Ghost writing is a great way to practice your writing skills and enhance your 
confidence before you start publishing your own books/ eBooks. I have been contemplating about taking up ghost writing for quite some time now however I stop short every time due to self-doubt and fear of failure. Here are the five biggest fears that keep me from taking up ghost-writing:
- What if my work is not good enough? One thing that constantly haunts me is that my work will not be able to meet the expectations of the client. Maybe I will goof up and write something very mediocre or maybe my writing style will not go well with people.
- What if I don’t understand the topic after I have taken the job? Another fear is that I have taken up the contract to write an eBook and then after getting the topic I don’t understand any of it. It will be so embarrassing and disappointing to turn down the client after wasting their time in price negotiations.
- What is the correct rate to be charged? Since I have absolutely no idea how much is appropriate to charge for ghost writing an eBook therefore it is another area of concern that makes me anxious.
- What if I cannot meet the deadline? If the topic is a complex one with many aspects then it may become difficult to structure them and make into a compact eBook in just a week which I think is the standard time frame in which the clients expect the finished material. A late submission will tamper my reputation no matter the quality of my work.
- What if I am stuck being a ghost writer all my life? This is a bit far-fetched and may sound hysterical on my side but still I feel that it may be possible that I will never work up the confidence to publish anything in my name and choose the safer option of writing for someone else.
Now that I have recognized these issues, I am starting to work on them one by one. What can I say, maybe I will become a ghost writer sooner than I think 😉
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