Ghostwriting
Mar. 19th, 2006 02:03 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
sawylToday's Observer had an interesting piece on the long and noble history of ghostwriting.
I found the bit on self-delusion pretty interesting — I hadn't realised how many celebs get caught up in the fantasy that, despite not having written the book, it in some way belonged to them because it has their name on the cover. Fortunately, self-delusion does not seem to be totally universal: I particularly liked the quote from Ronald Reagan who, when asked about his ghostwritten autobiography, apparently replied, "I hear it's a terrific book. One of these days I'm going to read it myself."
I found the bit on self-delusion pretty interesting — I hadn't realised how many celebs get caught up in the fantasy that, despite not having written the book, it in some way belonged to them because it has their name on the cover. Fortunately, self-delusion does not seem to be totally universal: I particularly liked the quote from Ronald Reagan who, when asked about his ghostwritten autobiography, apparently replied, "I hear it's a terrific book. One of these days I'm going to read it myself."
