While I am often asked about using Ghost Writers to help authors complete a project, the purpose is usually just to get help with writing. However, according to today’s article, a good Ghost Writer may be able to help you find the right agent or publisher as well. Here’s the article:

Self- Publishing is Easier With an Experienced GhostWriter on Your Side
September 28, 2008

The hardest part of writing a book isn’t always the writing. After your ghostwriter has completed the final revision, the real work begins. Now you have to get the book published.

Most beginning writers are completely unprepared for this part of the process. They figure when the time comes, they can submit their manuscript to a publishing house and wait for the praise to start rolling in. Unfortunately, that’s not usually how the story ends. Most publishing houses will not accept submissions from just any writer; manuscripts must pass through a literary agent first. Even then, the chances of your manuscript being selected for publication are slim. Editors receive thousands of completed manuscripts each week. With so many submissions, even books written by the best ghostwriters fall through the cracks.

So what’s an author to do? If you have already worked with a ghostwriter, you have a valuable resource. Great ghostwriters are experienced authors, and know quite a lot about the publishing world. They can help you publish your work in a variety of ways, but this article will focus on the two most important advantages.

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