In one of the books I ghostwrote, there was a late-stage negotiation about whether or not my name would appear on the cover (By So-and-So, with Peter Moore). I told them I needed an extra $50k if they anonymized my contribution. And they gave it to me! Shows how important not-giving-a-damn-whether-you-get-the-gig is to a contract negotiation.
In one of the books I ghostwrote, there was a late-stage negotiation about whether or not my name would appear on the cover (By So-and-So, with Peter Moore). I told them I needed an extra $50k if they anonymized my contribution. And they gave it to me! Shows how important not-giving-a-damn-whether-you-get-the-gig is to a contract negotiation.