How I Became a Writer: The Real Story
From interviewing my grandfather at 17 to ghostwriting 54 books, here’s how a career in technology turned into a life built around words.
Ghostwriting looks like easy money from the outside and rarely is. These posts trace the real path into the career — how Richard went from enterprise IT to 100-plus books, what making a living actually takes, and why certifications do not make a ghostwriter.
From interviewing my grandfather at 17 to ghostwriting 54 books, here’s how a career in technology turned into a life built around words.
A 54-book ghostwriter on the actual process of turning your expertise into a published book. From first interview to finished manuscript.
A ghostwriter with 54 projects and 113+ books on how prospects ghost, negotiate, and say no. The business side of ghostwriting nobody discusses.
How a childhood love of libraries and a 20-year career at Trader Joe’s led to a ghostwriting practice with 54 books and 113 published works.
I spent decades in a demanding career before writing full time. Here’s what separates writers who earn a living from writers who don’t.
How I went from writing 25,000 words for $1,000 at a ghostwriting shop to charging $1 per word. An interview about confidence, pricing, and business.
Ghostwriting takes years to learn, not weeks. What certification programs get wrong and what the work actually requires.
One month after launching my blog, I landed a $15,000 ghostwriting project. Here is how blogging built a ghostwriting business that now runs on qualified leads.
20 years at Trader Joe’s, 33 years in tech, a million photographs, and 54 ghostwritten books. How a career in technology became a career in writing.
My first ghostwriting project was my grandfather’s WWII memoir. He survived the Bataan Death March and three years in a Japanese POW camp. I was seventeen.
Yesterday a client thanked me publicly during a speech. I got tears in my eyes. After 53 ghostwriting projects, almost no one does this.
Fair compensation for writing requires treating it as a business, not a hobby. When to hold your rates, when free work is strategic, and where to draw the line.
Guest post by Bjørn Larssen on becoming a writer through spine injuries, IKEA furniture, 19 drafts, and the realization that a writer is a person who writes.
How a WWII POW’s untold story launched my ghostwriting career. Why the most powerful business stories hide behind ordinary faces. 53+ books written.
Richard Lowe is a professional ghostwriter and author. He writes books that builds credibility and tell stories. Interview by Business RadioX.
My first ghostwriting project was my grandfather’s WWII story. Yangtze River Patrol. Corregidor. Manila Death March. 42 months as a POW. He survived all of it.
At 64, I discovered I’m AuDHD. It rewrote my entire life story. Here’s what that has to do with the book you’re afraid to write.
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