Break into the Business of Ghostwriting

Are you curious about how to get into the ghostwriting game but not sure where to start?

Ghostmasters 101: How to Break Into the Business of Ghostwriting is a new course designed to help professional writers from all backgrounds make the leap into book collaborations.

Developed by Gotham Ghostwriters, Ghostmasters 101 will focus on the mechanics of launching and growing a sustainable ghostwriting practice. Taught live online between September 30 and October 11, 2024, the virtual 10-session course will provide step-by-step guidance on:

• Creating a business plan

• Positioning and promoting your services

• Setting fees

• Developing contracts

• Finding clients and closing deals

• Shifting your mindset from writer to service provider

• Earning a client’s trust

See full curriculum and faculty here.

Early Bird Pricing ($895) is available through July 31. Enroll with code KAITLYN50 for $50 off.

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JOURNALISTS

• Oxford American's 2024 Southern Music Issue needs stories about Memphis and its surrounding region ($200-$1,200)

• Future Commerce needs pitches about the future of how we buy and belong (1,500-word minimum, $0.20-$0.50/word, heavily researched pieces up to $1/work)

• IndigiNews needs photo essays, investigations, news, and essays related to water for an ongoing series

• rabble .ca (Canada) needs freelance writers for progressive news reporting on environment, politics, social justice, and labor ($150+/article)

• Blavity needs a contract writer for environmental awareness and sustainability ($300-$350/article)

• Financial Times Ignites Asia needs a freelance writer

• Business Insider needs writers who either live in or have moved out of any of the cities named the best places to live in the South. (Rates start at $220 for short, 500-600 word essays)

• Business Insider needs writers who have an allowance from their parents or who have received money from their parents to buy a home (Rates start at $220 for 600 words)

• Business Insider needs a freelance writer in Baltimore who reports on infrastructure/transportation ($700/story)

• South Asian Avant-Garde is exploring the topic of disappearance and needs short-form opinion and reported pieces, features, and essays ($200 for short-form, $400 for features/essays)

• i paper’s opinion desk (UK) is open to pitches

• No Bells Magazine is open to essays, photography, reported pieces, interviews, and games on music ($50-$100)

• Anthropology News needs pitches on forms of care in human and nonhuman worlds

• Ambrook Research needs agriculture news, reported pieces, essays, and photo essays ($0.50/word)

• Positive News UK (international) needs long reads, news articles, and interviews (30p/word)

• Wanderlust Magazine needs travel writers with an expertise in Qatar

• Barn Raiser needs creative nonfiction, reported stories, and photo essays on “reimagining rural cartographies”

• African Media Network needs a freelance entertainment reporter ($10-$50/hour)

• The Dial Magazine needs pitches for issues on America, language, and deadlines ($800-$1,000 for reporting and criticism, $250 for literary work)

• Oklahoma Magazine needs a freelance writer

• BBC (UK) needs journalists for food articles

• Marie Claire needs freelance writers for celebrity and royal family news

COPYWRITERS & WRITERS

• Shopify needs a freelance writer for the bi-annual product release Shopify Editions

• New England Journal of Medicine needs a freelance scientific writer

• The Eberly College of Science is seeking a part-time freelance writer

• Birdies needs a freelance copywriter for e-commerce and digital products

• Paddling Magazine and Kayak Angler (US/Canada) needs a remote digital content creator (full-time 10-month contract, $41,000-$62,000)

• BuildGood needs freelance digital fundraising copywriters

• Weissman (St. Louis) needs a freelance technical writer

• Redlands Chamber of Commerce needs a freelance grant researcher and writer ($25/hour)

• ArborTIMES needs freelance writers

• American Signature needs a freelance copywriter

• Labyrinth needs a freelance technical writer

• BookPage needs mysteries and thrillers reviewers ($50 for a 350-word review)

• SoFi needs a freelance writer for its newsletter (20 hours/week)

• Softailed .com needs a freelance writer with web hosting expertise

• Locked on Podcast Network (US) needs a freelance copywriter

• NoGigiddy needs a part-time remote content writer for various platforms ($20-$30/hour)

• Grants Plus (US) needs freelance grant writers

• Yanax Ads needs a freelance content writer

• SocialDriver needs a contract case study and content writer

• Brandee Gaar needs a copywriter on a monthly retainer

• Photographer Julia needs a social media manager

• Speciality Produce needs a part-time writer ($30/hour, 8 hours/week)

• Comic Book Resources (CBR) needs several freelancers including anime writers and movie/TV writers

• BairesDev needs a freelance copywriter for SEO and technical writing

• Ultimate Medical Academy needs freelance content writers

• A small business needs a freelance social copywriter to write a few newsletter articles a week

• NZ Lifestyle Block (New Zealand) needs feature writers and editors

COPY/CONTENT EDITING, FACT-CHECKING, & CONTENT DESIGN

• The Western Front Association (UK) needs a freelance digital content editor

• Canadian Jewish News needs a copy editor for its quarterly magazine

• Sourcebooks is accepting applications to a BIPOC editorial training program ($1,000 stipend)

