Content Writer Ghostwriting Client Interview Guide
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Create a ghostwriting client interview guide to capture voice and content for [content type].

Project details:
- Content type: [book/blog/LinkedIn/memoir/speeches]
- Client: [professional type]
- Interview format: [video call/in-person/written Q&A]
- Duration: [60-90 minutes per session]
- Sessions needed: [number]

GHOSTWRITING INTERVIEW GUIDE

PRE-INTERVIEW PREP
Send client in advance:
- Purpose of interview
- Sample questions
- Ask them to think of 3 specific stories
- No wrong answers — just talk

OPENING (5 minutes)
"Tell me about yourself in your own words.
Not your resume — the real you."
[Let them talk without interrupting]
[Note: vocabulary they use / phrases that feel like them]

VOICE CAPTURE QUESTIONS

STORY MINING
1. Tell me about a time when [relevant challenge].
2. What is the hardest thing you have ever done professionally?
3. What moment changed how you think about [topic]?
4. Tell me about a failure that taught you something important.
5. Describe a situation where you had to [relevant action].

OPINION CAPTURE
6. What do most people in your industry get wrong?
7. What advice would you give your younger self?
8. What belief do you have that most people disagree with?
9. What is your hot take on [industry topic]?
10. What drives you crazy about how [topic] is typically done?

EXPERTISE EXTRACTION
11. Walk me through your process for [key skill].
12. How do you decide [common decision in their work]?
13. What framework do you use for [challenge]?
14. What do your best clients have in common?
15. What question do you wish people asked you more?

VALUES AND MOTIVATION
16. Why does this work matter to you?
17. What do you want to be remembered for?
18. Who do you most want to help?
19. What is your mission in one sentence?

VOICE ANALYSIS DURING INTERVIEW
Note these:
- Vocabulary: [formal/casual/technical/conversational]
- Sentence length: [short punchy/long detailed]
- Metaphors they use naturally: []
- Catchphrases or signature sayings: []
- What they emphasize: []
- Humor style: [self-deprecating/observational/dry]
- Energy: [passionate/measured/analytical]

POST-INTERVIEW VOICE GUIDE
Create document with:
- Words they use: [list]
- Words they never use: [list]
- Topics they avoid: []
- Their point of view on key topics: []
- 3 sample paragraphs in their voice
- Tone description: []

SECOND DRAFT CHECKLIST
☐ Reads like them speaking not like writing
☐ Uses their vocabulary
☐ Stories are from their experience
☐ Opinions match their real views
☐ Tone is consistent throughout

Source: https://promptzyo.com/prompt/content-writer-ghostwriting-client-interview-guide