Ghost writing: Learning to love the shadows

Ghost writing: Learning to love the shadows

Ghost writers get very little public credit.

As a ghost writer, you can't have a big ego. You can't point to your hundreds of blog posts (I lost count after 500), newsletters, eBooks, and website copy and scream at the world, "Hey everybody! Look! That's mine!" It just doesn't work that way. If it did, you would just be a plain ol' writer, sans the ghost.

So, how does a ghost writer deal with so much misplaced credit?

Freelancers are their own I.T. department

Freelancers are their own I.T. department

It's great being a freelancer for a lot of reasons, BUT there are also a bunch of disadvantages people don't necessarily consider. How can you incur unexpected costs as a freelancer? Oh, let me count the ways! Let's start with the computer meltdown incident that made me wish I had the backing of an I.T. department (or at least a level-headed co-worked to talk me out of DIY-ing my problem!)

Being a "Yes Person" Isn't So Bad

Being a "Yes Person" Isn't So Bad

A yes person is someone who says yes, regardless of whether they have the skills, time, or inclination to do the task at hand. It is a person who boldly plows forward, like a pet troll on a leash, bumbling forward when its master tugs.

Is saying yes really that bad? I argue that it isn’t.

What I Learned from NOT Writing

What I Learned from NOT Writing

Sometimes life happens and finding time to write becomes challenging. This happened to me recently and I learned a few valuable lessons from NOT writing, such as how to overcome my writing dry spell. Read on!

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