STRATEGISTS & SEO

• FrankStrategy needs two freelance brand strategists

PR & MARKETING

• Max Group needs a freelance PR for B2C businesses.startups

• Jimmy Choo (US) needs a PR freelance assistant

• Wild Card PR needs freelance account managers

• Marriott International (France) needs a freelance travel PR pro

• The Brill Building (Ireland) needs a PR person

• Genaya PR (Indonesia) needs a PR pro

• Christopher Keats Media Limited needs a beauty PR specialist

• BLT Recruiting (US) needs remote freelance project managers for advertising campaigns ($650)

• i newspaper UK needs pitches from PR pros

• The Globe and Mail needs pitches from PR pros on real estate

• Adweek needs pitches from PR pros  

SOCIAL MEDIA & COMMUNITY

• FantasyPros (US/Canada) needs a remote freelance social media coordinator

• Dotdash Meredith (US) needs a part-time social media content specialist (20 hours/week, $23-$35/hour)

• New York Post (US) needs a part-time weekend social media editor

• Blavity (US) needs a part-time social media producer

• Lasting Lemons (London) needs a freelance presenter/content creator

• Heather Reece needs a social media manager

• The Unit Agency needs a social creative for a booking next week

• SAADA (Philadelphia) needs a part-time social media and website coordinator ($26.44 - $31.25/hour)

• Tag Communications Services needs a freelance social media coordinator

• Instant Digital Reality needs a freelance content creator ($30-$45/hour)

ART DIRECTION & GRAPHIC DESIGN

• Ruggable needs a contract art director ($29/hour and 10-20hrs/week)

• Eventbrite needs freelance prototyper and a freelance visual designer

• Twine needs a remote freelance illustrator

• Microsoft needs a remote contract graphic designer ($33-$38/hour)

• Intelligent Shop needs a graphic designer and content strategist ($45-$60/hour)

• Beep Media needs a freelance packaging designer ($25/hr)

• Telomere Consulting needs a graphic designer ($36-$35/hr) 

• Transcend needs a part-time graphic design contractor 

• Liz Elliott needs a Canva designer for a quick turnaround project

• The Unit Agency needs designers with Photoshop comping skills

• King + Country needs freelance 2D and 3D designers and animators

• Deer Stags seeks a contract designer 

• Frenshe (LA) needs a part-time social media creator and editor ($20-$25/hour)

• Connective Media Group needs a freelance graphic designer for its social media

• The Unit Agency needs freelance motion designers

VIDEO/PHOTO PRODUCTION & EDITING

• Bloom School Pictures (Denver, Colorado) needs freelance photographers for school photos

• Italic (San Francisco) needs a freelance photographer

• UPPERCASE Designs (Arcadia, CA) needs a freelance product photographer ($300/day)

• Michigan Alum needs freelance photographers

• FantasyPros (US/Canada) needs a remote freelance video editor

• Pip Decks needs a part-time freelance video content creator for social and ads

• Soundsphere Magazine needs an on-camera video reviewer of TV, film, and games

• Hello Charlie (Bristol) needs a producer to manage VFX production

• Dom Cinemod needs a remote livestream video editor ($100-$500/project)

• The Daily Traders needs a stock market/trading video editor ($200-$500/project)

• U.S. Language Services LLC needs a DaVinci Resolve editor ($200-$400/project)

• Lockdown K (basketball channel) needs a video editor/After Effects animator ($300-$500/project)

• Woodbine (Ontario) needs a freelance videographer

• Alpas Media needs freelance video editors

• FemForce needs freelance photographers in Phoenix, Denver, Dallas, Austin, Nashville, Tampa, Miami, Houston and DC ($40/hour)

AUDIO/PODCAST PRODUCTION & EDITING

• Twine (Stamford, Connecticut) needs a freelance podcast producer

• Twine (Phoenix, Arizonat) needs a freelance mixing engineer

WEBSITE/APP DEVELOPERS

• The 19th (US) needs a contract WordPress developer ($100/hour, up to 20 hours/week, up to $24,000)

• Be Well needs a freelance developer (5-30 hours/month)

• Jennifer Chipman needs a WordPress designer

• Creamos needs a freelance remote senior Webflow developer

• Found (US) needs a freelance Webflow developer

• Braids by Yahni needs a website designer

VARIOUS

• The West Slope Outdoors Alliance (Colorado) needs a partnerships coordinator (30 hours/week, $50-$60/hour)

• Ruggable needs a paid media project manager ($41 per hour, 35 hours a week)

COMPANIES LOOKING FOR MULTIPLE FREELANCE ROLES

• Atlas Obscura needs web producers, video producers, copywriters, social copywriters, and project managers

• AX Materials needs a freelance designer and copywriter for website updates and content marketing

• OpenAI (LA or San Francisco) needs a freelance creative team to create films and user stories

• Nice and Serious (London) needs freelance graphic designers, art directors, copywriters, strategists, developers, animators, and editors

• Secret Level needs freelance freelance transmedia producer, digital producer, art/creative director, and a presentation deck artist