Book publishing offers plenty of opportunities to pair your talents with another's. Movie stars, politicians, and other prominent persons often hire ghostwriters to pen their autobiographies or other books. Sometimes an expert in a particular field has a great idea for a book but needs a professional writer to polish the proposal or manuscript. Collaboration is one way for a beginning author to land that elusive first book contract, and a good collaboration can result not only in a publishing credit but also in a successful book.