Frequently Asked Questions
Can you actually handle the technical material?
Yes. The Writing King spent 33 years in enterprise technology, including 20 years as Director of Computer Operations, and personally led two enterprise digital transformations: one automating back-end processes that had been manual for years, the other automating warehouses. On top of that, he has ghostwritten three digital transformation books for clients. The technical and political complexity of this work is familiar territory, not something to work around. You can go deep without stopping to translate every term.
How long does it take to write a business or transformation book?
Most run three to six months from first interview to finished manuscript. A tightly scoped framework book finishes at the faster end. A research-heavy, case-study-driven, or highly technical book runs longer. Your availability matters too: weekly interviews and quick chapter reviews keep the project moving. The discovery call is where a realistic timeline gets set against your specific book.
Will the book sound like me, or like a generic business book?
It sounds like you, and that is the point. The early interviews are partly about content and partly about how you actually argue, explain, and frame problems. The first chapters come back written in your voice. If something is off, you say so and the next pass corrects it. The early chapters are iterated until you read a draft and say it sounds like you at your sharpest. The rest of the book is then written in the voice you have approved.
My material is confidential and some of it is under NDA. Can you handle that?
Yes. Discretion is standard. Confidential client details, proprietary methods, and anything under NDA are handled accordingly. Where a story matters but a client or employer cannot be named, it gets told in a way that keeps the lesson and protects the identity. A nondisclosure agreement covers the project from start to finish.
Who owns the rights to the book?
You do, completely. The arrangement is work-for-hire, which means you are the sole copyright holder the moment the manuscript is delivered. You publish it under your name, license it, build a course or keynote from it, or do nothing with it at all. The Writing King has no claim on royalties, derivative rights, or future earnings. It is written into the Statement of Work before any work begins.
What if I have a methodology but no outline?
That is a normal starting point. Some clients arrive with a fully developed framework and a clear table of contents. Others arrive with a decade of strong opinions and patterns that have never been organized into a system. The interview process builds whatever you have into a complete structure with a clear argument before any chapters get written. If you arrive with an outline, it gets pressure-tested first. If you arrive with scattered expertise, the early interviews develop it into a working structure you approve.
How does the collaboration work?
It starts with structured interviews over video call, recorded with your permission, covering your methodology, your war stories, the patterns you see, and the argument you want the book to make. From there, The Writing King builds an outline you approve, then writes the book in stages, sending chapters for your review as it develops. You stay involved throughout, including correcting anything technical that is not exactly right, so the book never drifts from what you intended.
What is included in the investment?
Full-service ghostwriting at $1 per word covers discovery and interviews, outlining, the complete manuscript, structural editing, and revision rounds based on your feedback. Pricing is locked in your Statement of Work before work starts. Publishing and launch support is available as a separate package if you want help getting the book in front of the right readers.
What makes The Writing King different for a transformation or tech book?
Most ghostwriters write about business and technology from the outside. The Writing King led two enterprise digital transformations himself and has ghostwritten three transformation books, on top of 33 years in enterprise IT and 54+ ghostwritten projects across 113+ books authored in total. That means he has sat in your chair and written this exact book before. You get a ghostwriter who understands the work, the stakes, and the politics, not one learning your field on your project.
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