Your Idea is Worthless
April 27, 2012
As a full-time professional ghostwriter, I spend an awful lot of time reading and signing non-disclosure agreements (NDAs). Sometimes I find them sincerely useful to the client—protection of…
Two Ghosts
December 20, 2011
THE FOURTH HOUSE, my Book of the Month Club Feature Selection debut novel, took place in the fictional town of Mountain City on the fictional street of Good. Like many novels, not all of it was…
Inside Seka … And Me
November 23, 2011
Laugh if you must, but I swear I was one of those people who actually did buy Playboy for the articles. And when I saw a XXX flick, I even remembered the names of the actors. Of all the women in…
Ghostwriting Fiction
November 20, 2011
My first ghostwriting job was, in fact, for fiction. Strange, I know, but true. Like most novelists, I had just come to realize that the advance from my first book would not last me a lifetime, nor…
Korey Stringer
August 1, 2011
A few years ago I was asked to co-author Kelci Stringer's memoir about the life and death of her husband, NFL All-Pro tackle Korey Stringer. Korey was the first and only NFL player to die from…
I’m a Schuylkill Story
June 24, 2011
Mom came down to visit the other day and came bearing gift. It was a book. Tip: Don't buy a writer a book. Everyone thinks we want books. The trouble is, we are inundated with books, we also buy…
Legitimate Publishers: The Ten Commandments for Authors
June 16, 2011
I take no personal credit for this, but I read it, liked it, and am reprinting it with the permission of its creator, author and publisher HANK SHRIER: 1. I am the Author, lord of the book. I shall…
Ghostwriters: They’re Not Just for the Rich and Famous
June 10, 2011
By Kerry Zukus, reprinted from "Publishing Basics", June 10, 2011 “I’ve got a book inside me and I can’t get it out!” I hear it all the time. I usually offer the typical solutions: stick two…
Haines, Alaska, We Salute You!
February 23, 2011
THE FOURTH HOUSE is presently out of print. It breaks my heart to say it, but it's true. Yes, there is still the "secondary market," which is a fancy name for "used," but outside of that, y'all…