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Ghostwriters, book deals, and AI: What you didn’t know about publishing, with Dan Gerstein

2025/4/24
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Dan Gerstein: 我从事写作和沟通工作超过30年,在帮助作者创作小说方面拥有丰富的经验。虚构类作品的代笔写作与非虚构类作品不同,它需要不同的技能,吸引不同类型的作家。许多雇佣小说代笔作家的人,可能只有灵感或想法,但缺乏构建叙事、刻画人物等方面的专业技能。雇佣小说代笔作家的不只是名人,还有怀揣梦想或将写作列入遗愿清单的普通人。小说代笔作家有时会分享电影改编权,非虚构类作品的代笔作家则很少分享版税,除非作者是名人或知名CEO。需求量大的代笔作家可以协商获得一部分后端收益(版税)和衍生权利(电影或电视改编权)。小说代笔作家有时会为了获得后端收益而降低预付款,尤其是在作者资金不足的情况下。社交媒体使得名人的行为更容易被大众监督,当名人使用代笔作家时,粉丝可能会感到被欺骗。公众对名人使用代笔作家感到不满,部分原因是缺乏对出版业运作方式的了解。如果作者隐瞒使用代笔作家的事实,那么公众的批评是合理的。过去,小说家很少使用代笔作家,但在近20年里,这种情况有了显著增加。代笔写作行业正在发生转变,其社会认可度越来越高,负面影响正在消退。为了提高透明度,应该公开承认代笔作家的贡献,而不是含糊其辞。人工智能正在颠覆写作行业,但对高端写作的影响有限,因为人工智能无法替代人与人之间的创意互动和故事提取。专业代笔作家最主要的价值在于创意构思和与作者的互动,而不是写作本身,这是人工智能无法替代的。人工智能可以提高代笔作家的效率和盈利能力,因为他们可以将一些耗时的工作外包给人工智能。 Mignon Fogarty: 作为节目的主持人,我与Dan Gerstein进行了访谈,探讨了虚构类作品代笔写作的特殊之处和挑战,以及人工智能对该行业的影响。 我关注了代笔作家如何协商版税和电影改编权,以及成功的合作的关键因素。我还提到了出版业中关于剽窃创意的诉讼,以及对代笔作家给予更多公开认可的呼声。最后,我们讨论了人工智能对代笔写作行业的影响,以及专业代笔作家如何适应这一变化。

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Fiction ghostwriting is different from nonfiction ghostwriting, as it involves constructing narratives and developing characters. Celebrities sometimes hire ghostwriters, but also many non-celebrities with different ambitions, from dreamers with marketable ideas to those fulfilling a lifelong goal.
  • Fiction ghostwriting requires a different skillset than nonfiction.
  • Two main types of clients: 'dreamers' with marketable ideas and 'bucket list' individuals.
  • Celebrities are not the sole clients; many non-celebrities also seek ghostwriters for novels.

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  1. Dan Gerstein, founder of Gotham Ghostwriters, looks at how ghostwriting fiction really works, who’s hiring ghostwriters, and why AI can’t replace human storytelling. We also talked about how ghostwriters negotiate royalties, film rights, and what makes a great collaboration work.

Find Dan at GothamGhostwriters.com).

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