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Writing History

  • B.N. Harrison
  • January 1, 2018
I was pretty sure I could produce a manuscript superior to anything [this editor had] ever published before by letting my cat walk over my keyboard a few times.
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The Rumpus Interview with Joshua Cohen

  • Ben Bush
  • July 3, 2015
Novelist Joshua Cohen gives an interview, digital, about his new novel, paper, but also digital, about the Internet, digital, subsuming the novel, even his novel, best on paper, Book of Numbers.
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Internet Content Mills Have Nothing on the Hardy Boys

  • Kelly Lynn Thomas
  • June 8, 2015
Even after eighty years of publication, Simon & Schuster is still putting out several Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew titles each year, thanks to ghostwriters and an assembly-line-like process: Book packagers…
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The Rumpus Interview with Sarah Tomlinson

  • Tracy O'Neill
  • May 27, 2015
Author Sarah Tomlinson talks about ghostwriting, her father and childhood, the tradition of confessional writing, and her new memoir, Good Girl.
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Factory Fiction

  • Roxie Pell
  • March 24, 2015
For all our worrying about essay-writing robots, it’s easy to overlook the Fordist production models already in place in the publishing industry. Over at Flavorwire, Jonathon Sturgeon considers the implications…
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How to Ghostwrite a Bestseller

  • Lauren O'Neal
  • October 7, 2013
Here’s an interesting glimpse into the work behind paperback bestsellers: a short post by a ghostwriter for the recently deceased Tom Clancy. “Great. And one more thing. Book’s due in…
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Love for “Ghosts Are Real, At Least in Publishing”

  • Lisa Dusenbery
  • March 28, 2012
Sari Botton’s excellent piece on ghostwriting has resonated throughout the Internet, with coverage from both The Atlantic and Andrew Sullivan. We love you back!
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