Thursday, August 30, 2012
Advantages Of Using Ghostwriters For Ebook Creation
Have you read autobiographies of celebrities who aren't necessarily writers? How about books by authors who don't exist -- like, say, the Hardy Boys series' author Franklin W.Dixon or Mark Twain who wrote The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn? Behind their works are ghostwriters -- others who write under those names with concurrence from both parties.Charles Leslie McFarlane and Harriet Adams ghostwrote the Hardy Boys' series under the pen name Franklin W.Dixon and the world renowned Mark Twain is actually the lesser known Samuel Langhorne Clemens.Ghostwriters could be writers who chose to use fictional pen names (Twain) to publish their work or they can be unknown writers who write for famous authors or personalities.When someone is so famous that his name alone would sell the book, a ghostwriter might, for business reasons, chose to write under that name.At other times it is because a novel or short story series itself is well-known that ghostwriters, many of them, like McFarlane and Adams write these series and get paid.Nowadays, with Internet being the new medium and ebooks gaining popularity by leaps and bounds, ghostwriters have entered this arena too and you don't need to be a celebrity yourself to avail of their services.A ghostwriter will, in return for a fee, take your idea and convert it into words so you can put your name on the ebook and sell it anywhere you like, any number of times.Other major advantages are that it's completely legal, there is absolutely nothing underhanded about it, and you will own copyright for the finished ebook.Why Use a Ghostwriter?Ask any writer and you'll be amazed at the response regarding how difficult and time consuming the task of actually writing and editing an ebook is.If you can get someone talented and who loves the job to do the research, write and edit the ebook to your satisfaction and deliver the finished product to you by a pre-specified deadline, why would you want to plunge yourself into this somewhat maddening maze?When you hire a ghostwriter to write your ebook, you will get the credit for the ebook; it is your brainchild after all, and you own the copyright and can sell the superbly finished product however many times you feel like.You can even sell resale rights on the ebook.That being the case, you may have several ebooks to your name, but not write a single one of them if you even give the process a shot!What Exactly Can a Ghostwriters Do?You've decided to try out a ghostwriter and need to know what to expect.Here are some of the advantages of having a ghostwriter working for you.* Do you need research done on your topic and then translated into easy to read, entertaining material so it can hold peoples' attention without boring them to tears?* Do you want to interview certain classes of people and have these interviews tastefully included in the narrative so they don't jut out or fade into the background?* Do you want your ebook to hold course on the topic, but have no idea how to chart the course using chapters?These are just some of the various little things a good ghostwriter can do for you.You may already have a rough idea of the proposed title and table of contents, and maybe even a few notes on the topic.A ghostwriter can take those and whip them up into shape in no time at all and you'll be amazed at how well you write! Whether it is research, organization of thoughts and chicken scratches into an outline and table of contents, making a totally uninspiring topic sound like the most exciting thing since sliced bread, or taking your draft ebook and turning it into a really nifty piece of work, the ghostwriter can do it for you.Also, with a ghostwriter, you do not have to worry if your I's will be dotted and your T's crossed; they will most certainly be, and grammar will be impeccable.What is more, if you want your finished work to be looked over and worked on a bit more, or if you don't think your ebook is quite there yet, you could hire another ghostwriter to polish your newly written ebook for you!Have you ever been confused how to say something -- whether to use first person or third person, whether to cater to men or women, whether to use business or casual style of writing,.? If you know what you want, well and good as a ghostwriter can run with that; but if you are not quite sure what you want, a good ghostwriter can help you decide and take it from there.Are you particular about formatting -- the page and/or font sizes, the margins, the colors used, blank pages between chapters, the document type, and such that you want the finished product to be delivered in? If you hire a ghostwriter, all you have to do is ask, and ye shall have it! Of course, an experienced ghostwriter could even gently steer you correct when something you want doesn't really make sense with the project you have at hand and suggest alternative solutions.Remember, they have done this many times over; it might be a good idea to hear them out on any such proposal.Give your ghostwriter any material you might have to begin with, and provide directions, if any, on how you want the narrative to be tailored and anything else you might want them to know.Given that ebooks usually are written on rather tighter schedules and budgets than bookstore books, it might be advisable to use email to communicate with your ghostwriter.For one thing, it keeps any interaction documented; for another, it is cheap and saves time as compared to meeting in person or talking over the phone or regular mail.Another advantage of using ghostwriters is that they can write quickly; it is not all that difficult to move an ebook from concept to sale-ready in 30 days, although the norm is somewhere around six weeks for such a project.In short, all you need to do is think of a topic, hire a good ghostwriter, hand over your project to him and sit back and relax while your ghostwriter goes to work for you.How many other ideas could you possibly come up with that are easier than that?
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