Were you surprised at how involved the publishing process is?

Book Clubs The Ghostwriter by Julie Clark Discussion
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What surprised me was how there are so many rules to get a book published.

Did you know it was such a long process?

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I was surprised at how the ghost writing process worked. So secretive.

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I imagine there are lot and lots of NDAs now. Everyone needs a lawyer to review those contracts.

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Not too surprised. It seems like a complicated industry.

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I was not surprised at how difficult the process of publishing has become. Especially ghostwriting where the process involves not just the author, but the hired writer. So many words and emotions that need to be understood and clarified before printing. And then there are the lawsuits if something is mistaken. Olivia had many restrictions placed on her ability to do her research.

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I was not only surprised by the extent of the publishing process, but also learned some things about “ghost writing”,

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I was surprised as I never knew anything about the process of publishing a book. It didn’t surprise me, though, how cutthroat people could be.

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I’m sure it is a difficult business.

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No, I’ve worked in it.

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I was surprised at the secrecy, especially since it was Olivia’s father.
I never realized how long it would take to write/revise and finally complete a book.

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I never realized that either. :slight_smile:

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I have zero clues about how it all works, so this was nice to get a glimpse into it. But I wasn’t surprised. Publishers, managers, editors, etc act like supervisors and directors in other companies, and sometimes they have to be just as involved, so it wasn’t that surprising.

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I loved learning more about the ghostwriting process. Having worked in an independent bookstore, I was familiar with some aspects of the business. I laughed at their response to the film footage being found and how that could be used in the marketing of the book and then when it came out who Olivia was to Vincent, yet another marketing tool to be wielded. I was surprised that they wanted to see practically every chapter. Maybe that is expected from a ghostwriter.

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I wasn’t surprised at how involved the publishing process was but was very surprised about all of the rules that affected a ghostwriter.

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True about the ghostwriter and how many rules there were..