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Ghostwriting Compensation: Too Much or Too Little?
Both potential clients and fellow ghostwriters are uncertain about ghostwriting fees. Clients always want to know what the ranges are. ...

John Kador
Sep 20, 2017
My Five Nevers of Ghostwriting Success
Looking back over my three decades of ghostwriting, I realize that every bad client experience I had was really my own fault. In each...

John Kador
May 7, 2017


Code of Ethics for Professional Ghostwriters
Because ghostwriters engage in activities that by invitation impact the lives of our clients, and because our conduct carries with it...

John Kador
Jan 24, 2017


Will the Real Ghostwriter Please Stand Up?
Which one of these five episodes (all from recent news reports) really involves a ghostwriter? Oakland police sergeant Mike Gantt faced...

John Kador
Aug 28, 2016


When Ghostwriters Need Each Other
If being a writer is a lonely occupation, consider the fate of the poor ghostwriter. Not only do ghostwriters toil alone, they don’t even...
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Nov 18, 2015


The Ethics of Ghostwriting
Every few months I receive an email inquiry asking me if I would ghostwrite a term paper or dissertation. My answer is always no. To me,...
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Aug 24, 2015


How do I Define a Ghostwriter?
What’s a ghostwriter? The first thing to do is define “ghostwriter.” I get a lot of emails from aspiring ghostwriters who seem to have...
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Sep 10, 2014


A Ghostwriting Group for All Seasons
The writer’s life can be a lonely, isolating one. Is anyone getting any work done? These days most writers work by themselves in home...
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May 1, 2014


What’s the Most Important Key to Ghostwriter Success?
Selecting clients is job one for ghostwriters I’m pleased that I have been asked to be a panelist at Ghostwriters Unite, an exciting step...
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Mar 30, 2013


Ghostwriting 101: Can Clients Control Their Stories?
“Can you help me write a book so that readers will know who I am? I want to be seen in a certain way.” The answer to the first part of...
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Jan 13, 2013
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