tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post806171808969413496..comments2024-03-28T10:41:26.999-06:00Comments on Blood-Red Pencil: Busybody GhostsDanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14471919576687777886noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-62428769810726995862014-03-17T20:23:34.711-06:002014-03-17T20:23:34.711-06:00Thank you, Polly. One of the best things about bei...Thank you, Polly. One of the best things about being a ghostwriter is that I get to hear some great stories. I have never ghostwritten fiction, only non-fiction, my favorite being memoirs. The real lives of real people are often just as enthralling as fiction.Kim Pearsonhttp://www.primary-sources.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-84791050488808929432014-03-17T18:38:03.243-06:002014-03-17T18:38:03.243-06:00My very first editor was a ghostwriter for some pr...My very first editor was a ghostwriter for some pretty famous people, many of them mobsters and detectives, even a Rockefeller, written like novels. Of course they were all non-fiction. A few were optioned for film, but none was ever made. He's since passed away, but I loved to listen to his stories about the subjects of his books. I'm sure he had a checklist much like your great one. I suppose if someone needing a ghost writer asked themselves those questions, they wouldn't need anyone to help them. I'm not sure if it would be easier or more difficult to write fiction as a ghostwriter or non-fiction. I admire anyone who can do either.Polly Iyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05729656119287702191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-12603428231288558372014-03-17T18:35:29.826-06:002014-03-17T18:35:29.826-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.Polly Iyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05729656119287702191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-46713231576771954652014-03-17T17:02:59.108-06:002014-03-17T17:02:59.108-06:00Excellent post. We should ask ourselves as writers...Excellent post. We should ask ourselves as writers those questions.Christine Rainshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08263694662585963900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-85759851840052315862014-03-17T15:22:10.826-06:002014-03-17T15:22:10.826-06:00I so agree that it's fruitful to ask these sam...I so agree that it's fruitful to ask these same types of questions of our fictional characters -- and of ourselves. Kim Pearsonhttp://www.primary-sources.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-25952047994616978992014-03-17T12:51:16.342-06:002014-03-17T12:51:16.342-06:00Some variations of these questions are also good t...Some variations of these questions are also good to ask our characters. Why do they want to tell their stories? What purpose(s) will be accomplished by that telling? Who will benefit? Who will pay? Will the story compel to reader to keep turning pages? What are the takeaways at the end for the readers and the characters?<br /><br />Very interesting post, Kim, and one with multiple applications. :-)Linda Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16056682992943171805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-60486119515208477982014-03-17T11:58:19.327-06:002014-03-17T11:58:19.327-06:00Great questions to ask ourselves as we write! Than...Great questions to ask ourselves as we write! Thanks!Heidiwriterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02593338979995203659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-19894150598408626612014-03-17T10:48:23.789-06:002014-03-17T10:48:23.789-06:00Terrific check list, Kim. "What is the purpos...Terrific check list, Kim. "What is the purpose of this book" really resonates with me - even more, what is the purpose of the main relationship in my story? What is the shared vision of the characters? So important to driving a powerful plot!Danihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14471919576687777886noreply@blogger.com