IWSG: Ghostwriters; 'Bad Apps' Paperback Progress

It's the first Wednesday of the month, and so it’s time for the Insecure Writer’s Support Group (IWSG) monthly blog hop! In an IWSG post, we writers bring our writing challenges and problems out into the open to share with each other and try to offer solutions.

IWSG Question of the Month

I thought the optional question of the month that Melissa Maygrove selected was just perfect for October! That is, in the sense that it involves a type of ghost--ghostwriting! Of course, that's not a literal ghost that the term is referring to, but it still makes great wordplay for the season this blog hop falls in. So, the October 7th question is: Many people are calling for writers who use AI to disclose it. Most who employ ghostwriters do not admit it - do you think authors who use ghostwriters should have to disclose that, too? 

My answer is yes, I do. My understanding is that when a book is ghostwritten it's often disclosed in the fine print of the copyright page. But I heard about that several years ago, so it may be different now. But in this age of AI, when a book is ghostwritten it should be disclosed up front--as on the front cover  near the author's byline. If the ghostwriter wishes, their name should be written next to the author's with an attribute declaring them the ghostwriter. Doing otherwise is not only deceiving to readers who purchase the book, but it's also neglecting a person who was actually writing the book rather than just pitching or outlining it like what many authors do when they hire other people to write their books. They participated in a big role in the creation process, so they should get due credit as co-creator.

Current Writing

I just received the printable version of the illustration for the cover to "Bad Apps". I've been working on key search words for the print book's Amazon page. It's said that when determining a print book's search terms you should do so separately from the ebook version's. The terms people use to search for the print version of a book may be different from the terms people use to search for the ebook version. Expert Dave Chesson has a really good article on this at his website, Kindlepreneur. 

I plan to release the print version of "Bad Apps" within the next week or so. I'll keep you updated here at the Fantastic Site and at my Facebook page. The ebook is now available at Amazon.

   

Do you think authors who use ghostwriters should disclose it up front in their books? What writing projects are you currently working on. Today’s IWSG is brought to you by these super co-hosts:  Ronel Janse van Vuuren, Liza at Middle Passages, JH Moncrieff, and Jemima Pett! IWSG was founded by awesome author Alex Cavanaugh, writer of the Cassa Series  of novels!  

Until next time . . .