In book writing and publishing circles there’s a lot of talk about the ethics of hiring a ghostwriter. As I understand the discussion, a major part of it circles around the advantages and disadvantages of the author being transparent about how their book got written.
For example, the Fulcrum, the highly eclectic “independent English-language student newspaper at the University of Ottawa” in Canada has a marvelous article called Ghostwriting is a matter of transparency. Kyle Darbyson, the article’s author, refers to the fiery discussion that occurred when it was revealed that Zoe Sugg was not the sole author of her best-selling Girl Online, Opinions mostly divided along the lines that Zoe Sugg and her co-author Siobhan Curham were either totally justified in not making their relationship obvious or totally wrong in so doing.
Darbyson commented “I like to think that the answer to this ethical dilemma lies somewhere in the middle.” That’s my wish too. [click to continue…]








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