The Hidden Truth About Ghostwriting (Maybe Shocking)

Who is the ghostwriter?

Someone who creates articles, books, essays, and songs for someone else takes all the credit and holds the copyright.

Yes, the original author is paid. However, fame, honor, and recognition (which must of course be given) are passed on to the contractor.

Is that fair? Yes. But writers usually do it with their eyes open. Some make extra money. Some make their first attempts at professional writing under a well-known “brand”. Some to write are too humble and shy to face the consequences of potential popularity.

As a rule, ghosts are written in two areas – literature and music.

Now let’s cover some of the most vivid examples of ghostwriters in action.

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Did you know that…?

1. P. Lovecraft (creator of popular horror novels like Cthulhu and Necronomicon) ghost-wrote Harry Houdini – you’d never guess who – after the famous prankster retired.
2. The Nancy Drew book series by Caroline Kane originally belonged to the pen of a few ghostwriters whose names we don’t even know.
3. It has been confirmed that William Shatner – a famous Canadian actor and hacker – hired ghostwriters because he had very poor skills in putting words on paper in a legible manner. He has great ideas. But he needs help to bring ideas to life.
4. George Lucas, the creator of Star Wars, never wrote a single chapter in the book. Yes, he created the story, created the scenarios for the film. But the original book was written by Alan Dean Foster.
5. The King of Horror Fiction – Stephen King – reportedly uses a ghost book for some of his stories (although the author himself denies any allegation).
6. Finally, historians suggest that, as in the case of Caroline Keane, William Shakespeare is the pen name of a group of talented writers who, for various reasons, chose to remain in the shadows.

Ghostwriting in music, meaning being a producer?

In the world of pop music, ghostwriting is perfectly fine for rap and hip-hop. With great producers like Jay-Z or Timbaland, a promising voice can count on the entire range of services from stage design and style to theatrical material, music, and texts.

Did you know that…?

1. Diamond Rihanna was actually written by the little-known blonde girl Sia.
2. Beyonce’s Who Run the World (the girls)? Actually written by The-Dream. He is the man as well as Ne-Yo, the author of many Beyoncé songs.
3. Will Smith is a great actor and a great singer. His album Big Willie Style, however, was mainly written by Nas.
4. Chantal Krivazok is a woman with a name that is difficult to pronounce. But she’s smart and beautiful, and she wrote Feel This Moment for Pitbull, Over My Dead Body for Drake, and Avril Lavigne’s full album Under My Skin.
5. Savan Kotecha is best known for Billboard’s ghostly songwriting songs for One Direction, Maroon 5, Justin Beiber, and Demi Lovato. The most famous music composer – Bonnie Mackie – has composed songs for Carly Rae Jepsen, Katy Perry, Ke $ ha, and many others.
6. Given all of this, ghostwriting is a phenomenon that is neither bad nor good. It’s a job like many others. It’s the most rewarding job these days.