Articles on ghostwriting contracts: scope, payment, ownership, NDAs, kill fees, and what to sign.
AI and WritingAnthropic settled for $1.5 billion over pirated books. The court found the acquisition was the problem, not the training, and that distinction is the one that matters to anyone who writes as someone else. What it changes for the ghostwriting…
Ghostwriting ContractInterviewing your ghostwriter before you sign is not a formality; it is the single step that decides whether you get a great book or an expensive disappointment. I offer a free consultation to every prospect, as good ghostwriters do. Here…
Ghostwriter EthicsPlenty of ghostwriters will take your money and hand back a manuscript that does not work, and the warning signs show up in the consultation if you know them. The outright scams are easy; the dangerous ones are the partial…
Ghostwriting ConfidentialityMost people have never seen a ghostwriting agreement, so the Statement of Work feels like a black box. It should not. Before I write a word, this document settles deliverables, payments, ownership, scope changes, and what happens if things go…
Ghostwriting ContractGhostwriting has always been legal; no country prohibits one person writing what another signs. The interesting question is the ethical one, and that gets answered in the agreement. Here is how contracts, copyright transfer, and professional standards protect both parties…
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