ghostwriter

Often, collaborations involve a ghostwriter or co-author who does the majority of the writing, with minimal input from the celebrity.

When she first called, B asked me to work as her editor, or ghostwriter.

She said the packager dropped her in 2011 and handed over her unpublished eighth instalment to an anonymous ghostwriter, who went on to publish two further Vampire Diaries books.

Despite this, Alloy hired a ghostwriter to write new novels and complete the “Vampire Diaries” series.

Mullen meets with a potential ghostwriter sent hopefully to help with his overdue memoir.