MAKE MORE MONEY AS A GHOST FOOD WRITER
Like high pay? Have self-confidence? Know food; write well?
Ghostwriting may be a career move for motivated writers who are
willing to write for high pay but no credit or byline.
Simply put, a ghostwriter is someone who writes a book, speech,
article or editorial that will be published under someone else's
name. Celebrity autobiographies are usually written by
ghostwriters and established novelists have been known to supply
the plot and outline to a ghostwriter who takes the book the
rest of the way to publication.
People who need ghostwriters are those who have a recognizable
name or business and either cannot write well enough for
publication, or do not have the time to write for publication.
In a ghostwriting foodie's dream, a celebrity chef will give the
idea, notes, outlines and rough drafts to the writer who will
write, rewrite, research, interview and edit the manuscript
heading to a publisher.
The celebrity chef's name and photo will grace the book cover.
Her recipes and tips, and the ability to get her book in
bookstores everywhere as well as the cachet to get booked on
Oprah will get the book published and marketed.
What's in it for the ghost writer? Anywhere from $100 per
finished page to a split of the royalties.
Ghostwriters need to keep their connection with their work
confidential, and have a willingness to work around the client's
travel and work schedules. As in every writing assignment food
writers win, strong writing and editing skills are essential.
Most ghostwritten books are promoted as written by the client,
so a strong ego able to withstand reading the praise of the
client's writing is also a must.
When looking for ghost food writing work, be cautious with the
auction sites. Neophytes bid low for jobs; you don't want to bid
a book that nets you only $1 a page. Instead, visit sites that
list jobs - writersweekly.com, writing-world.com, craigslist.com
- or find an editorial firm that does ghost writing and see if
they are hiring out any work.
Break into ghost food writing by contacting trade magazines with
your writing samples. Dazzle them with your writing and the
editors are likely to match you with an executive chef or
restaurateur who can't write but will bring prestige to the
magazine.
Food writers can turn their culinary knowledge into ghost
writing by looking for jobs ghostwriting cookbooks for famous
chefs, penning speeches for food executives, writing trade
articles for food research scientists, blogging for a local
culinary artist, and creating "autobiographies" for owners of
food manufacturing firms and Food Network hosts. Keep working
behind the scenes and you can build up a lucrative career as a
ghost food writer.
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