But, when I fall to my knees and call out to the Spirit of God, the most important Person of the Trinity when it comes to our individual life, I am a vessel that is prepared for greatness.
And, my life was buried in sin twenty years ago when I went back to Him and followed His lead.
“Karen is absolutely amazing!! I highly recommend her, she is extremely talented in what she does, and works endlessly to meet deadlines. Her communication with her clients is impeccable. I will use her services again very soon.”
— Sherry Land, mother of two bright, beautiful young women running in the American Beauty Pageant System – they hired us to edit an ebook for their platform
“She has restored my faith in life, my career, and the writing process.”
— Mike Bullock, award-winning comic book, manga and graphic novel artist/writer, “The Phantom” – and he’s great at prose writing also
What is a good, God-fearing Christian ghostwriter supposed to think?
As a man, he did nothing. He had emptied out his deity, remember? But, filled with the Holy Spirit he had the most remarkable life of anyone in history.
My newest career, GHOSTWRITING, came about three years ago. It was going nowhere for a while with an author here and an author there as I learned my craft under the Spirit of God who began to open up doors and expand my expertise.
Or, as one of my mentors, the late great Jim Craddock loved to say, “I am a Candidate for a Miracle.”
It's unlikely that you'll find a good ghostwriting job on LinkedIn's job-posting site or any other digital job site for that matter. So, exactly how does an aspiring writer go about entering the business and getting the attention of a reputable publisher?
Be proactive and target publishers on your own. Don't be afraid to reach out with a letter of introduction or even try cold calling. You can find publishers through their associations like the American Book Packagers Association or the American Association of Publishers.
Make sure you have a thorough understanding of what each job is asking of you. Ideally, each will provide an outline before you accept the ghostwriting job so you'll know if it's something you want to be involved with. or not. You'll also want to explore the publisher's flexibility. Is it open to suggestions for improving on the outline or is it carved in stone?
Think long and hard about whether this is the right career path for you. Without a byline, you'll end up with nothing to show for your efforts after you've completed the project—other than a paycheck, of course.
Getting Your Work Published Without a Byline
It might take some legwork but there are things you can do to get noticed and get published. As long as you realize and accept that ghostwriters rarely get a byline or even credit for their work, being a ghostwriter can be an interesting and pretty lucrative career.
Yes, there are obstacles to landing these jobs and the gigs are certainly not without their shortcomings. You might wonder if they're really worth it. What's in this for you?
Ghostwriting can help you get your foot in the door if you're new to the publishing industry and just starting out. It provides what anyone entering any new field needs: experience.
Some companies have a writer with two decades of experience on staff, but this usually isn’t the case.
You can have the best service or product within your industry, but if you can’t communicate the “Why” of that service or product, you won’t scale as you wish.
Remember: we’re not focusing on the typical idea of a ghostwriter that is common within the book-publishing industry
By delegating writing tasks that are a must for amplifying brand awareness, these executives can have a clear focus on where their focus should be rather than staring at a blank white screen.
2. Ghostwriters Help Build Brand Awareness Quicker
- Third-party guest posting.
- On-site content.
- Social media (think LinkedIn articles).
Don't have a skilled writer on staff? Hire an experienced ghostwriter. Here are the top five benefits of using a ghostwriter.
Great examples are the multiple promotional emails that everyone receives daily.
I’m a creative consultant and strategic wordsmith who helps people and companies sort through their ideas to find clarity and direction.
- Creatively LLC
- Sam's Club
- Fusion Magazine
I am a professional writer who has written 17 books as the solo author, a contributor,a co-author or as a ghostwriter. I love what I do.
There’s a great story in everyone that needs to be told, though writing a book is a huge undertaking that requires time and skills. Many people simply don’t have the resources to pen their own book, but that doesn’t mean that they should forget about their publishing dreams altogether. Why? Because there are ghostwriters here to help you.
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Make sure to set a tight deadline if you decide to hire a ghostwriter. Parkinson’s law states that work expands so as to fill the deadline for completion. If you don’t give your ghostwriter a deadline, or if you give them a deadline that’s too big (like 12 or 18 months), you’re likely going to be disappointed in the results.
One of the biggest mistakes you can make that will slow down the delivery of a ghostwritten book is to ignore emails or requests for information from your ghostwriter. They may send you a quick email with a single question, and it may not seem important to you, but when a writer is inspired and has all the information they need to move forward, they will be much more productive and efficient.
At the end of the day, writing is still very much an art, and that means results will vary drastically from writer to writer, and even from project to project, depending on the ghostwriter.
About Our Ghostwriters
Fiction ghostwriting often involves a series of calls or discussions so the author and ghostwriter can get clear on the world, characters, scenes and major plot points before writing begins. Some fiction ghostwriters write the book with little or no instructions or plotting, but we don’t recommend this approach in most cases because results will vary.
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Most professional ghostwriters should be able to complete a nonfiction book of 25,000 to 50,000 words or a novel of 40,000 to 80,000 words within 90 to 180 days, assuming you give them all the information and support they need to do their job in a timely manner.
For fiction book projects, you will want to make sure the entire novel is plotted scene-by-scene before writing begins for best results. If you trust your ghostwriter and want them to be as creative as possible, you may simply let them write the novel without a detailed plot outline, but you won’t have any idea how the story will turn out until the book is finished if you take that approach.