{"id":40,"date":"2021-11-27T14:03:00","date_gmt":"2021-11-27T08:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/raamanand.com\/insights\/?p=40"},"modified":"2021-11-27T14:03:00","modified_gmt":"2021-11-27T08:33:00","slug":"hiring-a-ghost-writer-is-the-worst-way-to-write-your-book","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/raamanand.com\/insights\/hiring-a-ghost-writer-is-the-worst-way-to-write-your-book\/","title":{"rendered":"Hiring a Ghost Writer is the WORST Way to Write Your Book"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video controls src=\"https:\/\/stardomalliance.s3.amazonaws.com\/4x-videos\/Hiring+a+Ghost-Writer+is+the+WORST+Way+to+Write+Your+Book+sm.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>T<strong>ranscript:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>People think they can create a book easily by hiring a ghost-writer to write it FOR them&#8230;. But that might be the worst way to actually become an author. In the long run, it might also hurt irreparably.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But I get it&#8230; they see others who have done it this way&#8230; usually celebrities.. they narrate their story and hire a &#8220;ghost-writer&#8221; to write it. It&#8217;s like Julius Caesar hiring a bunch of &#8220;scribes&#8221; to write down his speeches. This may work if you are interested in publishing your biography or personal story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But let me ask you&#8230; are you going to really write your biography? Who would want to read the story of your journey from the start? Maybe just your family and friends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All other books are written differently. If every book is written by a ghost-writer, then there would be no real authors at all. The biggest problem with ghost writing is&#8230; the author won&#8217;t feel proud about the book because the author&#8217;s personality is missing in it. It won&#8217;t connect with the audience at deeper levels. Ghost-writing may get you published,&#8230;.. but it&#8217;ll be like buying a degree to hang on the wall&#8230; you know what I mean, right?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, what really works? Now, listen&#8230; this is the most important part&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Do you want to start learning professional writing skills&#8230; practice it for several years&#8230; master the art&#8230; and THEN write a book? It may take decades. That&#8217;s not the right option.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The best way is to work with a publishing coach&#8230; who will guide you through the entire process of creating and publishing a book that you will be proud to present to the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At Stardom Books, we work with first time authors and help them find their message to the world, fine tune it, figure out their audience, create an outline and THEN either create their manuscript on their own&#8230; using our step-by-step system OR hire one of our consultative writers to co-create it with them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yes, there&#8217;s definitely a lot of help and support available and anyone can become a published author without professional writing skills by working with a publishing advisor. If this is one of your ambitions, then head over to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.raamanand.com\">http:\/\/www.raamanand.com<\/a> &#8230; that&#8217;s r-a-a-m-a-n-a-n-d dot com and choose the path to your creative expression. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can do this. It&#8217;s Your time&#8230;. See you on the other side.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Transcript: People think they can create a book easily by hiring a ghost-writer to write it FOR them&#8230;. But that might be the worst way to actually become an author. In the long run, it might also hurt irreparably. But I get it&#8230; they see others who have done it this way&#8230; usually celebrities.. they narrate their story and hire a &#8220;ghost-writer&#8221; to write it. It&#8217;s like Julius Caesar hiring a bunch of &#8220;scribes&#8221; to write down his speeches. This may work if you are interested in publishing your biography or personal story. But let me ask you&#8230; are you going to really write your biography? Who would want to read the story of your journey from the start? Maybe just your family and friends. All other books are written differently. If every book is written by a ghost-writer, then there would be no real authors at all. The biggest problem with ghost writing is&#8230; the author won&#8217;t feel proud about the book because the author&#8217;s personality is missing in it. It won&#8217;t connect with the audience at deeper levels. Ghost-writing may get you published,&#8230;.. but it&#8217;ll be like buying a degree to hang on the wall&#8230; you know what I mean, right? So, what really works? Now, listen&#8230; this is the most important part&#8230; Do you want to start learning professional writing skills&#8230; practice it for several years&#8230; master the art&#8230; and THEN write a book? It may take decades. That&#8217;s not the right option. The best way is to work with a publishing coach&#8230; who will guide you through the entire process of creating and publishing a book that you will be proud to present to the world. At Stardom Books, we work with first time authors and help them find their message to the world, fine tune it, figure out their audience, create an outline and THEN either create their manuscript on their own&#8230; using our step-by-step system OR hire one of our consultative writers to co-create it with them. Yes, there&#8217;s definitely a lot of help and support available and anyone can become a published author without professional writing skills by working with a publishing advisor. If this is one of your ambitions, then head over to http:\/\/www.raamanand.com &#8230; that&#8217;s r-a-a-m-a-n-a-n-d dot com and choose the path to your creative expression. You can do this. It&#8217;s Your time&#8230;. 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