by Karen Smith | Aug 19, 2025 | Blog
I was contacted recently by someone about book design, but received no information about the project. I followed up with some questions. The potential client did not respond. Giving it one last try, I followed up a week later to ask if the potential client had any...
by Karen Smith | Aug 12, 2025 | Blog
Writers and editors are advised to “niche down” and become subject matter experts. The reasoning for this is to develop deep subject expertise that makes one a “go-to” resource for writers in a particular genre or topic. However, I’ve...
by Karen Smith | Jul 9, 2025 | Blog
Zack Williamson, Ph.D., posted a truly apropos analogy for ghostwriting that, with his permission, I am using: Does it bother you not having your name on it?”That’s the question I get most often when people find out I’m a ghostwriter.And it doesn’t. Not even a...
by Karen Smith | Jun 24, 2025 | Blog
Once again, I came across what looked to be an appealing gig for a fiction ghostwriter: writing serialized romance (https://freelancewritinggigs.com/job/freelance-prose-writer-romance-fiction/#gsc.tab=0). This would make any ghostwriter with a penchant for the romance...
by Karen Smith | Jun 3, 2025 | Blog
One of Aesop’s fables tells the tale of a fox who encounters a lion. The mightly lion terrifies the fox, but repeated encounters during which the lion does nothing aggressive turn the fox’s fear into familiarity. The fable is the source of the old saying...
by Karen Smith | May 27, 2025 | Blog
When authors post their projects in search of editors, most such posts don’t go further than “I need an editor.” Those posts ignore crucial information that editors need to determine whether they should submit proposals. Why wouldn’t an editor...
