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السبت، 25 أغسطس 2018

How Writers Make History With Memoirs Ghostwriting

By Shirley Reed


Everyone who obtains a degree in journalism or literature believes they will one day be another Pat Conroy. In reality, most writers wind up becoming masters of spin for the local newspaper or television station. It takes guts, ambition, and a great deal of creativity for a memoirs ghostwriting author to find someone that the world will sufficiently regard as a person of interest.

These are a unique set of writers who are called upon to tell the story of a lifetime in such a way that the readers will be entertained and informed while the credibility and moral character of their subject is maintained. Characters who have made a great impact on society place great trust in the one who writes their story. The events which history remembers must be retold so that the readers feel as if they were part of the events.

When writing up the contract for their services, the writers should stipulate in a legally binding way that they will have free access to the entire house and all the members of family or staff therein. Without total transparency on the part of the subject, the writer will find their hands are tied when it comes to being able to tell the story. All photographs, documents, family members, or other companions should be available for the writer to look at, record, or interview.

This gets rough when their subject is an elderly person possessing phobias of theft and murder. Elderly men and women suffer various forms of dementia, and this can cause paranoia. Fears erupt into conflict when they observe hands being placed on their belongings.

Photographs, newspaper clippings, letters, and personal diaries all make the job for the ghostwriter go smoothly. Not only does it reflect how the subject thought and felt at the time of certain events, but it also provides a concise bibliography backing up the manuscript. No writer wishes to be called a Charlatan, but the fact is, documentation guards the writer against fraud on the part of their subject.

When the subject speaks with an accent, or uses some adulterated form of the language, the writer is encouraged to attempt to reflect this in his or her writing. In fact, writers such as Mark Twain are the reason we have the term, Creative License. When a ghostwriter successfully reflects the speaking style, accent, and character of their subject, they keep their readers entertained and engaged.

These writers often spend months or years away from their normal daily routines in order to tell a story. When the story is one of horror, death, murder, betrayal, or war, their immersion in that world can cause them true suffering. Family and friends are encouraged to touch base with them often to help keep their mental health strong and clear.

This clarity is what the world needs when ghostwriters must recount the most horrific tales of humanities past. In order to give wisdom and clarity for future generations, they must plant seeds of compassion for all sides of a conflict. Understanding is just as important as notoriety when one is setting down historical facts for the record.




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