Author-entrepreneur Ankur Warikoo revealed the key of his bestsellers – Ghostwriters. Warikoo’s LinkedIn post comes after Nishtha Gehija, a author from California, said she wrote her second book, Get Epic Shit Done, “in less than 3 months” while working full-time.
Warikoo didn’t hold back and responded with a cheeky twist: “Nishtha is lying. Not only did she write my second book. She also wrote my first book!” It seems that the behind-the-scenes author was also answerable for Do Epic Shit, Warikoo’s breakout bestseller.
The honest confession caused a storm on social media, and Warikoo make clear the exertions ghostwriters do to bring their ideas to life.
“The writer of the book shares his thoughts, experiences and stories. This could possibly be through personal interviews, as within the case of Phil Knight’s Shoe Dog, or following the creator’s life, equivalent to Prince Harry’s autobiography,” he explained.
For his books, Gehija went through his vast library of videos, blog posts, and notes to piece the content together.
“Nishtha and I would often talk on Zoom, where she would ask questions (pretending to be a student) and I would answer (as a teacher),” Warikoo revealed. The interviews were recorded, transcribed, after which converted right into a structured manuscript. “Imagine searching through hundreds of pieces of content, making sense of them, after which turning them right into a book. An extremely difficult task, which she coped with brilliantly,” he added.
This process was not a hidden arrangement in any respect. Warikoo shared a photograph of the acknowledgment page from his second book, where he wrote, “Nishtha, the one who actually wrote this book. We spent three months on multiple Zoom calls.” He emphasized that ghostwriting is knowledgeable cooperation and, in his case, a paid task.
When a LinkedIn user asked why he calls himself an “author” though he doesn’t write his own books, Warikoo replied truthfully: “I discovered it easiest to suggest to the writer that I also publish books. If you realize a greater description, let me know and I’ll be completely satisfied to alter it.
“I can’t believe I described ghostwriting as a profession on LinkedIn,” he wrote.
“All my future books will also be written by someone else,” he joked.
