How To Ghostwrite Anything (Even If You Don’t Consider Yourself A Writer)

Nicolas Cole
5 min readNov 9, 2023

Everyone thinks their voice is a one-of-a-kind.

People like to believe they are different. But, your client’s voice is really not that special. In fact, after ghostwriting for hundreds of people, we can tell you that the idea “everyone’s voice is unique & different” is a myth.

The truth is, many of us are the same.

Which means, you don’t need to reinvent the wheel every time you start writing for someone new.

99% of your ghostwriting clients can be reverse-engineered into 5 different archetypes.

Surprisingly, there are really only five “voices” clients fall into:

  • The Storyteller
  • The Opinionator
  • The Fact Presenter
  • The Frameworker
  • The F-Bomber

If you can write these, you can write for anyone.

Let’s dive in!

Archetype #1: The Storyteller

The Storyteller — tells stories!

They love dates, times, locations, real-life examples of what they’ve learned. They are natural speakers, creative people and…

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Nicolas Cole
Nicolas Cole

Written by Nicolas Cole

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