The job of a ghostwriter
You wan to become a ghostwriter, sounds interesting to ghostwrite, the man behind the book. The job can be at times rewarding and at times frustrating. Imagine you ghostwrite for a client and the book becomes a successful bestseller. You think that you have not been adequately paid. You feel your perspiration and research has been underpaid.
The best solution to all this and the best way to make the job of ghostwriting a really paying one, become a part of a self publishing company.
Otherwise if you venture out as a freelancer, always remember to lay down all costs and conditions very precisely and clearly. Because do not forget that the client mostly is a resourceful person and by unnecessarily getting rough with him, you might spoil your future agreements, because it is a small world and word of mouth do works and faster in case of negative ideas.
Remember to lay down all the costs clearly in your agreement. The cost of making telephone calls for interview and research. Include the cost of traveling and staying with the client as and when required during the process of writing. To ghostwrite you may be required to do some extra research. The cost of editing, rewriting are very important and must be mentioned. Client’s satisfaction is the ultimate thing, but rewriting can be a tedious work. Sometimes client does not approve of paying for rewriting. So be clear about this aspect. Remember some clients are difficult to satisfy.