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 | Apr 15, 2025 | Blog
I came across a solicitation seeking an skilled writer to produce “awesome,” SEO-optimized blog posts of 650-700 words each. Count me interested. What subject? What’s the production schedule? What’s the pay? The potential vendor was offering...
by Karen Smith | Mar 25, 2025 | Blog
A potential client recently accepted my offer to provide her with a sample edit. I received the first 1,000 words of her manuscript and dug in. The first three paragraphs dwelled on world-building, expository description of the protagonist’s immediate...
