Prince Harry’s “Spare” was ghostwritten by J.R. Moehringer, who is the world’s best-paid ghostwriter.
He reportedly got paid $1m for “Spare” and also ghost-wrote two other bangers: Andre Agassi’s “Open” and Phil Knight’s “Show Dog”.
He reportedly got paid $1m for “Spare” and also ghost-wrote two other bangers: Andre Agassi’s “Open” and Phil Knight’s “Show Dog”.
Moehringer said he spent 250 hours with Agassi and says of ghostwriting: “you try and inhabit their skin.”
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Prince Harry after taking shrooms at Courtney Cox’s house and talking to a toilet bowl
Moehringer won a Pulitzer for this L.A. Times piece
Moehringer’s memoir “The Tender Bar” about growing up in Long Island was recently adapted into an Amazon flick starring Ben Affleck
Another notable ghostwriter of biographies is William Novak (dad of BJ Novak from The Office).
Novak wrote books for Magic Johnson, Nancy Reagan, Lee Iacocca and Tip O’Neill among other.
(h/t @kevg1412)
Novak wrote books for Magic Johnson, Nancy Reagan, Lee Iacocca and Tip O’Neill among other.
(h/t @kevg1412)
I asked a book publishing vet “if Prince Harry’s book is guaranteed to do well, would J.R. Moehringer still be able to negotiate for upside or have to accept a flat fee?”
The response:
The response:
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