GhostwritingIf you're an adult, publishing your ghostwritten memoir is your decision. The question is how much of a family blow-up you can take, and how a ghostwriter can reduce the legal and personal damage.
GhostwritingA ghostwriter's sample chapter takes interviews and days of drafting, so if you want one, pay for it. Free samples invite scams, and there are better ways to judge a ghostwriter's work.
GhostwritingA ghostwriter takes anywhere from 10 to 50 percent of the fee up front, depending on their terms. The deposit is the part of the deal you can negotiate, and how it works depends on monthly or milestone billing.
GhostwritingA ghostwriter can't get you a book deal or an agent, though an experienced one knows people who can. Here's how three ghostwritten books reached traditional publishers, and why I steer most clients elsewhere.
GhostwritingA ghostwriter can write your book over Zoom, by phone or from the other side of the world. Richard Lowe explains how he runs remote projects, why many clients prefer the phone, and what to settle before you sign.
GhostwritingA ghostwriter can write your book in Spanish, as long as Spanish is the writer's primary language. Richard Lowe explains when to write in Spanish, when to translate from English, and how to vet a Spanish-language ghostwriter.
GhostwritingA ghostwriter can turn the stories of everyone who knew a person into a tribute book. Richard Lowe explains how a tribute book differs from a eulogy or obituary, what the family needs to gather, and why the flaws belong…
GhostwritingA ghostwritten book lets anxious patients meet a dentist or chiropractor before they ever sit in the chair. Richard Lowe explains what the book should cover, why it outperforms ads, and how to keep it compliant.
GhostwritingA book separates a keynote speaker from every other pitch a meeting planner sees. Richard Lowe explains how a ghostwritten book gets speakers booked, how to get author copies to the hotel, and where the real return comes from.
GhostwritingScientists are trained to write for other scientists. That training produces books the public won't finish. A ghostwriter converts your research into a trade book while you stay the authority on every fact.
GhostwritingTeachers collect twenty years of classroom stories and do nothing with them. A ghostwriter turns that material into a classroom memoir, a method book or a book for students while you keep teaching.
GhostwritingA pilot's memoir is just another memoir, except that other pilots will read it and catch every wrong radio call. A ghostwriter who learns your aircraft and a chapter-by-chapter accuracy review keep the book credible.
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