You want to publish a book, but don't know where to start? Literary agent, Chip MacGregor is cool enough to answer your questions on his blog.He represents some of the best Christian Writers on the planet, and I personally know he is passionate about this industry. Moreover he's funny, quite bright, and is very honest. You want people to honestly tell you if your idea sucks rocks. Yet, be encouraging enough to guide you. :)
Some bloglights from Thinking about Collaborative Writing...
If you're asked to ghostwrite something, ask for a reason. I've been at this for years, and I've yet to hear a reasonable explanation why a writer should not be credited. So if you're asked to ghost something, ask them why. It's been proven that listing a collaborative author doesn't hurt book sales. Look at any celebrity or sports star who authors a book, and the collaborator is always listed. Why the change when it comes to pastors, politicians, and speakers? Let's face it, there's only one basic reason for requesting the collaborative writer's name not be on the book or title page: To stroke the author's ego. (Success and money aren't enough -- they also need to pretend they wrote a book.) And to that I can only say "rot." (Another true tale: I once worked with a woman who had a huge TV ministry. She would always ask for a collaborative writer, tell them they'd get credit, then try to back out of that commitment at the last moment. Apparently she couldn't live with the idea of her followers thinking she would stoop so low as to let someone help her write coherent sentences. There's a lesson: if you're going to get credit, get the commitment in writing.)Dee
