In the current climate, it is important that we continue to uplift the efforts of hidden word architects, Black ghostwriters. We are daring to tell stories, not just in whispers, but in bold, unerasable strokes across the pages of history. The next time you hear a speech or read a work that stirs your soul, consider the invisible ink that may have been at work between the lines.

Many of the individual conversations I had started with some version of the same question: what exactly do you do again?  As a ghostwriter and storyteller, I spend countless hours helping clients answer this question for their audience. Yet for myself, cue squirrel frozen mid-street, gritted teeth and a little tremor. Why is it so hard to do this for myself? 

We landed on a discussion as to whether or not ghostwriters are still as much in demand as they were three years ago. I’ve also been having a similar discussion with writing colleagues as we discuss the rise of AI. Are we ghostwriters still a relevant profession? I believe that words are the foundation of our very existence and therefore they’ll remain solid through all the ups and downs of other life changes.

Ghostwriting, the act of writing for someone else without receiving credit, has existed for centuries. But how did ghostwriting even become a thing?

“How does ghostwriting even work?” That’s the question I get all the time. Here’s your answer to how the ghostwriting process works.