Great New Yorker piece by J.R. Moehringer

[WriteThinking]

I thought about putting this on a thread we have about Prince Harry, Meghan Markle and the royal family, but this is so specifically about writing -- and more specifically, ghostwriting -- that I decided to put it here.

Notes from Prince Harry's Ghostwriter

I was interested because I've read some of Moehringer's stuff, I have a long-held interest in the royal family, and remember being surprised a few months ago when I found out Moehringer was Prince Harry's ghostwriter for the book "Spare".

But I think almost everyone here would find this article really interesting, and an excellent read. Probably not a surprise, given it's written by Moehringer. But still...

It's a feature, biography, long-form journalistic explanation of ghostwriting rolled in one, and despite the fact a ghostwriter is not supposed to "speak", it nonetheless feels very personal and intimate with regard to both Moehringer and the Sussexes all at once. Kind of touching, really.

The only thing I had to do was not jump all over reading a mention of Stefanie -- not Steffi -- Graf, and then, worse (I thought) TK Maxx. But I got over the alien-ness of "Stefanie," and did some due diligence, looking up TK Maxx and realizing that it was actually correct -- just the European version of TJ Maxx.

Give it a read. I recommend it, whether you've read "Spare," or not. (I actually have not, yet, but now, I might).

 

[FileNotFound]

I vaguely remember reading that Graf prefers now to be addressed as "Stefanie."

 

[FileNotFound]

Also, that was a fabulous read, @WriteThinking . Thanks for sharing.

 

[WriteThinking]

Also, that was a fabulous read, @WriteThinking . Thanks for sharing.

Thanks, FNF. I thought so, too, and I hope more people will look at it. I didn't expect it, but something about it was just...really good.

 

[Twirling Time]

Stefanie Maria Graf is her full birth name, FWIW.

 

[MeanGreenATO]

Thanks for sharing, @WriteThinking. This thread is also a great example of what I loved about SJ (and why I'm still around, to be honest). I still have that epic jmacg thread printed out in a binder somewhere in my basement. The boards can be a great resource for writers to work on their craft and get better.