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Ghostwriters: A Spooky Crowd


Is it in an author’s best interest to “ghost” for money? Merriam-Webster provides several definitions for this closeted process:

1) To write for someone else using that person’s name.
2) To write for and in the name of another.
3) To write for another who is the presumed author.

A ghostwriter is not to be confused with a copywriter, who is generally affiliated with an agency or a business:

1) Someone whose job is to write the words for advertisements.
2) A writer of advertising or publicity copy.

Ghostwriting does not advance one’s career, but copywriting does.