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Should You Add Ghostwriting to Your Freelance Toolbox?

September 16, 2011 by Steph Auteri Leave a Comment

Just the other month, I asked if you write for the bucks or the byline. As someone who had stumbled into a fairly steady stream of ghostwriting and co-authoring work completely by accident, I wondered: Is my ego too big to give up the byline? Should I suck it up because the money is good? How do other people feel?

Then I decided, why not just add it to the mix? Because — as someone who juggles sex writing, career coaching, funeral singing, and (now) ghostwriting — I’m all about finding that perfect mix.

Of course, if I was going to be serious about this, there was only one person I could turn to: the lady who wrote the book on ghostwriting. [Read more…]

Filed Under: book review, writing Tagged With: book review, ghostwriting, goodbye byline hello big bucks, kelly james-enger

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