tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post5289116022528000434..comments2023-11-18T03:15:19.102-06:00Comments on Straight From Hel: Best Selling Author Who’s Not an AuthorHelen Gingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09794759602654727110noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-31356360475184357292008-09-04T15:43:00.000-05:002008-09-04T15:43:00.000-05:00That's just gross. I really really hate this.That's just gross. I really really hate this.Dana Fredstihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12802936840624512415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-17614123179722092132008-09-03T13:53:00.000-05:002008-09-03T13:53:00.000-05:00Just when you think the news about writers can't g...Just when you think the news about writers can't get any worse (or weird) something else comes along! This is just bizarre!Karen Kirkpatrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11851557636119759185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-41109306040710963562008-09-02T19:38:00.000-05:002008-09-02T19:38:00.000-05:00I don't know where you get all this inside informa...I don't know where you get all this inside information, but it's really something. I enjoyed reading your blog today.<BR/><BR/>Morgan Mandel<BR/>http://morganmandel.blogspot.com<BR/>http://bloodredpencil.blogspot.comMorgan Mandelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10118929301591850918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-54607234479059545112008-09-02T18:41:00.001-05:002008-09-02T18:41:00.001-05:00Marvin! I don't believe I've ever heard you bleep ...Marvin! I don't believe I've ever heard you bleep before!Helen Gingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09794759602654727110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-40942192796192332002008-09-02T18:41:00.000-05:002008-09-02T18:41:00.000-05:00Hi Kim!You're right, ghostwriters do agree to the ...Hi Kim!<BR/><BR/>You're right, ghostwriters do agree to the pay upfront. And I'm with you -- I hope her pay has gone up with the success the books have had!Helen Gingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09794759602654727110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-90949473878949596652008-09-02T17:52:00.000-05:002008-09-02T17:52:00.000-05:00Sigh - (bleep) happens.Sigh - (bleep) happens.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-70747364993561399932008-09-02T17:41:00.000-05:002008-09-02T17:41:00.000-05:00Ghostwriters usually agree up front to be paid in ...Ghostwriters usually agree up front to be paid in lieu of credit. I hope the ghost's remuneration has gone up along with the sales. <BR/><BR/>As a ghostwriter myself, I'm not sure I'd agree to write for a "brand." I'm all about helping real people tell their stories and share their ideas -- even though they might not be great writers, that doesn't mean their stories shouldn't be told. And since they are <I>their</I> stories, not mine, they truly are the authors.<BR/><BR/>And by the way, as an author (I write for myself too), I really enjoy your blog, Helen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-74895392211994507392008-09-02T15:19:00.000-05:002008-09-02T15:19:00.000-05:00Nice blog, Helen!BeckyNice blog, Helen!<BR/><BR/>BeckyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-35221856120266751222008-09-02T14:39:00.000-05:002008-09-02T14:39:00.000-05:00It does make you want to scream, I agree. This jus...It does make you want to scream, I agree. This just seems like such a blatant example.Helen Gingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09794759602654727110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-25363350323244000772008-09-02T12:41:00.000-05:002008-09-02T12:41:00.000-05:00Bad enough that authors make so little - then they...Bad enough that authors make so little - then they have to be slaves and watch some celebrity rake in the dough? arrrggggh!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-28511982135715697402008-09-02T10:51:00.000-05:002008-09-02T10:51:00.000-05:00If she's not paid well, I hope she gets out of the...If she's not paid well, I hope she gets out of the contract and moves on. Clearly, she can write well -- the books are doing well.Helen Gingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09794759602654727110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-91192486001422137012008-09-02T10:50:00.000-05:002008-09-02T10:50:00.000-05:00I sort of remember that about the Cheetah Girls bo...I sort of remember that about the Cheetah Girls books, Kim.Helen Gingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09794759602654727110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-89669260929355850192008-09-02T09:00:00.000-05:002008-09-02T09:00:00.000-05:00And the author probably signed a contract agreeing...And the author probably signed a contract agreeing to never discuss her contract. I do hope she's well paid.<BR/>LjL.J. Sellershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10213491074676394406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-22142436789915415812008-09-02T08:51:00.000-05:002008-09-02T08:51:00.000-05:00Not nearly on the same level as what you're talkin...Not nearly on the same level as what you're talking about, but I remember reading about how the woman who wrote the Cheetah Girls books (which later became a Disney phenomenon) has made almost nothing off those books.<BR/><BR/>--Kim (kidlit_kim on Twitter)Kim / POWER OF RUNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14735249795362452847noreply@blogger.com