For the ghostwriting project, I decided to write a college application essay prompt for a friend of mine whom I've known since 8th grade. My friend, after graduating highschool, decided not to further his education. Instead, he bounce from job to job not being able to keep a stable career. So you can say, he and I are two completely different person. This is the main reason why I chose him to be the victim of my project.
What I found most difficult in this project was trying to imitate the voice of my friend. Because he had not been in schools for years, his recollection of how to write an essay was blurry. I asked him why he wanted to go back to school. He gave me his reasons. I put them onto the paper. When I was finished, I asked him to give some feedbacks. This was process wasn't very successful. Since he hasn't been in school, he didn't have much opinion but rather mostly agree. It was difficult at this point because I didn't know if the paper sounded like me or like him. I had to push him more to help me out. In the end there was improvements.
I found this project to be interesting at the same time a helpful learning experience for both my friend and of course myself. My friend learned how to write a college essay prompt. I learned how to be a ghostwriter.
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Sounds like an interesting and productive experience for the both of you. I'm interested, though, in what you learned about your own writing style and habits as you worked through this project.
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