Ghostwriters are hired for a number of reasons. In many cases, celebrities or public figures do not have the time, discipline, or writing skills to write and research a several-hundred page autobiography or "how-to" book. Even if a celebrity or public figure has the writing skills to pen a short article, they may not know how to structure and edit a several-hundred page book so that it is captivating and well-paced. In other cases, publishers use ghostwriters to increase the number of books that can be published each year under the name of well-known, highly marketable authors.

Sometimes the ghostwriter will receive partial credit on a book, signified by the phase "with..." or "as told to..." on the cover. Credit for the ghostwriter may also be provided as a "thanks" in a foreword or introduction. For non-fiction books, the ghostwriter may be credited as a 'contributor' or a 'research assistant.' In other cases, the ghostwriter receives no official credit for writing a book or article; in cases where the credited author and/or the publisher wish to conceal the ghostwriter's role, the ghostwriter may be asked to sign a nondisclosure contract that forbids them from revealing their ghostwriting role.

Fiction And Non-Fiction Ghosting

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Co-Writing is the process of collaboration between professional writers in order to bring greater breadth to the literary project. A writer may choose to take on a Co-Writer to supplement or complement their writing style or to furnish additional factual research or fictional inspiration.

GHOSTING

A ghostwriter is a professional writer who is paid to write books, articles, stories, or reports which are officially credited to another person. Celebrities, executives, and political leaders often hire ghostwriters to draft or edit autobiographies, magazine articles, or other written material. While the role of ghostwriters has long been a well-kept, embarrassing secret in the publishing industry, in recent years it is becoming more common for celebrities who have published autobiographies or memoirs to acknowledge the assistance they got from their ghostwriters.

In books or articles where ghostwriters are being used, the division of work between the ghostwriter and the credited author varies a great deal. In some cases, the ghostwriter is hired to polish and edit a rough draft or a mostly-completed manuscript. In this case, the outline, ideas and much of the language in the finished book or article are those of the credited author.

In other cases, a ghostwriter does most of the writing themselves, using concepts and stories provided by the credited author. In this case, a ghostwriter will do extensive research on the credited author or their subject area of expertise. It is rare for ghostwriter to prepare a book or article with no input from the credited author; at bare minimum, the credited author usually jots down a basic framework of ideas at the outset or provides comments on the ghostwriter's final draft.