Is Not Crediting a Co-writer/Ghostwriter Disingenuous?

In Discussion by Edward Nawotka

By Edward Nawotka In today’s lead article, Lauren Mechling and Laura Moser discuss the art of collaboration. Moser has ghostwritten several celebrity works on which her name doesn’t appear. In this day and age, there are several authors — James Patterson is the most famous — who rely on co-writers to do most of the actual writing of their books. …

Career Reinvention for Publishing Professionals

In Guest Contributors by Guest Contributor

By Andrew R. Malkin NEW YORK CITY: Fifteen years ago, after I already had spent ten years in trade book publishing with three major houses, I thought I had figured out my dream destination: a marketing manager spot under the tutelage of Carl Lennertz, at Knopf.  I had held two field sales positions for the Knopf Publishing Group in what …

Global Trade Talk: James Patterson Inks Deal for 17 Books; EC on Digital Copyright

In Global Trade Talk, News by Edward Nawotka

By Edward Nawotka Well, we know one writer who won’t be out of work for awhile: mystery and thriller writer James Patterson has just signed a 17-book deal with his US publisher Little, Brown. “The deal includes 11 adult titles, to be published in hardcover by Little, Brown and Company and in paperback by Grand Central Publishing, and six titles …