Case studies and articles on book coaching: authors who wrote their own books with professional guidance on structure, process, and publication. Richard Lowe coaches writers through the same process he uses when ghostwriting, from outline to finished manuscript.
Book CoachThree false starts feels like a verdict: maybe you're not a person who finishes books. It isn't. Why manuscripts actually stall, what your attempts proved, and the two professional paths to done.
Book CoachLooking for an affordable ghostwriter? Here is what ghostwriting actually costs, why cheap ghostwriters backfire, and the real budget options: coaching, handbooks, and prep. From a ghostwriter with 54+ completed books.
Book CoachAlmost every author who starts a book stalls at chapter 3, and the reasons are predictable while the fixes are specific. Here are the four root causes, structure, voice, motivation, and expertise, and the intervention each one actually needs. Most…
Book CoachMost authors who think they need full ghostwriting actually need a hybrid: ghostwriting on the chapters they cannot write, the technical, complex, or sensitive ones, and coaching on the chapters they can write but need help shaping. Here is when…
Book CoachWhy don't I just write it myself is a legitimate question, and I want you to ask it seriously, because DIY genuinely works for some authors. It fails for most not from lack of skill but from the gap between…
Book CoachMost should I hire a ghostwriter articles are sales pitches dressed as advice. This is the opposite. Real situations exist where hiring one is the wrong move, and you deserve to hear them named before anyone tries to sell you…
Book CoachHalf the people who contact me ask for the wrong thing, requesting ghostwriting when they need a coach, or coaching when they need a ghostwriter. The mix-up is understandable; both put a professional beside you while you make a book.…
Book CoachI charge $1 a word, which puts a typical book between $50,000 and $80,000. When prospects hear that, some of them simply disappear. Rejection is part of this business, and almost no one talks honestly about it. Here is how…
Book CoachNo, ghostwriters do not get royalties, not as standard practice and not on any of my 54+ projects. I charge by the word with milestone payments tied to real deliverables, so the work gets paid as it gets written. Here…
Book CoachShould the memoir run chronologically, circle a single theme, or jump across time? Nearly every memoir project hits this wall, a lifetime of material and no obvious shape, and the wrong choice can turn a remarkable life into a book…
BloggingOne month after my blog went live, it landed me a $15,000 ghostwriting project, and that was the moment I understood what a blog could do for a service business. This interview, updated for current pricing, tells the full story…
Book CoachSome clients hire me to write the whole book; others want to write it themselves and just need someone who has done it before walking beside them. That second path is coaching. Here is what it actually looks like session…
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