The good folks at freelancewriting.com published this article a few months ago, complete with genuine author attribution. No ghost writing here, nosirree. But we know many writers who have ghostwritten their way into bigtime careers.
Ghostwriters are writers for hire who are paid but receive none of the credit for the work produced.
Time to get back to basics on this whole writing career thing. And what better place to begin than this article from freelancewriting.com?
Between 2014 and 2019, the number of working freelancers increased by 64.9 percent. In fact, freelancers now represent approximately 35 percent of the world’s workforce, and 75 percent of them say that they wouldn’t do anything else for a living.
Those new to the idea might be wondering: what’s a freelance writer, and why has this career choice become so popular? Just as importantly, what’s in it for the hiring company?