Thank you so much for this. It helped me untangle some of the complicated feelings I have about my own ghosting work, as I am often pondering whether my invisibility plays into the idea that "anyone can write a book" and undervalues our skill. I also thought I was getting paid fairly for my work until I considered what the celebrities were being paid and also actually factored in the amount of time I spent on my last two projects. Then there's my personal wrangle as to do with ego and why I write things, and feeling upset I can't tell people that (some) of those books are my work... But then am I not writing for the love of writing but instead simply to bolster my own ego? But then... Is that really a bad thing? To feel proud of something and want to tell them about it?! X
Hi Catriona, these are all super valid and fascinating thoughts. Would it be possible to repost them on the original piece about ghostwriting as I think others would find them so fascinating, and we could discuss more over there x
Thank you so much for this. It helped me untangle some of the complicated feelings I have about my own ghosting work, as I am often pondering whether my invisibility plays into the idea that "anyone can write a book" and undervalues our skill. I also thought I was getting paid fairly for my work until I considered what the celebrities were being paid and also actually factored in the amount of time I spent on my last two projects. Then there's my personal wrangle as to do with ego and why I write things, and feeling upset I can't tell people that (some) of those books are my work... But then am I not writing for the love of writing but instead simply to bolster my own ego? But then... Is that really a bad thing? To feel proud of something and want to tell them about it?! X
Hi Catriona, these are all super valid and fascinating thoughts. Would it be possible to repost them on the original piece about ghostwriting as I think others would find them so fascinating, and we could discuss more over there x
Hello! Yes, of course! Where did I end up posting them?! Oops!
😆 on the hi I’m Anna post, rather than the ghostwriting post… at least I think it belongs there!
So nice to meet you yesterday over at Sparkle with Claire Venus. You might be interested in this post! Sanjida x https://sanjidakay.substack.com/p/how-do-writers-earn-a-living?r=2wm05e
ooh I shall have a read, thank you so much and nice to meet you too! x