I started to
take writing seriously when I received a book I had written for a pastor via USPS
mail. I didn't see my name on the book, but instead his name was visibly
apparent on the cover. I received no credits. In fact, no one knew I had
written the entire book, but the pastor and myself. That is what ‘Ghostwriting’
is all about.
Once the person solicits your writing service and you sign the
contract, you have indicated that after you are paid for your services, the
work no longer belongs to you. You give up sole rights to the content. Is that
a good place to be? Well, if the
price is right and you agree to the terms, you should have no qualms about it.
However, in order to produce your own writing credits, it is ideal to write
your own books as well. If someone were to ask you, ‘what books have you written
and published for yourself,” would your answer be, ‘well, I wrote a book for
such and such, but the copyrights didn't belong to me?” How would that sound? A
person soliciting your writing services and wanted to know if you had written
any material of your own couldn't be able to tell if you indeed wrote a book
for someone else or not. You must have your own book(s) in order to be taken
seriously.
That is what
I did.
You can find my books on Amazon.com, if you click the link.
As I said
before, it took holding the book I had written without my name on it – to realize
that I was doing myself an injustice by not writing a book for myself. So I
delved into it; after convincing myself that this was the best thing to do. It
took me several months to finish because writing for others was how I earned my
income and time spent doing that – only afforded me little time to spend on writing
my book. I finally finished my first book, “The Wounded Soul,” of which I am
the proudest; not only because it was the first one, but for the first time, I
held something in my hands that was mine and it HAD MY NAME ON IT! It was an exhilarating
feeling; to say the least.
I felt proud
to know that I created something that could actually help others. I write and
publish my own books for this reason only. It is not all for the money. A lot
of times, I give away my book to someone I meet as long as I know that they
will appreciate my hard work and will actually read the book and not put it
down to collect dust.
I still love
to write for others and I know sometimes I short-change myself when it comes to
payment, but if someone wants to write about a particularly good cause and I
can help, I try to work out a reasonable rate and will go below my rate, if I feel
that the finished content will be very important to the readers. This is how passionate
I am when it comes to being involved in a good cause and getting the word out
through the written word.
Writing
allows me to learn so much more than I know now or knew before. It opens up a
whole new world of possibilities. It sharpens my research skills and sometimes
pushes me into certain industries and niches that I had never been before. I am
always growing and learning and I love that!
If you own a
website and need web content or an electronic book written, I would be happy to
assist you. Email marketing, article writing, manuals, forum postings and web
auditing are also some of my specialties. Check out my books on Amazon
by clicking the link here.
