What is ghostwriting, and should I use it?

Ghostwriting happens when you hire someone else, hopefully a professional writer, to write something for you, usually a book, but ghostwriters can write articles, blog posts, songs, and even screenplays.

Typically, you are still involved in what gets written, which happens when the ghostwriter interviews you or others you know (if they're helping you write your memoir, for instance).

But the key is this: the book and its content and knowledge are yours. The ghostwriter is just a very talented scribe who helps you put everything together and get it into print.

It's called ghostwriting because the ghostwriter’s name typically does not get listed on the book's cover or inside as a co-author.