A major part of my day job is ghost writing articles and blog posts for a leadership team, so I’m curious about your experience ghosting writing books. How did that come about for you and how would you advise others go about getting into it? Is it the sort

My ghostwriting gigs came about because I already had a relationship with a publisher that put out some of my books. I’m sure landing a ghostwriting gig with just writing samples has happened for some, but it’s my understanding that the standard way to get ghostwriting gigs is: Write a book and get it published, which gets you on a publisher’s radar.

It’s much the same way you can’t just get a job as a script doctor. You have to have written a produced screenplay first.

As for doing it in tandem with a 9-5, it’s totally possible. I did it both times. But, it obviously depends on personal bandwidth.

[EDIT: I should add that a few professions lead to ghostwriting or co-writing gigs more naturally, like journalism or game writing.]