How often do celebrities use their memories?

Famous memories captivate readers with stories of Glitz, Glamour and, in short, humanity. But how much is this writing actually Done by the star itself?

This was the exact question Kayla S. of Nashville asked ASK’s recent installment Us at her Last number of Use weeklyIn kiosks now: How often do the celebrities use for their memories?

Well, the truth is: often!

“Writing a book is hard! So if a famous person, meaning, famous for anything other than being a writer, puts a book, the odds are extremely tall that had help. ” Lisa DickeyGhostwriter of more than 20 titles included New York Times BEST -SELLERS AS Patrick Swayze and Lisa Peninsulas The time of my life and Jane Lynchs Happy accidentshe said Use weekly. “There are some celebrities that write their own books with only the help of their publisher. But this is definitely the exception more than the rule. “

A few stars, such as Matthew McConaugheyOpt to write your memoirs alone – “I think I will write a book / a word about my life. / I wonder who would give a damn / about pleasures and struggle? of 1989 that opens the novel of 2020, entitled Green light – But most pick up a cowriter and share the Byline or call a scriptwriter.

“If you are curious if a ghost writer helped with a particular book, you just have to pass the recognition,” added Dickey. “Many celebrities are grateful for helping to write it. And even those who do not explain it, so clearly thank someone for helping to “find my voice” or “get words on the page”.

But don’t be wrong – the process of working with a screenwriter involves much more than a simple exit from the newspaper.

“Sometimes it is a bit to fall in love with,” Ghostwriter Sarah Tomlinsonwho has written more than 20 books, including five Now The Best -sellers, they said Us of the process of finding the right writer for work. “It is really a matter of a particular energy connection of a shared sense of humor, shared sensitivity or even a shared life experience that unites you.”

Tomlinson leads to life the ghost process typically behind the scenes in his 2024 fiction novel, The last days of midnight ramblersthat follows Ghost Mari as he browses to write about the legacy of a legendary rock group.

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“I often compare what I do with being an engineer or producer in the recording studio,” said Tomlinson, who began his career as a music journalist. “Of course, a band or a composer has incredible talent with music, and maybe they have all their album written, but they still need someone in the studio with them to help them realize and do it sound as well as they can. I often think of the ghost like that. “

Tomlinson’s last title, Dancing on the edgewas co-written with the legendary actor Russian tamblyn. She believes that “it is a particular call for writing a book” and although there are many other ways in which celebrities can use their influence to make money, those who feel forced to tell their story “Feel Very strongly. “

Whether it’s a long or several weekend together, Tomlinson says he knows his celebrated customers “very closely”.

He adds Dickey: “I have done all kinds of things with my clients: horseback riding, sing Buddhist mantras, flying in private planes, going to church, attending court cases, traveling to their hometown. I read newspapers, I encountered the photo albums, I shared difficult stories about Martinis, I offered hugs when they cried. It is an intense, personal and incredibly rewarding relationship, and everything is in service to write the best possible book and tell their stories in their voice, in the way they want to tell them. “”

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“There was a fun time a few years ago, when my wife was in the row to climb a flight,” said Dickey to Us. “A couple of boys were talking Other AgassiThe memory, Openwho was written famous for the most celebrated ghost working today (Moehringer). One boy tells the other: “Man, it’s not fair! Agassi is a great tennis player and he is also a very good writer? She only shot her eyes. “

She continued: “It has been very nice to see that perception changes in recent years. It would not be embarrassed to hire an architect if you want to build a house, right? Why should you be ashamed to hire a professional writer to help To write a book? “