{"id":904,"date":"2009-10-08T17:19:40","date_gmt":"2009-10-08T22:19:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lisatener.local\/blog\/?p=904"},"modified":"2024-09-30T09:00:52","modified_gmt":"2024-09-30T13:00:52","slug":"should-i-hire-a-ghostwriter-or-write-my-book-myself","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jodieburdette.net\/lisatener\/2009\/10\/should-i-hire-a-ghostwriter-or-write-my-book-myself\/","title":{"rendered":"Should I Hire a Ghostwriter or Write My Book Myself?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Your Book Writing Coach<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Easy answer: 9.5 times out of 10 you should write your book yourself.<\/p>\n

My first year on the faculty of Harvard Medical School’s publishing course, a doctor told me his horror story on landing a top publisher who recommended hiring a ghostwriter. Sadly, the ghostwriter’s version took him far afield from his vision.<\/p>\n

He took his name off the book altogether, though the publisher still published it (and, I believe, he paid for the ghostwriter). He came to Harvard to regain his voice and start over with the book he originally wanted to write.<\/p>\n

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Should you trust your book to this guy?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It’s your story. Do you really want to trust the details to someone else?<\/p>\n

There are some great ghostwriters out there. And I do recommend to some of my busiest clients<\/strong> that they hire one. But, most often, when I hear someone talk about their book and they say they need a ghostwriter because they can’t write, I know that what they really need is some support <\/strong>to learn to write.<\/strong><\/p>\n

It’s not that hard to write well. I have about three simple rules that make all the difference. It takes practice. And it’s always good to have a talented editor. But, the truth is, you probably can write<\/strong>. And if you feel drawn to get your message out there through a book, you’re probably the ideal writer<\/strong> for it.<\/p>\n

If you’re a better speaker <\/strong>than writer, talk your book<\/strong>. Record <\/strong>it into a\u00a0 phone or voice recorder and use a transcription service<\/strong> to send it to you in written form. It will need editing, but you’ll have\u00a0 a great start. Just remember, Show; don’t tell<\/strong> and provide plenty of details<\/strong>, particularly quirky <\/strong>ones, to bring your book to life.<\/p>\n

Ask your inner voice and you’ll probably have a clear answer inside. So, tell me, should you write the book or hire a ghostwriter? Still unsure? Share your questions here and I’ll provide the best answer I can.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Easy answer: 9.5 times out of 10 you should write your book yourself. My first year on the faculty of Harvard Medical School’s publishing course, a doctor told me his horror story on landing a top publisher who recommended hiring a ghostwriter. Sadly, the ghostwriter’s version took him far afield from his vision. He took…  Read more<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[100,11,1678,1,18,24,73],"tags":[390,391,1677,392],"class_list":{"0":"post-904","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-book-writing-questions","7":"category-ghostwriting","8":"category-how-to-write-a-book","9":"category-more","10":"category-secrets-of-good-writing","11":"category-writing","12":"category-writing-questions","13":"tag-ghostwriter","14":"tag-ghostwriters","15":"tag-ghostwriting","16":"tag-should-i-hire-a-ghostwriter","17":"entry"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jodieburdette.net\/lisatener\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/904","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jodieburdette.net\/lisatener\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jodieburdette.net\/lisatener\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jodieburdette.net\/lisatener\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jodieburdette.net\/lisatener\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=904"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/jodieburdette.net\/lisatener\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/904\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":279429,"href":"https:\/\/jodieburdette.net\/lisatener\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/904\/revisions\/279429"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jodieburdette.net\/lisatener\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=904"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jodieburdette.net\/lisatener\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=904"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jodieburdette.net\/lisatener\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=904"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}