I’m the new girl in the gang, aged fifty-three. For years, I’ve wanted to join United Ghostwriters and finally, in December 2025, the door was unlocked. Philip sent me an email, we had a coffee, he reported back to the team and then next news, I’m on a train from Leeds to Kings Cross for their quarterly lunch in Bloomsbury. It was a bit like being invited... Read More
I enjoy a good bit of heroic fantasy. Mostly. If only I can banish the sneaking voice at the back of my mind whispering that isn’t this all a bit… well… silly? Or, worse, redundant? I mean, the family politics... Read More
Very soon—just after Christmas, I would imagine—I’m going to start doing something which is weird. I am going spend hours grilling a complete stranger so they reveal the most intimate facts of their life. At the end of the process... Read More
Getting to know someone in real depth is, to me, the most unique and enjoyable aspect of being a ghostwriter. Of course, I love the writing: the planning, shaping and conceiving of a book. But it’s getting through to the... Read More
Like most ghostwriters, when AI first burst on the scene, I took a sharp intake of breath. What would this mean for me and my fellow writers? Two apocalyptic scenarios came to mind. The first: authors might choose AI-generated books... Read More