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BOW 011: Building a Successful Ghostwriting Career w/ Cindy Childress

Author
Rachel Mazza and Laura Gale
Published
Tue 30 Jul 2019
Episode Link
https://businessofwriting.libsyn.com/bow-011-building-a-successful-ghostwriting-career-w-cindy-childress

Cindy is a professional ghostwriter who specializes in boutique book writing services.

 

She’s passionate about working "projects that matter" and has written for several best-selling authors, both in the USA and Internationally.

 

And while her clients love working with her and rave about her work, what we're most interested in is how Cindy gets a constant flow of leads to fill up her roster.

 

Today we’re talking with Cindy about improving your non-fiction writing with creative work, and how she grows her content-based business by being the "unicorn" in the room.

 

Episode Highlights

 

  • How Cindy reinvented herself as a ghostwriter after a long academic career
  • The tough-love system for keeping clients accountable to deadlines
  • How to filter clients who aren't a good fit for you
  • The toughest challenge when ghostwriting for clients (and it isn't voice!)
  • Cindy's method for being a "unicorn" that attracts clients at any event
  • How creative fiction and poetry can improve your non-fiction writing and headlines

 

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