
How #1 Sunday Times Bestselling Ghostwriter Marie Ellis Writes
#1 Sunday Times Bestselling ghostwriter Marie Ellis spoke to me about her past lives in both acting and journalism, setting her ego aside as a ghost, and hacking the hero’s journey. Marie Ellis is a Sunday Times bestselling ghostwriter, freelance editor, and writer of literary fiction. She is a career journalist who walked away from a 15-year in-house gig to go rogue. She combines her journalism and acting background with her writing skills to help businesses and individuals tell their stories. Marie spoke to me from a recording studio in London just before an on-screen commercial audition. [Discover The Writer Files Extra: Get 'The Writer Files' Podcast Delivered Straight to Your Inbox at writerfiles.fm] [If you’re a fan of The Writer Files, please click FOLLOW to automatically see new interviews. And drop us a rating or a review wherever you listen] In this file Marie Ellis and I discussed: How she landed a journalism job at a print science magazine with no experience Why 10,000 hours and her Masters in Literature were well-suited for ghostwriting The Impostor Syndrome that comes with each new book Productive procrastination and improv Why writers need to “Fail faster to succeed sooner” And a lot more! Show Notes: musecontent.co.uk Fabula Deck by Sefirot Marie Ellis on Instagram Kelton Reid on Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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