The Delicate Art of Ghostwriting&Solopreneurship: Joshua Lisec on Minotaur’s Maze Podcast - Ep 29 - a podcast by Zulfaqar Faraz
from 2022-04-06T10:30:19
The delicate art of ghostwriting and solopreneurship.
On this episode of the Minotaur's Maze Podcast we have the worlds number 1 ghostwriter Joshua Lisec.
Joshua has ghostwritten 65 full-length books in pretty much that many niches, and has copywritten thousands of credibility-building articles, direct response emails, deal-winning proposals, and sold-out launch sales pages in over 100 industries.
In this episode we discuss:
- Overview of history: Wanting to be a novelist & publishing 2 books
- Publishing deal at 20 years old
- 2 people who read the novel reached out saying we wanted to write a book longer than you’ve been alive, you’ve done it so write for us
- How a career in ghostwriting started purely by accident
- Writing for others is more fulfilling than writing for yourself
- What exactly is a ghostwriter
- What is NOT a ghostwriter: Somebody you pay to write you something and you put your name on it and publish it
- It’s more a collaborative process. Got to see through the eyes of who you’re writing for
- How to be a ghostwriter the right way. Get to know client, write in their voice but then write it in the proper structure
- Difference between a ghostwritten work and a transcript
- Is ghostwriting cheating?
- It’s more what not to say, what not to write about, and then what to say instead
- Some of the internal and external minotaurs faced during the journey as a ghostwriter
- “The best at their profession are those who are best at selling their profession”
- What created the self-confidence and belief to say “I am the best ghostwriter”
- How to become the best at what you do - If you hate your job, should you quit and do something else, or keep job and build on the side first?
- Taking low paying / non-paying work out of necessity when getting started
- “Most people are willing to do the hard thing if they know its the right thing”
- Is it better to use gig websites when first getting started or going direct to clients if you have no experience of client work or getting clients?
- Advice for shy introverts that want to start a writing business
- How would you figure out the type of writing you should do: what type of writing can you generate for your clients the fastest measurable results from
- If you’re a ghostwriter for so many different people, can you tell its a book written by you
- Why you should hire a ghostwriter and what the tangible lucrative results can be from using one
- Every book is designed to be a funnel from a book to a highest ticket item. Objective is to shortcut the time it takes for someone to first hear of you to hire you for your biggest package
- Impress Important People
And so much more.
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You can find out more about Joshua Lisec by connecting in the following way:
https://twitter.com/JoshuaLisec
https://JoshuaLisec.Gumroad.com
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