When it comes to voice, most clients who hire ghostwriters know that the fundamental job of the ghostwriter is to make the reader believe he or she wrote the book. That means learning their vocabulary, word choices, slang preferences, sentence rhythms, sense of humor, opinions, storytelling methods and habits, and personality. But what happens when…
Look at the photo. Is this an example of sentiment or melodrama? Read on to get clues. In my sportswriting career, I often wrote in-depth, human-interest stories about athletes who overcame great adversity to star in their sport. Whether it was a college softball player who went with her mother to cocaine dens to get…
