A ghost writer is someone who is hired to write for another person under their name. In most cases ghostwriters do the work while the hiring person gets the credit. The use of a ghost writer is huge business. People in virtually every aspect of life could use a ghost writer. A ghost writer will need the ability to become the person they are writing for. The writer has to be able to use their mannerisms, their words, and their way of speaking. The writing must read like they are coming from the person themselves. Being a ghost writer means that you give absolutely all rights to the credited author. You will need to decide if it is worth it for someone else to take credit for your work. There will be confidentiality clauses in your ghost writing contracts. They will state something to the effect of legal action will be against you if the writing is reproduced by you in any way shape or form.

There are many reasons why a person would use a ghost writer. Celebrities and public figures use them to write their biographies and memoirs. Ghost writers are hired to make celebrities sound as interesting and intriguing as possible. Their purpose is to write the stories into best selling books. Motivational speakers may use a writing collaborator to write self help books. Just because they are great speakers does not mean they can pen the words on paper. Or they may basically not have the time.

There are many types of such writing opportunities available. Non fiction writing would be your biographies, autobiographies, how to books, and memoirs. Their role in non fiction could range from the very minimal to the most complex. They may be given an almost complete manuscript and asked to add some finishing touches. Or they may have to start at the bottom collecting research and following the project through until publication.

Accomplished fiction writers may use these writers to carry on a series of books after the author has passed or to carry out the series while they work on new things. The Author may have an accepted pen name that they use a ghostwriter for, while they write under the real name. Ghosts are often used for scripts and screen plays. They are hired to finish and polish the writings of the authors.

High school and college students will often hire ghost writers to write their entrance essays, thesis, and term papers. Although this may seem unethical, it is legal. The writing and selling of the paper is perfectly legal. It is when the student turns the paper in as his or her own writing that it turns into an illegal action.

The political venue for this kind of writer is to correspond to the letters that they receive. Officials will review the letters before being sent. A political speech writer is often considered a ghost writer. But others will argue this, since it is public knowledge that political officials do not write their own speeches.

In order to be a great ghost writer, you must have the unique ability to take on the personality of the credited author, and you must have strong writing skills. It's important to think in marketing terms in order to sell your service and prove that you are the best person to do the work. Deciding whether or not to be a ghost writer can be difficult; it's hard to do so much work while giving up the rights to it.