I have let down every seasoned ghostwriter in the U.S. I shoulda known.
The red flag was that fake/real British accent. This is the economy in which business is a conversation and this healthcare consultant didn't seem to be having a conversation with me when he explained his ghostwriting need. The tone was top-down. The words were enunciated in, if not British English, than boarding-school lockjaw. And the draft to be rewritten didn't have a lot of value to communicate to his prospects or clients.
From experience I shoulda known not to get in. After all, I published a book on that, which you can download free Download SavingSoulsJaneGenova. Ghostwriter trainer Claudia Suzanne provides bulletproof strategies and tactics for not dropping into those sorts of black holes.
So, why did I get in? Oh, all the usual reasons:
- Money. Some money is always better than no money.
- Push to beef up my knowledge base and portfolio about healthcare topics, which are very marketable.
- The old insecurity of wanting to please an apparent Crusty [Upper Crust]. It comes back: The need to try too hard Download Geezerguts.
There. I confessed my sin. Actually, there's one more part. Mr. Man castigated me for not reproducing the original graphics. Graphics. What ghostwriter worth his/her salt does graphics? We're too busy keeping up with what's going on in the world and trying to mirror the tone and thinking of the client. In addition, he never mentioned graphics in his original order.
Well, already I have done the penance. This afternoon I terminated the relationship and told the Crusty to cancel the invoice submitted. Do I have the lesson down cold this time? We will see.
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