The Ghostwriter

This is one of my favorite identities.

Until six months ago, I always entered “editor” on the occupation line on forms. This was accurate: I spent a decade in magazines as an editor, though I did a fair amount of writing. At goop, I still line-edited, though less over the years, as I transitioned into an executive role and managed teams, co-hosted the goop podcast, etc. But since the age of …