I read a post on a blog where the author said, “No Thanks”,
because they felt if someone wanted a book, they should be the one to write it.
As a ghostwriter, you receive no credit, no royalties, only
what you receive for the project.
Does this make you a “writing whore”, as a blog post coined
the term? Are you writing only for money, or are you writing because of a
calling to write, even if you’re not paid?
Anyone can write, but not everyone is a writer. If a writer
writes a book, shouldn’t they be the one to receive the credit and any royalties
from their work? I believe they should.
I have been thinking about this and wondering if I would
write a book for someone should they ask. I am leaning more toward “no”,
because I am using my skill set to create a story for a person. I feel I should
be the one whose name should be on the cover as either co-writer, and any
profits at least split. I doubt many clients are most likely not to agree to a
split of royalties and your name on the book.
The final decision about whether or not to ghostwrite is up
to the individual writer.
There is software available to spin articles, and more. As a
writer, I only publish 100 percent original work that includes headlines, for
stories that in essence are the same subject, but would pass Copyscape as zero
duplication. That is what original means to me.
If you choose to ghostwrite, just write well.
Robert Medak
Writer/Editor/Reviewer/Marketer
http://rjmedak.wordpress.com
