We exploit celebrities by caring about shallow things like whether they've gotten a facelift. And we violate their children constantly. But we also love them in a way.
None of my clients are criminals, but to a much lighter degree that's what goes on. I hear the story, and I hear it with the level of detail that bre… - Hilary Liftin
None of my clients are criminals, but to a much lighter degree that's what goes on. I hear the story, and I hear it with the level of detail that bre…
- Hilary Liftin
We exploit celebrities by caring about shallow things like whether they've gotten a facelift. And we violate their children constantly. But we also l… - Hilary Liftin
We exploit celebrities by caring about shallow things like whether they've gotten a facelift. And we violate their children constantly. But we also l…
I think that the celebrity memoir as a genre is looked upon as a lesser form. One of my missions as a ghostwriter has been to elevate that form. Mayb… - Hilary Liftin
I think that the celebrity memoir as a genre is looked upon as a lesser form. One of my missions as a ghostwriter has been to elevate that form. Mayb…
There are certain jobs I don't take because I feel no connection to the person. But if somebody is open with me, and honest about their motivations, … - Hilary Liftin
There are certain jobs I don't take because I feel no connection to the person. But if somebody is open with me, and honest about their motivations, …
I think people dismiss celebrity memoirs as unreal, contrived and maybe partially made up. But that's definitely not true for anything that I write. - Hilary Liftin
I think people dismiss celebrity memoirs as unreal, contrived and maybe partially made up. But that's definitely not true for anything that I write.
I’ve taken on some of the emotional weight of the stories I’ve worked on. I was writing about a very difficult time in the life of one of my clients … - Hilary Liftin
I’ve taken on some of the emotional weight of the stories I’ve worked on. I was writing about a very difficult time in the life of one of my clients …
I'm handed a bunch of existing data. My job is to put that in the best narrative form. That is a puzzle I love to solve. - Hilary Liftin
I'm handed a bunch of existing data. My job is to put that in the best narrative form. That is a puzzle I love to solve.
Working with somebody who has a more interesting life than I do - and getting to take on that life temporarily - is an endlessly interesting way to h… - Hilary Liftin
Working with somebody who has a more interesting life than I do - and getting to take on that life temporarily - is an endlessly interesting way to h…
No one grows up thinking they want to be a ghostwriter. No one plans on that job. - Hilary Liftin
No one grows up thinking they want to be a ghostwriter. No one plans on that job.
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