Ghost Writing

Many people have a great story idea but don't know how to put that idea into a book or novel. There are also many great ideas for film scripts and stage plays, but the person with the idea is not experienced enough, or perhaps hasn't the time, to put the idea into presentable form for such media. Taylor-Dth has a staff of accomplished writers in all media who can compose, structure and write your novel, article, film script, or stage play as a ghost writer.

The process is basically the same as submission of manuscripts. After your initial contact with Taylor-Dth, you will be sent a signed letter of 'Confirmation of Submission', on which you write your idea, as completely as possible, and return it to us. You should make a copy for yourself. Please keep this in a safe place as this is your proof of ownership. Our signature on your copy is proof the idea is yours.

If you have a good idea, and need to have it written for you, contact us. Please understand, ghost writing is also a subsidized program, and you should not expect our staff to write for you without compensation. There is no obligation for you to have Taylor-Dth publish your work after using our ghost writing program.



The What, How, Who of Ghost Writing

What is it? How is it done? Who is the ghost writer? Who gets the credit for the writing? Who gets the money that is paid for the end product, presuming the end product is sellable, and does sell.

There are two points of view to these questions. The writer's and the principal's, or the person who possesses the information which the writer uses.

What is it?
Ghost writing is simply the act of writing someone else's story.

How is it done?
Information is supplied by the principal to an experienced writer, who writes the story, script or play based on the information. In other words, the ghost writer turns the principal's information into a readable work.

From the writer's point of view, ghost writing is the very complicated process of crafting the information into readable form. It has to be developed into a story that will attract the reader. It must keep the reader's interest. This often requires more effort on the writer's part than were the writer to have developed the information, or created the plot, characters, etc., without some one else's input.

From the principal's point of view, ghost writing is a simple process. The principal does not need to have experience in crafting stories, or even know how to write, with all its inherent problems of spelling, verb usage, punctuation and phraseology.

Who is the ghost writer?
Anyone can be a ghost writer. The person who writes another person's story is the ghost writer of that particular story.

Who gets the credit?
Most often the principal gets the credit as being the author, and the ghost writer's name is not used. However, this depends on the conditions under which the ghost writer takes the writing assignment. Some times the credits indicate 'As told by', which means the principal told the writer, and the writer is also named. Some times the phrase 'Written with' is used, meaning a ghost writer who is named, was used.

Who gets the money?
Sometimes the ghost writer is paid a flat fee for the writing. This is often the case if the ghost writer has been published before. Sometimes a ghost writer is given a percentage of the royalties paid by the publisher to the principal. Again, this depends entirely on the arrangement between the principal and the ghostwriter.

If you would like to discuss Ghost Writing, please contact us.