy some are downright illiterate some have busy schedules and can't take time away from tweeting about how immigrants are poisoning our blood or they might just need someone who actually knows and can convincingly describe what consensual sex with a woman feels like you have other options though for example Alan Dean Foster got his start ghost writing uh the novelization of Star Wars under George Lucas's name before piggybacking off this success in becoming the patron saint of 70s ' 80s and '90s science fiction novelizations under his own name I tried a similar thing recently but it turned out Dune already was a book you can also write blog posts for tech companies speeches for firearms manufacturers after a mass shooting occurs online course materials for an educational institution that wants people to know not all slave owners were bad and film scripts for North Korean Cinema How To Succeed as a ghost riter step one build your portfolio while it's not as much of a struggle as uh proving to a big six publisher that your book will sell you still need to be able to prove to your client that you can write starting a blog or a website is a good start it could be on any topic really gardening investment strategies a guide to age of consent laws Around the World guest blogging is the next step you need to build some ties in the community though I wasn't a ghost riter I did a lot of guest blogging in the early days of blogs just to hone my skills and do a little self-promotion I mainly wrote about how to have had a successful marriage and I had a lot of fun doing it until I had to stop once my first wife went missing step two read all the legal documents carefully if you do land a client it's important to have your lawyer pour over all the contracts many celebrities and organizations will make you sign ndas or follow specific guidelines in the project maybe for example you aren't allowed to mention that Willam defo is descended from Swamp People step three publish long form content finally if you want to make the big bucks you'll need to ghost write a full length book but you'll need to prove that you can do it in the first place self-publishing a novel shows you have the focus and commitment to devote to a several month-long project the aforementioned James Patterson hires ghost writers to write full length novels in fact because I had so much experience writing Thrillers and crime fiction I almost considered working for him this was after my second divorce when I needed some spare cash for booze money but I chickened out at the last second because I was worried James would eventually find out I was the one who kept putting printouts of his office floor plan in his mailbox that's all for today please don't forget to like and hit that subscribe button and I'll leave you with this week's author quote of the week see you on the next one [Music]

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Published: Sun Apr 14 2024