ŷ������

21. Written By A Ghostwriter

What is a ghostwriter? A ghostwriter is someone who is paid to write a book that someone else will be credited for. They often try to emulate the voice and style of the individual they’re writing for, and they may or may not get credit for their work on the cover or in the copyright.

Ghostwriting can take a variety of forms. Celebrities, politicians, or famous personalities will often use ghostwriters to write their memoirs or a tell-all. Publishers may also use ghostwriters to increase the number of books written by a well-known, highly marketable author (for example, the later books in the Babysitter’s Club series by Ann M. Martin) or by an author who’s since deceased. (For example: Robert Ludlum died in 2001, but Jason Bourne books continue to be published with Ludlum’s name on the cover.)

Ghostwriters may also be used to write new books for an established series where the author is a pseudonym (like Carolyn Keene in the Nancy Drew series, or Franklin W. Dixon in the Hardy Boys.) Or, they may be used to write spin-off books for a popular television series (such as the Richard Castle books or Murder She Wrote mysteries.)

Authors who use ghostwriters aren’t always transparent about that fact. It’s up to you whether you pick a book that is definitely known to have been written by a ghostwriter, or a book in which it is rumored but not proven to have been written by one. As always, if you think a book fits the prompt, it does!

Getting creative with this prompt, you may also choose a book that features a character who is a ghostwriter, a book with an unnamed narrator, or a non-fiction read about ghostwriting.


Click here for our ŷ������ List of suggestions

I'm planning on reading The Dead Romantics by Ashley Poston

I am planning on reading The Woman in Me by Britney Spears

Katherine Porter �� My Chinese Marriage

Aquaria wrote: "Katherine Porter �� My Chinese Marriage"

Well, Ms Porter was the ghostwriter. The supposed author was Mae Franking.

The Women in Me by Britney Spears

I will read the suggested Nancy Drew Diaries: Curse of the Arctic Star by Carolyn Keene.

Ghostwritten by David Mitchell

The Woman in Me by Britney Spears

I’m going to read Counting the Costs. I’ve been waiting for the library to get it in. As always my challenge in addition to reading is to do so without spending any money more than my monthly Kindle subscription

I’m going to read Spare by Prince Harry’s ghost writer.

Going with Kristy's Great Idea off the Listopia

I'll probably pick a V. C. Andrews book when the end of semester crunch hits and I need a quick read

I live in Nike town, Beaverton Oregon and drive by it every day to go to work! Shoe Dog by Phil Knight.

I’m planning on reading The Bourne identity by Robert Ludlum.

The Woman in Me Britney Spears

My book choice is The Woman in Me by Britney Spears

Would anyone be able to confirm if Gypsy-Rose Blanchard’s new book, “Released: Conversations […] Freedom�� would count?

I will be reading Counting the Cost by Jill Duggar

The Women in Me - Britney Spears

For this prompt, I'll listen to Becoming by Michelle Obama. Now You See Her will also crossover.

The Fiction Writer by Jillian Cantor

I will be reading The Dead Romantics
The main character is a ghost writer

I’m currently listening to the audiobook of Spare by Prince Harry and his ghostwriter for this prompt!

I Can't Make This Up: Life Lessons - 3/5
Awesome listening to Kevin Hart read on the audiobook. Had heart and humor.

I read The Woman in Me by Britney Spears.

I'll be listening to "Spare" by Prince Harry (J.R. Moehringer) on audible.

The Ghost Writer by A.R.Torre

Not exactly written by a ghost writer but it involves a writer hiring a ghost writer to tell her story and it was a GREAT psychological thriller.

I'm thinking of going with Argylle
Supposedly Elly Conway is not the author's name and there are a bunch of rumors about who it really is.

So I guess I went the creative route for interpreting this prompt. I'm doing a lot of reading set in or about the Middle Ages. For this prompt, I read Beowulf: The New Translation. Nobody knows who actually wrote this epic poem and when I read that the author was "shrouded" in mystery, I thought it was a fit!

I just read “Marple�� which includes 12 stories by different authors that include Miss Marple and are in the style of Agatha Christie. It was really enjoyable and fans of AC will love it

I read First Person by Richard Flanagan for this prompt. (Read 24th Jan; 4*)

"Six weeks to write for your life... In this blistering story of a ghostwriter haunted by his demonic subject, the Man Booker Prize winner turns to lies, crime and literature with devastating effect.

A young and penniless writer, Kif Kehlmann, is rung in the middle of the night by the notorious con man and corporate criminal, Siegfried Heidl. About to go to trial for defrauding the banks of $700 million, Heidl proposes a deal: $10,000 for Kehlmann to ghost write his memoir in six weeks."

“Deadly Heat�� by Richard Castle who is one of the main characters from the TV show “Castle��. Tom Straw is the ghostwriter. These are fast paced thrillers with plenty of wit and a wry sense of humor!

I just finished Spare. It's not a book I would have read without the 52 club taking me out of my usual lane so I appreciate the prompt!

I read The Mystery at Lilac Inn by Carolyn Keene

Becoming by Michelle Obama

Trust by Hernan Diaz

Bonus book for this challenge: Jap Herron. In 1917, the ghost of the departed Mark Twain ghostwrites his final novella using an Ouija board and a living ghostwriter...so the story goes.

I read The Woman in Me by Britney Spears.

hello everyone,
Would you say "Elvis and Me" by Priscilla Presley fits this prompt? I'm asking because Sandra Harman's name is on the cover too.

Carla wrote: "I live in Nike town, Beaverton Oregon and drive by it every day to go to work! Shoe Dog by Phil Knight."

That's my plan too! My son and his family live in Beaverton! (Although they are moving shortly, due to a job change.)

I read Hello Molly! by Molly Shannon (& Sean Wilsey)

I read The Invasion by K.A. Applegate. This is the first in the Animorphs series which was co-written by Katherine Applegate and her husband Michale Grant under the name K.A. Applegate. I *loved* these books as a kid, but I wasn't as impressed with them 25 years later. Part of the problem was definitely the audiobook narrator though, he was very earnest, but not very good.

For this prompt I've read The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm X and Alex Haley Malcolm X Alex Haley

Amazing read.

Storm Front by Richard Castle. It's silly, but if you don't think about it too much, it's also pretty action packed.

The ghostwriter I think, does a good job, but it was a depressing read.

I read Thanks a Lot, Mr. Kibblewhite: My Story by Roger Daltrey. Fantastic read, I'm listening to the audiobook too

I read Nineteen Steps

Many Lives of Mama Love

For this one, I read the BEST BOOK EVER (listened and read):

Shakespeare: The Man Who Pays the Rent by Judi Dench and Brendan O'Hea.

Loved it! If you are into Shakespeare, or Judi - you'll be over the moon!