When Emily Jackoway interviewed me as a member of the LawDragon 100 Global Leaders in Legal Strategy and Consulting, I wasn't sure how she perceived my role as a ghostwriter. What she came up with was insightful enough to make me see what I do in a different way. Here's how she introduced her piece.
"The law is concrete. Deals etched with binding ink; rules laid out in black and white, written and followed by the most public of figures.
“'Ghostwriting,' by its name, seems much more ephemeral. And in a way, ghostwriter Tim Cooke – known as 'Cooke the Book' – is bit of a mythical figure. He will spend six months with a lawyer, a CEO, a surgeon, learning about their lives and getting inside their heads. He takes on a new reality and a new voice for a time, like a kind of shapeshifter. He helps his clients find their story and brings it to the page. Task completed, he disappears like Mary Poppins when the wind changes."
If you're interested in finding out more about working with a "mythical figure," get in touch.
My LawDragon Interview
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