The Author I Want to be

Okay. So I found out something that sucks about the author of my absolute favorite series. He has people ghost write for him. Here's the way I think about it, the way I've always thought about it, and the way I will always think about it. If it's MY work, it's going to have MY name on it. I don't care how many books I get out a year. I care that what is shown to be written by me is my own original work. I was raised by a father who taught me to take great pride in my work and have dignity. I should always be proud of my work, but at the same time I should always do my best to better myself until I'm the best Kaylyn I can be.
James Patterson, the author of my favorite series Maximum Ride, has ghost writers write for him. He writes the premise and writes a paragraph for each chapter in the book. The other name on the book probably does most of the work. To be honest, that disappoints me. I can't help it. I think all authors should write their own shit.
I guess my biggest problem with the ghost writer thing is that one of my old friend wanted me to be a ghost writer for him. That's not my style though. And if you do want a ghost writer they should probably write in the same style that you do so the final product looks seamless. My friend who wanted me to ghost write for him can't write in my style at all. And if I'm doing all the work then said writer should learn to write my kind of style. Not only that, but he likes vampire/werewolf war types. I'm so over that. I like writing more fantasy with other supernatural beings, and I don't write about wars. But also I can't ghost write. All my work is attached to my soul because I like writing out my life or like the way I would have liked to be. If you read my last blog entry you'd understand how much of myself I put into my books, and that's why I'm highly against ghost writing.