{"id":17759,"date":"2011-12-25T06:05:05","date_gmt":"2011-12-25T11:05:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/horizonsmagazine.com\/blog\/?p=17759"},"modified":"2015-04-13T21:07:23","modified_gmt":"2015-04-14T02:07:23","slug":"ghostwriting-being-behind-the-scenes-keeping-a-secret","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/horizonsmagazine.com\/blog\/ghostwriting-being-behind-the-scenes-keeping-a-secret\/","title":{"rendered":"Ghost Writing, Being Behind the Scenes, Keeping a Secret"},"content":{"rendered":"

The last two months I’ve been up to my ears in a writing project that has taken me away from this blog. \u00a0 I’ve been pouring first fruits into the project instead. \u00a0I had a pretty active flare up of the old carpal tunnel<\/a> since I was doing magazine layout at the same time, but hands are back to normal again. \u00a0It never lasts long. \u00a0I’m such a glass house kind of person, sharing personal stuff all over Facebook and my blog, that when I get a project that I can’t talk about, it blocks out one of your windows into my world. \u00a0 And there’s usually such interesting stuff going on in that room that it’s hard to not talk about it!<\/p>\n

It’s not that there are any big secrets, it’s just that when I tell my story, I’m also telling the story of anyone else involved, and they may not yet be ready to tell that tale. \u00a0I work with several writer friends on publishing projects under contract. \u00a0 \u00a0In the course of working together, we \u00a0have very fun adventures as we\u00a0experience synchronicities, \u00a0and run across constant symbolism and number sequences. \u00a0It always turns into a fun side project to figure out the relevance of the symbolism to the project. \u00a0As I say, it’ s not always my story to tell. \u00a0Oh, it may be my story in five or ten or fifteen years, but it can’t be my story now. \u00a0And that’s cool with me. \u00a0Plus, as a ghost writer<\/a>, I am used to working behind the scenes and used to being unacknowledged in public. \u00a0I don’t mind. \u00a0I know who I am. \u00a0Those that need to know, know who I am.<\/p>\n

It used to be important to me to see and be seen with the right people, to have photos taken with them, to name drop them. \u00a0I no longer want my face on that totem pole. \u00a0Now, the more transparent I am, the better I like it. \u00a0Transparent doesn’t mean invisible. \u00a0Here it means to endeavor to glide lightly over life, leaving faint impression, hiding nothing, able to easily overlay without obstructing.<\/p>\n

\"\"So I can talk about last evening at the firepit watching the flames dance around boots propped on toasty bricks, eating burnt marshmallows, I can tell about the raccoon family that came to visit and how we threw sticks to keep them away. \u00a0But I can’t tell the details of the hours of dynamic conversation, nor the attendees. \u00a0But does that really matter? \u00a0What matters is that I did something I found immensely fulfilling that nourished me mind, spirit and body. \u00a0I bonded in a deeper way with dear friends, a way that taught me more about myself, about who I am and what I believe I am capable of, and also about the unseen assistance I am able to give someone who can never repay me, for actions no one will ever know about. \u00a0And I admit I really dig keeping a secret.<\/p>\n

RELATED:\u00a0 New self publishing authors: don\u2019t let friends proofread, hire a professional<\/a>
\nPublish traditionally, solo self-publish or something else?<\/a>
\nWriting your book? Vanity presses, self publishing, publishing<\/a>
\nNew Authors: How not to fall for an editing\/publishing scam<\/a>
\nBook not selling? You can\u2019t blame Amazon for what you attract<\/a>
\nCasper asks about ghostwriting<\/a><\/p>\n

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