Ghostwriting: How to get into the business

by Eva Shaw

A guide to one of the most lucrative writing careers details how to attract and evaluate clients, a ghostwriter's rights and responsibilities, preparing and selling a manuscript, and how to make ghostwriting a financially rewarding experience

185 pages, Paperback

First published August 20, 1991

About the author

EVA SHAW is one of the country’s premier ghostwriters and is the author of more than award-winning 100 books. Novels with her byline include these faith-based Amazon best sellers: Doubts of the Heart and Games of the Heart. Nonfiction best sellers include: Ghostwriting: The Complete Guide, Writeriffic 2: Creativity Training for Writers, Write Your Book in 20 Minutes, Garden Therapy: Nature’s Health Plan, and What to Do When A Loved One Dies. Visit Amazon, Good Reads and other sellers for reviews.

Eva teaches five university-level writing courses available online at 4000 colleges and universities worldwide. A breast cancer survivor, she's an active volunteer with causes affecting women and children and with her church. She loves to travel, read, shop, garden, play the banjolele and paint, focusing on folk art and California landscapes. When not at her desk, she’s probably enjoying the beach village of Carlsbad, California with Coco Rose, a rambunctious 2-year-old Welsh terrier.

Reviews

[butterbook · Rating 3 out of 5]

Outdated. It was the only thing my library had on ghostwriting. Worth the hour it took to thoroughly skim it, but there are probably better books on the subject now.

[Pat Stanford · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good basic book on the subject.