I was quite sickened by the idea of ghostwriting. I simply do not understand how our society has gotten to a point in time when our culture is so money driven that we are willing to lie to our neighbors to make money. Any publishing company who willingly participates in this shameful practice should be shutdown.
I think the copy"write" laws need to be altered in such a manner that the true authors receive the credit they truly deserve--whether they want it or not. Because if you give them the option of receiving credit only the writers who choose not to take the credit will find work.
I know that I will be more cautious the next time that I go to the bookstore or the library. I just wish that the eyes of the rest of society would be opened in a similar way. Unfortunately not everyone can take this class. Maybe then changes would happen.
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I did not realize until a few days ago how frequent ghostwriting occurs! I agree with you that the real authors of the work should receive credit!
It really makes me wonder how many authors actually wrote their books.
If ghostwriters, like you said, had to receive credit, many of them would be out of work. But why can't they write their own, with their name on it, and get that stuff published? Why would anyone want to be a ghostwriter?
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