Whats the difference between a ghostwriter and a co-writer?
A ghostwriter writes a book but takes no credit for it. So you can hire a ghostwriter to write you a book, and then publish that book with your name on the cover as the author. A co-writer, however, does have their name on the cover. Usually, the client declares they have written the book with a professional writer, for example ‘by Joe Bloggs with Joanne Bloggs’ (although usually, in fact, the client does no writing at all themselves). For both these business relationships, the writer usually charges a fee for the writing and then waives any right to the royalties achieved by the book.
