It’s time for another group posting of the Insecure Writer’s Support Group! Time to release our fears to the world – or offer encouragement to those who are feeling neurotic. If you’d like to join us, click on the tab above and sign up. We post the first Wednesday of every month. I encourage everyone to visit at least a dozen new blogs and leave a comment. Your words might be the encouragement someone needs.
The awesome co-hosts for the October 7 posting of the IWSG are Ronel Janse van Vuuren, Liza at Middle Passages, JH Moncrieff, and Jemima Pett!
October 7 question - Many people are calling for writers who use AI to disclose it. Most who employ ghostwriters do not admit it - do you think authors who use ghostwriters should have to disclose that, too? (Thanks Melissa Maygrove for the question!)
If you have to say you didn’t write it, AI did, then by that logic, if a ghostwriter wrote it not you, that should be disclosed.
What do you think?
New Releases!
Bad Apps: Short Stories by Steven Arellano Rose Jr.
Bad Apps is a collection of techno-horror short stories that encounter mobile device apps that are strange, sinister, and deadly. Many of these stories deal with the weirdly scientific, while others go right to the brink of the supernatural. Some blur the lines between reality and virtual reality, others feature handheld devices that connect to parallel universes and alternate timelines.
Find it on Amazon
The Type-A Guide to Holiday Home Tours (A Sunset Ridge Mystery Book 5) By Elizabeth Spann Craig
Murder wasn’t on the checklist.
Preorder on Amazon now.
Honeymoon in Egypt: An Art Crimes Mystery by Beth Camp
This unforgettable romantic mystery takes the reader right to the bustling markets of Cairo, the towering ancient pyramids, exotic museums – and unexpected twists.
Find it on Amazon
October Movie Preview
Here are the theatrical releases for October. Descriptions courtesy of the IMDB. Snark provided by me.
9 –
The Social Reckoning
Director: Aaron Sorkin
Stars: Betty Gilpin, Jeremy Allen White, Mikey Madison
Follows Frances Haugen, a young Facebook engineer, who enlisted the help of Jeff Horwitz, a Wall Street Journal reporter, to blow the whistle on the social network's most guarded secrets.
Maybe it’s a guy doomscrolling for hours…
Angel and the Badman
Director: Julio Quintana
Stars: Zachary Levi, Neal McDonough, Tommy Lee Jones
A wounded outlaw finds unexpected mercy in the care of a rancher's daughter. The hope of love pulls him toward a different life until the law, and his violent past, close in on his new home. Now he must choose the kind of man he'll become.
Angel and the Shazam!
16 –
Street Fighter
Director: Kitao Sakurai
Stars: Jason Momoa, David Dastmalchian, Noah Centineo
Street Fighters Ryu and Ken reunite when Chun-Li recruits them for the World Warrior Tournament. As they face a hidden conspiracy, they must confront each other and their past-or face destruction.
Remember when these things cost a quarter?
23 –
Wildwood
Director: Travis Knight
Stars: Peyton Elizabeth Lee, Jacob Tremblay, Carey Mulligan
The adventures of Prue McKeel as she sets off to the forests outside Portland to find her kidnapped brother.
Art comes to life – Claymation has come a long way…
Clayface
Director: James Watkins
Stars: Ruby Sear, Eddie Marsan, Max Minghella, Tom Rhys Harries
Rising Hollywood star Matt Hagen descends into a horrifying revenge-filled monster when scientific ambition strips him of his identity and humanity.
I might catch this one but I am skipping Clayface II: The Musical.
30-
The Mongoose
Director: Mark Vanselow
Stars: Liam Neeson, Marisa Tomei, Stella Stocker, Michael Chiklis, Ving Rhames
A highly decorated combat vet, Ryan ''Fang'' Flanagan, is fleeing a murder scene at 130 miles an hour in a Mustang Shelby Super Snake GT350.
So am I to understand Neeson has yet another very particular set of skills?
16 –
Street Fighter
Director: Kitao Sakurai
Stars: Jason Momoa, David Dastmalchian, Noah Centineo
Street Fighters Ryu and Ken reunite when Chun-Li recruits them for the World Warrior Tournament. As they face a hidden conspiracy, they must confront each other and their past-or face destruction.
Remember when these things cost a quarter?
23 –
Wildwood
Director: Travis Knight
Stars: Peyton Elizabeth Lee, Jacob Tremblay, Carey Mulligan
The adventures of Prue McKeel as she sets off to the forests outside Portland to find her kidnapped brother.
Art comes to life – Claymation has come a long way…
Clayface
Director: James Watkins
Stars: Ruby Sear, Eddie Marsan, Max Minghella, Tom Rhys Harries
Rising Hollywood star Matt Hagen descends into a horrifying revenge-filled monster when scientific ambition strips him of his identity and humanity.
I might catch this one but I am skipping Clayface II: The Musical.
30-
The Mongoose
Director: Mark Vanselow
Stars: Liam Neeson, Marisa Tomei, Stella Stocker, Michael Chiklis, Ving Rhames
A highly decorated combat vet, Ryan ''Fang'' Flanagan, is fleeing a murder scene at 130 miles an hour in a Mustang Shelby Super Snake GT350.
So am I to understand Neeson has yet another very particular set of skills?
What do you think about disclosing the use of a ghostwriter? Picking up some new books? What movies are you seeing this month?
4 comments:
I haven't read a lot of ghostwritten books, but I think a lot of the book titles are followed by, "in collaboration with," or "as told by." I can think of two memoirs I read that I assumed were ghostwritten. One was not and was quite readable, the other was not but definitely should have been! I assume ghostwriters set their own terms, but you know what they say about assuming...
I totally agree with your short answer to this month's question. I can't imagine who could afford to pay a ghostwriter to write their book unless they are a celebrity or otherwise famous person. They should give credit to the author who really wrote their book.
Congrats to everyone with new releases this month!
I think the finished product is what matters. But I agree with you - if one group is forced to divulge their process, the other should be, too.
Ghostwriters are contract workers, and many of them prefer it that way. They earn money without having to deal with the marketing side of the business.
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