ghostwriter

A ghostwriter is a person hired to write literary or journalistic works, speeches, or other texts that are credited to another person as the author. Celebrities, executives, participants in timely news stories, and political leaders often hire ghostwriters to draft or edit autobiographies, memoirs, magazine articles, or other written material. A ghostwriter is expected to closely replicate the writing style and voice of an author's previous works while still providing new literary content. Memoir ghostwriters in particular pride themselves on "disappearing" into the persona of the credited author as a mark of craftsmanship. In music, ghostwriters are often used to write songs, lyrics, and instrumental pieces. Screenplay authors can also use ghostwriters to either edit or rewrite their scri...