Ghostwriting is a reliable, steady way to increase your income, while improving your skills as a writer and a journalist. By creating content for a client who lacks the time or the skill to do so themselves, you’re responsible for an in-depth understanding of their speaking tone, thorough interviews, and of course the production of the final piece of work.

To add to the intensity and seriousness of ghostwriting, the root word “ghost” directly implies that you must complete the job while remaining out of sight and that whoever you are creating content for gets to use their own byline.

To do the job properly, you have to ask questions—many questions.…