A new poll conducted by Gotham Ghostwriters has found that 1/3 of ghostwriters make upwards of $100,000 per year. Gotham surveyed 269 working ghostwriters and collaborators following the first Gathering of the Ghosts Conference, at which ghostwriters called for more fee transparency in the field. The findings of the survey reinforce PL’s reporting from earlier this year that high-quality, experienced ghosts mostly charge in the six figures for long-form projects, but provided this additional, more granular data: -25 percent of ghostwriters charged at least $100,000 for their last nonfiction manuscript -8 percent of ghostwriters charged more than $150,000 for their […]
