For writers, "selling" articles and earning fees is understandable.
There are countless public accounts for receiving manuscripts, thirty-one articles, five hundred and one, all of which have corresponding manuscripts.
This is all perfectly normal.
But with such a group of writers, it seems a little different.
They label the Internet as "selling original articles" and are willing to produce a lot of content in the name of others, not seeking fame, just to make a living.
They huddled in the invisible corners of the writer's circle, living in the shadow of a million big V, seeing only their works, not their people.
They are the "gunners" of the new media era – known as "shadow writers".
<h1>001</h1>
Once chatted with a friend who worked in self-media.
It just so happens that the account she is involved in is a female emotional blogger that I have followed for several years.
This blogger has good looks, experience, and in-depth writing articles, and over the years, he has gained a batch of iron fans.
And, I admire her perseverance.
Watch her renewed daily routine, either in Bali or in Spain.
Although she has always been on the road, she does not paddle several times a year, and her articles are two or three thousand words, and the quality has always been stable. I quickly asked my friends about this blogger's gossip in the tone of a little fan, so that I could learn from the scriptures.
Unexpectedly, she sent a series of rolling eyes and told me: "The text is written by others." ”
I was choking enough, and she added, "Actually, XX's text was written by someone else." ”
XX is another emotional big V under their company, gender male, more fans, often write articles with amazing retweets.
At that time, I was shocked, I did not expect that the blogger I had been chasing for so long had more than one person behind me.
She explained to me that there were seven staff members on their team, and all but three operations were writing for her.
The blogger himself was actually particularly worried about being punctured, and every time he received a text written by the "shadow writer", he had to make a makeover.
She will be furious when she encounters some "low-level mistakes" - but in fact, the "low-level mistakes" in her eyes are just not in line with her language habits.
In addition to writing articles, those "shadow writers" also sent a circle of friends for the emotional blogger, coped with fans, and replied to every reader's letter with a particularly gentle and intellectual tone.
But this life is not easy, after all, she even has four work numbers.
Hearing this, I was reminded of a lyric.
"I'm trying my best to perform when I should be with you."
Shadow writers are never ending, collaborating with a person to perform on an unfamiliar stage to create a perfect persona.
And they are like the men in black behind the drama stage, doing their best to become the most invisible beings.
They produce a lot of content for others, write during the day, write at night, suck powder for others, fix powder, and watch their manuscripts be changed beyond recognition, and even be rejected for strange reasons.
The result? Occasionally write an article that is reprinted by the whole network, and I don't know how to tell the closest people around me: "The article on the hot search, I wrote." ”
I met a fan who admired his article, knew the contact information, but did not know in what capacity to communicate with him.
Because under the title, the name of the other person is clearly marked.
Because of yourself, live in the shadow of others.
<h1>002</h1>
Shadow writers are a group of writers who have confessed their lives, and each of them is a typical case of "bowing down for life".
The market for ghostwriting articles on the Internet is particularly prosperous, and the ghostwriting prices on various websites are high and low, and the monthly sales on a treasure alone are the highest, and there are more than 8,000.
In order to compete with customers, the ghostwriting market began to become more "humane".
Not only will we tailor the style for customers, but we will also find professionals to guide and modify.
The services of the ghostwriters are clearly marked, and the resumes read "ghostwriting for eight years, Tong Sou is not deceived"
There are several ghostwriters of such a high standard that many writers secretly admire.
However, when they are willing to be a shadow of a blogger with tens of millions of fans, have they ever fantasized that if they were to be themselves, would they also be able to gain a group of such determined readers?
This fantasy must have happened, but it can only be a fantasy.
In the eyes of many orthodox writers, shadow writers are a very "bottomless" profession.
But in fact, most shadow writers make mistakes, and they prematurely mark the upper limit of their lives.
They put a price tag on their work and a price on their talents.
In this way, it also builds a ceiling for your own life that can be touched by your reach.
<h1>003</h1>
I do not discriminate against anyone who makes a living by writing, even if their work is given the name of someone else.
But I despise people who spend money to appropriate other people's works for themselves.
They do whatever it takes to deceive those who believe in themselves, while also depriving others of their dreams.
They shouldn't have flowers and applause.
The people who really deserve applause are those who produce content with their hearts and serve readers.
I don't approve of the existence of shadow writers.
But I sincerely hope that those shadow writers can get out of the shadows of others and live like themselves.
Hopefully, one day they will be able to stand in the sun and forget the grievances and hardships of writing for others.
Welcome, the first, the second, the innumerable, the masterpiece with your own name.
Welcome, first, second, and innumerable, support your own readers.
At that time, they will no longer be the shadow of others, but their own masters.
I bless them.
Author: Xiao Hui'er. The official account submission guidelines (ID : tougao7777) were originally published.