Cybersecurity Ghostwriter Who Knows the Material Cold
A book in your voice. Accurate where it counts. Authority that outlasts the threat cycle.
113+ books under my own name you can read tonight. 54+ ghostwritten. 33 years in enterprise technology, 20 of them as Director of Computer Operations and Technical Services at Trader Joe’s.
What does a cybersecurity ghostwriter cost?
I interview you, write the book at the depth the subject demands, and you own every word. The rate is $1 per word, paid in monthly advances. Strict NDAs from the first conversation.
Pricing covers the interviews, the outline, the writing, and the revisions. No hidden fees. You own the manuscript, the copyright, and every right to it.
Want a shorter book at a lower price? AI-Assisted Books start at $15,000. It’s a different kind of offering: AI drafts the book from prompts I build out of your interviews, and I edit every page.
“It was a great pleasure to work with Richard on the documentation to support our efforts to implement NIST-CSF. His depth of technical experience, and obvious writing skills made the work effortless.”
Sixto Bernal
NIST-CSF documentation client
Want to read your book before you commit?
The Book Discovery Intensive gives you ten hours of strategy, a full book plan, and a 2,000-word sample chapter in your voice. Go on to full ghostwriting within 60 days and the entire fee is credited toward your book.
Why should a cybersecurity leader write a book?
You run security. You’ve handled the incidents, sat in the board meetings, and made the calls when the stakes were real. A book in your own voice is where that experience becomes the reference other people cite, instead of one more deck nobody keeps.
CISOs, security founders, and technical executives hire me when they want the book done right by someone who won’t flatten the material. I handled annual PCI compliance at Trader Joe’s. I was the technical editor on Cyberheist for KnowBe4, and I wrote Family Cybersecurity and Sins of the Internet. You won’t spend the engagement explaining what a threat model is.
What security story can only you tell?
Real security and technology projects.
How does ghostwriting a cybersecurity book work?
You talk. I write. The interviews fit around your schedule, sometimes 20 minutes between incidents, sometimes a few hours on a weekend. The work moves in six phases.
Why this book
We define the book’s job: put your real thinking on the record, become the reference others cite, or build authority outside the field. That job decides the depth and the audience.
Discovery
Structured interviews on your decisions, incidents, and judgment. I go after the reasoning under the talking points, the material you’ve never written down because nobody asked the right question.
Architecture
The recordings become an argument and a chapter outline, with the technical depth calibrated: accurate for experts, clear for board members and customers. You approve it before writing starts.
Creation
I write the chapters. Your share is about 20% of the effort: the expertise, the direction, and your review. Mine is the other 80%: the structure, the research, the prose, and the polish.
Refinement
You review each chapter, correct the technical detail, and direct revisions. Technical accuracy gets verified, and nothing is final until you approve it.
Publish (optional)
Publishing guidance, print and ebook editions, and distribution, available as a separate package.
See the full 6-phase process →
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A sample of my published work
Books I’ve written, ghostwritten, coached, or developed, including technical and security titles. Most of the client books carry the clients’ names.
Who writes your book?
One writer, start to finish: 113+ books authored under my own name and 54+ ghostwritten, including security and technical books that have to be accurate or they’re worthless, all under my published Ghostwriter Code of Conduct.
About Richard Lowe
Richard Lowe is a professional ghostwriter and bestselling author. He has authored 113+ books and ghostwritten 54+ more for executives, founders, coaches, and public figures. His clients have used their books to raise over $30 million in venture capital, land a TEDx invitation, and secure deals with traditional publishers. His own book How to Manage a Consulting Project was used as required reading in a course at Purdue University's Krannert School of Management.
His current lead book, The Ghostwriting Advantage, is the comprehensive guide to hiring a ghostwriter. He also authored the bestselling Focus on LinkedIn and the publishing-journey trilogy: Make a Living as a Self-Published Author, Publish Your Book, and Sell Your Books. He served as Technical Editor and Contributing Author on Cyberheist, the cybersecurity book by KnowBe4 founder Stu Sjouwerman. His ongoing series include Enemies of You (nonfiction cultural commentary) and the Victorian fiction series, contemporary reimaginings of classic Victorian science fiction by Jules Verne and H.G. Wells.
Before becoming a full-time ghostwriter, Richard spent 33 years in enterprise technology, including 20 years as Director of Computer Operations at Trader Joe's, where he managed infrastructure across 400+ stores. He hosts three interview podcasts: Leaders and Their Stories, Author Talks, and Conversations With Influencers, and has appeared as a guest on 100+ podcasts including The Chris Voss Show.
Want to explore all my ghostwriting insights? Visit the Ultimate Ghostwriting hub.
Based in Clearwater, Florida, serving Tampa, St. Petersburg, Palm Harbor, Largo, Safety Harbor, Pinellas and Polk counties, all of Florida, and authors everywhere remotely.
What do security leaders worry about before hiring a ghostwriter?
Security people have sharper objections than most. Good. Here are the answers.
The practical questions
Process, cost, accuracy, and confidentiality.
More questions? See the full Cybersecurity FAQ.
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