Guest Interview - John Woodhouse - What Is Ghostwriting?

We are back in the writers’ room and we have a guest in our hot seat this week - John Woodhouse

John is an author, journalist, and broadcaster. He is a writer of bestselling autobiographies, including I Love the Bones of You with Christopher Eccleston and Stronger with Gareth Thomas. John is a TV and film critic for BBC radio. 

John has run his own comedy club and has extensive interests in popular culture and entertainment. He lives in the Staffordshire Moorlands with his wife Steph and two children.

 Pete and Laura ask John:-

1. What is ghostwriting? And how did you get started? Tell us about your journey.
2. How can we capture voice, personality, and tone within ghostwritten work?
3. What do you wish you’d learnt sooner about ghostwriting?
4. What advice would you give to someone starting out on their ghostwriting journey?
5. What are some of the biggest or common mistakes you frequently see?
6. What can we learn from ghostwriting to bring into other forms of writing?
7. Can you tell us about your writing process? For example, do you have a set routine?
8. What’s next for you? 

You can find out more about John Woodhouse on his website and on Twitter.