Ghostwriting and the Ego

I started out wanting to be a bestselling author.

Yes, that’s possible, but it’s not exactly probable. Now here I am, two years later, earning $400-500 per month and hoping for the best.

I applied for a cashiering job yesterday: I hadn’t before because my ego is enormous and I wanted to be viewed as an “entrepreneur” and a successful one at that, despite the fact that it takes most businesses three to five years to reach profitability, and I’m only just beginning my third.

I feel like there is not enough time in the day. I’m working long hours, and things are gradually becoming easier.

My most profitable gig is ghostwriting at the moment.

Honestly, it’s a lifesaver.

The only problem?

I get absolutely no credit for my work.

I prefer publishing my articles on Medium.com so that people will see them and appreciate the voice I’ve spent so many years developing and am still honing, yet I have to continue putting myself in other peoples’ shoes and honing my work to fit the tone of their blogs.

I don’t mind helping businesses.

I love writing and I enjoy supporting my clients with their missions.

It’s just that, sometimes, I genuinely wish I could actually add the 300+ articles I’ve sold to my portfolio.

I can’t, because they no longer belong to me.

Don’t become a ghostwriter if your ego is too large to sit at someone else’s desk and type up someone else’s blog posts.

It can be a real knock to that holier than thou attitude you have going on because you’re an artist…

By Daniella Cressman

From: United States

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