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Amusing Book Reviews

In her “Ask Allison” blog, novelist Allison Win Scotch describes how painful reviews can be: “One of the toughest things about writing a book and putting it out into the world is being totally...

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But What Does That Mean??!!

I don’t understand! Many years ago, a publisher approached my agent with a plan for reissuing one of my old, out-of-print books. Their offer was modest, but it did include a huge inducement: a...

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Name Your Fee – As Long as it’s 7¢ a Word!

You mean, I don’t get what I want?  A few weeks ago I was contacted by a fellow who represented a large international firm that was setting up a website devoted to business. He wanted to know if I...

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When is After?

Does “Now” mean today, tomorrow or never? A company has asked me to ghostwrite a book for them. I’m dealing with a nice guy at the company, who invited me to submit a proposal with my terms for...

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More HOLY COW! Moments in the Writer-For-Hire’s Life

Oh, those “Holy Cow!” clients of mine!!! One of my “Holy Cow!” clients was incredibly slow to pay, although she kept insisting she paid every invoice on time. It didn’t matter that I had to call and...

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The HOLY COW! Moments in the Writer-for-Hire’s Life

Some of Those Clients of Mine!  I am a freelance ghostwriter, writing and editing books and book proposals on behalf of artists and executives, doctors and lawyers, and other folks. The work usually...

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