Ghostwriting Defined

The word ghostwriter is nowhere near as mysterious as it may sound. It simply means that your writing guide will never be known to anyone. Your name, your book, your reputation as an author. This means anyone can be an author and do it like a pro. A ghostwriter is an individual or a company who creates a manuscript in the name of another person without receiving acknowledgement.

The work done by the ghostwriter is tied to the needs, objectives, and writing style of the author. When the work is completed and published, the authors name and credit will appear and not the ghostwriter. The completed work shall be attributed to the author as their intellectual property.

Ghostwriters remain behind the scenes and often a confidentiality agreement is made. This can be in the form of a Nondisclosure Agreement or simply by word of mouth or a handshake. Needless to say, we take our confidentiality very seriously as it is the mainstay of writers everywhere. Every piece of written work has an owner and in ghostwriting, this is you. The ghostwriter never sees your new book as his public work but rather his private work. Ghostwriters charge fees to compliment work done on behalf of another individual. It is a simple arrangement that produces new authors. You have the story, I do the work, and you get the credit.

The best definition would be that a ghostwriter is another individual who is hired to write literary, journalistic works that are then credited to a different individual as the author of said works. So, it is one person hired to do written work in the name of another person without receiving acknowledgement.