Every now and then we get a tip for services well rendered. Today, this arrived in the hands of our chief writer from one of our Read More...
In my last few years of ghostwriting, I've dealt successfully with all manner of clients, from easy-going to prickly personalities. As I tell them in the beginning of our journey together, it's their book, their story and their characters, not mine. Also that it's my job to capture their voice, tell their story and portray their characters as they see them in a way that will bring it all alive and entice the reader to keep turning pages.
I also promise to tell them (gently but frankly) when I believe they're going in the wrong direction (and why), and I'll try to steer them in a more creative direction -- but bottom line is, it's their book and it's my job to make them happy with the finished product, even if I disagree about how it should be executed.
So far, they have all been satisfied with my work. I'm pretty good with clients, even the prickly ones.
And that, boys and girls, is what you want in a ghostwriter. Charlene is here to help.
I’m envious of this fellow’s literary output. Chet Cunningham died March 14th, 2017, at age 88. He wrote — and this Read More...
“Gone with the Wind,” color, 1939, happens to be starting on Turner Classic Movies as I write this article. I wondered what Read More...
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And here comes our new president, Donald J. Trump. He has called on the carpet the bosses of news media and journalists and whipped Read More...
I had no idea that Barack Obama curses before public speaking. I think I know at whom he curses before going on stage. I was as shocked Read More...
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I don’t know how Eric reacts when he’s engrossed in a book or article and comes across a misspelled word, or the wrong Read More...
A few days ago, my partner suggested that I do a blog post about President Barack Obama’s speech at the 2016 Democratic National Read More...