I Am Ghost: How to Make a Living as a Ghostwriter

Darin Michael Shaw walked away from his day job and launched his freelance writing career from scratch. Today he is a sought after literary ghost and collaborator—a successful freelance writer.

In his book I Am Ghost: How to Make a Living as a Ghostwriter, Darin Michael Shaw shares the strategies he’s employed to transition into a full time writing career. He discloses how he’s built his clientele, shares his methods—bids to billing, and reveals the things that have worked and the things that haven’t along the way.

There are many books out there that offer advice and suggestions for launching a freelance writing career. They all share time-tested methods—submitting to magazines for publication, signing up with content mills, offering cut-rate service initially to get your feet in the door. That is solid advice. But it all takes time. What if you have no time to waste? What if you had three months to go from zero income to enough to support your family of six? That is the situation Darin Michael Shaw found himself in. That’s the context in which this story was born.

If you have considered leaving your day job for a full time literary career, especially if you’re interested in the fascinating and lucrative field of ghostwriting, this book will serve to encourage you—you can do it! I Am Ghost will help you get there.