PODCAST DROP: The Hidden Craft of Ghostwritten Fiction

In this episode of the Self-Publishing with ALLi podcast, Matty Dalrymple talks with author and ghostwriter Jon McGoran about the craft and business of ghostwriting fiction.

Jon shares how he began ghostwriting through an agency, the differences between ghostwriting fiction and nonfiction, and what it’s like to write in someone else’s creative world.

He and Matty discuss the challenges of collaboration, setting clear contracts and milestones, balancing client vision with storytelling instincts, and how ghostwriting can become a meaningful and steady income stream for authors.