Ghostwriting makes 80% of my income. Here's how it could make yours

Published 22 days ago • 1 min read

Let me say that again, because it still surprises people: roughly 80% of my writing income comes from ghostwriting, yes, from writing books that have someone else’s name on the cover.

And here’s the cool part: I didn’t plan it.

A few years ago, deep in the COVID years, I’d just started my own business and was mostly posting online while quietly wondering what I was doing. Then a memoir agency messaged me on LinkedIn — they’d seen my writing and asked if I’d ghostwrite. My first reaction was fear: how am I going to do this? I jumped in anyway, growth mindset and all of that.

That leap became the most reliable income stream I have. Today I write memoirs for founders, executives, and public figures — typically $20,000–$25,000 per book.

Here’s what I wish someone had told me at the start:

Ghostwriting isn’t really about writing. It’s about interviewing. Your job is to capture someone’s voice so precisely that they read the page and think, that’s exactly how I’d say it. You record everything. You use their actual words. You listen for their patterns. The writing is almost the easy part.

That’s also why it’s one of the most accessible ways to monetize your writing. If you can ask good questions and truly listen, you’re already halfway there.

Want me to show you how I do it?

I packed everything I know — the business and the art of ghostwriting — into my ghostwriting course. It’s the same playbook I used to turn this into 80% of my income.

Because you’re on this list, you get discounted for only $50👉 Get the ghostwriting course →

A few free things to get you started

Just dipping a toe in? Start here — all free or pay-what-you-want on my Gumroad:

My free ghostwriting E-mail course

How I capture my client's voice

Prefer to watch?

I break this down on YouTube, too. Two to start with:

▶ What In The World Is Ghostwriting? — the honest intro, if you're brand new to the idea
▶ Make Income From Ghostwriting (free masterclass) — how to actually jump in and start earning

Subscribe here → youtube.com/@NatashaTynes

Whatever you’re writing this week — your book, someone else’s, or just the courage to start — I’m cheering you on.

Talk soon!

Stay creative!

Natasha

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