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To slip the surly bonds of speechwriting

You’re doing your job. But are you doing your job? As we read every week in The Executive Communication Report, executive commuincation professonals are hired to “prepare speeches and...
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"YOU'RE HIRED!": How the Best Ghostwriters Get the Job

Since I became a freelance ghostwriter and editor in 2002, I’ve had the privilege of working on more than 250 books across a wide range of genres,...
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Milo Can You Go?: Editing Across the Aisle

Last week news broke that controversial internet commentator and Breitbart News editor Milo Yiannopoulos had received a $250,000 advance from Simon & Schuster for his forthcoming book...
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Gotham Ghostwriters' Favorite Books of 2016

Every December, dozens of news and entertainment websites release their best books of the year lists and 2016 was no exception. As a community of writers and editors, we...
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The Spooky Side of Stories

One of the few downsides of being immersed in rhetorical theory every day all day is that the amorality of it gets on your clothing, and you...
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Finding Your Perfect Ghost Match

Editor’s Note: One of the first questions our agency gets asked is how we go about matching our clients with the right writer. What are the main...
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Bad Writing Is No Badge of Honor

I am a reader first. Then a writer. Then an editor. I’ve been thinking about the relationship amongst these identities because they are so intertwined. Reading is...
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Bartering Is Big Business

I didn’t realize I had joined a worldwide movement—embraced by everyone from individuals to Fortune 500 companies—when I agreed to write blog posts for a colleague in exchange...
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The Wall Street Journal says storytellers are happier. But their article actually made me unhappy.

The other day I came across an article in The Wall Street Journal headlined “Why Good Storytellers are Happier in Life and Love.” I’m always pleased to...
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Ghostbusted: A Deeper Dive into the Ethics of the Trump Ghostwriter Confessional

For the first time in the history of the United States, ghostwriters are playing visible roles in a presidential election. Tony Schwartz, Donald Trump’s co-author for The Art of...

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