Insecure Writers Want to Know
Now, I don’t pretend to know a lot about ghostwriting. But. I believe ghostwriters are writers who hire themselves out to create a fluid book manuscript for a publisher for another person who may be an expert in a certain field or a famous person who is too busy to write a book or may not have the writing chops to create a book manuscript.
So if that’s the case, then yes. I believe “authors” who use ghostwriters to create the manuscript—even from their personal expertise or experiences—should disclose this. Just reveal on the book cover: [expert/famous person’s name] “with” [the ghostwriter’s name]. I’ve seen published books listing the expert’s/famous person’s name “with” another writer’s name.
In my mind, it’s about being transparent. If we are required, in today’s market, to state that we used AI in the creation of our manuscripts, our stories, then we should also be required to let the reader know someone other than the expert or famous person wrote and put the manuscript together for the publisher.
I understand that any AI material, if it is research, should be verified and that the expert’s or famous person’s material should be truth. But it just seems to be playing fair with the reader to let them know who—actually—created the story, memoir, or non-fiction book they read.
I’m curious to see what you think about the AI versus ghostwriting question.
My next FREE in-person writing workshop called “How to Gather Ideas for Writing” is on Saturday, October 10th, at 10:30 a.m. at the Hughes Library in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania.
Ideas for creating essays or stories can come from personal experiences, places we’ve visited, treasures we’ve collected, everyday objects, or people we know. Find inspiration through photographs, newspaper articles, or online posts. From these things, we ask questions and learn technique to get our ideas onto the page to create meaningful essays or stories.
If you are in the area, come and be a part of the discussion. You need to register for the event. Here are the details:
The Eisemann Room
Eastern Monroe Public Library
1002 N. 9th Street
Stroudsburg, PA 18360
To register:
Phone: 570-421-0800 ext. 317 (info desk)
Website: www.monroepl.org
Now, I’m off to visit your blogs to see how you weigh in on the subject of AI and ghostwriting. I always learn so much from you. Happy IWSG Day, everyone!
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This post was written for the Insecure Writer’s Support Group. I’d like to thank our hosts for October: Ronel Janse van Vuuren, Liza at Middle Passages, JH Moncrieff, and Jemima Pett! Please visit them if you can.
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