Your complete FAQs for writing, publishing, and ghostwriting
Writing a book is about creating something with purpose, and words on a page are only the start. Whether you want to build authority, leave a legacy, grow your business, or tell your story, you probably have questions. These FAQs cover what I hear most from clients, aspiring authors, and business leaders, drawing on 113+ books authored under my own name, 54+ ghostwritten for clients, and 33 years of professional experience. Honest, practical answers in plain English.
No pitch. No pressure.
What should you know about working with a writer?
How ghostwriting and book coaching actually work, what they cost, how confidentiality is handled, and how to tell which one fits your project.
How does AI affect your book?
Where AI helps with a book and where it’s no business being. What stays yours, whether an AI-assisted book can be copyrighted, and what Amazon, IngramSpark, Draft2Digital, and Lulu actually require when you publish.
Questions by book type
A memoir isn’t a business book. A novel isn’t a how-to guide. Each kind of book has its own structure, audience, and process. These FAQs go category by category.
How do you publish your book?
The manuscript is half the journey. These FAQs cover the routes to publication: self-publishing platforms, formats, and royalties on one path, agents and traditional publishing on the other.
Author platform and tools
A book lives or dies on the platform around it. These FAQs cover the technical questions that come up when authors build sites, sell directly, or set up a publishing workflow.
Don’t see your question?
These FAQs cover the questions I hear most often, but no list covers everything. If you have a question about your specific project, the fastest path to a real answer is a conversation. Discovery calls are free and run about 30 minutes. We talk about your book, your goals, and whether working together makes sense. If it doesn’t, I’ll tell you and point you somewhere useful.
For a sense of how I work and why I do this, the Why I Give a Damn page is the best starting point.
Ready to talk about your book?
If the FAQs answered the early questions and you’re ready to talk specifics, the next step is a conversation. No script, no sales pitch, just a real discussion about whether your project is a fit.
No pitch. No pressure.