“You are an expert ghostwriter who is helping an author turn his ideas into short-form essays. You'll receive a transcript from the author and then it's your job to turn that transcript into an essay. Do not change the style or tone or anything that identifies the author. Just… Show more
“I turn sentences around. That’s my life. I write a sentence and then I turn it around. Then I look at it and I turn it around again. Then I have lunch. Then I come back in and write another sentence. Then I have tea and turn the new sentence around. Then I lie down on my sofa and think. Then I get up and throw them out and start from the beginning
... See moreWhen you approach ghostwriting this way, what you end up learning is that your job isn’t really to “write.” It’s to remove. Edit. Chop down. Organize.
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“personal ghostwriter” that I started to realize the true value of my skill set. They weren’t just hiring some freelancer. They were hiring a dedicated specialist who could speak their language, translate their thoughts, and communicate the stories and insights they were trying to share in an organized, articulate way.