Thursday 18 June 2015

Discovering Great Ghostwriting Services For Novels And Memoirs

By Freida Michael


To understand why an author would want to use a ghostwriter, first one must understand the concept of ghostwriting. Whether requiring ghostwriting services for novels and memoirs or smaller projects, it is also important to locate the right individual. When an author can find a ghostwriter with knowledge on the subject or topic, one is often going to have a better outcome than otherwise.

An art in and of itself, many ghostwriters host portfolios of previous work along with references. Before hiring anyone to assist in writing something as important as a novel or memoir, it is often best to check out any online reviews related to a company or references and portfolios when looking at an individual. Authors can save a great deal of time and heartache by taking the time to do so in advance of hiring a ghostwriter.

When hiring a someone, it is important to check references along with any prior publications. Most often, a good ghostwriter, like other artists will have a portfolio showing different aspects of prior assignments. Of course, as one is writing in secret for others, there will also be elements which the individual is not allowed to share.

If going through an agency or online company to hire someone, it can often be beneficial to read a number of different reviews of different ones. In doing so, it is easy for an author to eliminate any which do not fit into the profile, theme, subject or topic at hand. Although, when locating the right agency and individual, it could be a relationship to span a lifetime as most authors create additional works over time.

A few good examples are online writing sites, freelance writing sites and posting sites like craigslist and others. After all, for every great story waiting to be written, there is an author or ghostwriter somewhere just waiting for the chance to tell the story. While this is the case, authors need also remember, generally the higher the pay, the better the writing.

When looking towards these private individuals and posting sites, it is important to get to know the individual over email, telephone or another format such as Facebook or Twitter. It is often still advised to meet anyone one does not know in a public forum such as a coffeehouse or library setting even after having established an online relationship.

Before hiring anyone online outside of an agency format, it is also good to communicate via email and meet in public places when and where necessary. For, while individuals working through agencies often have a background, history and other information associated with an account, others posting ads in online posting ads often do not. As such, to protect an idea for a project, it is often good to keep the idea a secret up and until the signing of a contract.

A contract is an agreement that the author and ghostwriter work on together. In fact, it is one of the most important aspects of this type relationship. If a contract or agreement is not signed by both parties, then neither have anything to fall back on related to questions about content, deadlines or pay rate.




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