Write Books for Money - Becoming a Ghostwriter - Version 9.0 Writing books is not everyone's forte, and that is why ghost-writers have a definite place in the world of literature. You may ask what a ghostwriter is, and what purpose one serves, so here is s brief look at the world of the ghostwriter, and how you can become one and make some useful money along the way.Put simply, a ghostwriter is someone who writes a book or article, but who allows the credit to be taken by another in exchange for payment. Take a look at the best-seller lists at any time during the year and you will find the non-fiction charts full of celebrity autobiographies; in truth, most of these will not have been written by the celebrity themselves, but by a ghostwriter w