The Writing King Your Ethical Ghostwriter. Your Story, Done Right.

Become the published authority in your field, without writing the book yourself

Turn what you already know into a book that raises capital, books speaking stages, wins clients, and makes you the obvious choice in your field. You do the talking. I do the writing.

For executives, entrepreneurs, and public figures who have the expertise but not the time to write it down.

And unlike the mills, I can prove it: 113+ books under my own name you can read tonight.

Tell me honestly if a book makes sense

No pitch. A straight conversation about your situation.

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What a book is really worth

The 2024 Business Book ROI study surveyed 301 published nonfiction authors. The money did not come from book sales. It came from what the book unlocked: speaking, consulting, credibility, and authority pricing.

$92,500
Median revenue per ghostwritten book
$50,000
Median consulting revenue from the book
68%
Gained increased credibility
89%
Said publishing was worth it

Read that first, then look at what it costs. If the book is a business asset that returns six figures, the price reads differently.

Why trust me with it

113+ books under my own name you can read tonight. 100+ podcast appearances you can listen to. Named case studies, including a book adopted at Purdue. 54+ books ghostwritten for clients who raised over $30 million in venture capital and commanded $20,000 keynote fees within eighteen months. Every bit of it is checkable. The mills cannot produce any of that.

Not ready to commit to a whole book?

The Book Feasibility Intensive is $5,000 for the strategy, the plan, and a sample chapter, credited toward your engagement within sixty days. Start there, see the work, then decide.

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Whatever stage your book is at, there is a service for it.

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Real client projects: the goals, the work we did together, and the results that followed. Each documented in detail.

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The honest hesitations

The doubts you are already feeling, answered straight. The first one is open because it is the one everyone asks.

“That’s a lot of money for a book.”
It is, and I will not pretend otherwise. Full ghostwriting runs $15,000 to $60,000, with budget options from $7,597. The 2024 Business Book ROI study found most business books return the investment through clients, speaking, and authority pricing, and my clients have used books to raise capital and land TEDx stages. If the book is a business asset, price it like one. And if you want certainty first, the Feasibility Intensive is $5,000, credited toward the engagement. Read: what ghostwriting costs and why »
“How do I know you’re not one of the scams?”
Verify what cannot be faked. I have 113+ books under my own name you can read tonight, 100+ podcast appearances you can listen to, named case studies including a book adopted at Purdue, and reviews attached to a checkable identity. The mills cannot produce any of that. Read: how to vet a ghostwriter »
“It won’t sound like me.”
The book is built from recorded interviews, your stories, your phrasing, and your judgment, and you review every chapter. Early samples get tuned until the voice is right. After 54+ ghostwritten books, holding a client’s voice is the part of this work I am best at. Read: how a ghostwriter captures your voice »
“Isn’t using a ghostwriter cheating?”
The ideas, stories, expertise, and judgment are yours; that is the book. You are hiring the craft of structuring and writing it, the way executives hire speechwriters. I publish a Code of Ethics and work within it: no fabricated stories, no invented credentials, your approval on every word. Read: isn’t using a ghostwriter cheating? »
“Will you secretly use AI on my book?”
A fair question in 2026, and it gets a written answer, not a verbal one: my AI policy goes in the contract. Your book is written by me, AI serves as a research and checking tool only, and your material never trains anything. Read: will my ghostwriter secretly use AI? »
“I don’t have time for this.”
Your commitment is the interviews, an hour or two at a stretch around your calendar, plus reading chapters as they arrive. Most clients spend 20 to 40 hours total across the whole project while I spend hundreds. Read: “I don’t have time” and other lies we tell ourselves »

The practical questions

How the services, credentials, and logistics really work.

What professional writing services do you offer?
The services cover full book ghostwriting at $1 per word, book coaching at $200 to $300 per hour in ten-hour blocks, writing coaching at $200 per hour, book proposals at a flat $15,000, AI-assisted books from $15,000, and publishing help. The right one depends on how much of the writing you want to do yourself.
How do I know which service I need?
It comes down to time and goals. If you want a finished book without writing it, ghostwriting fits. If you want to write it yourself with guidance, book coaching fits. A discovery conversation sorts out which path makes sense for your book.
What are your credentials?
The track record is 113+ authored books and 54+ ghostwritten books, plus 33 years in enterprise technology including two decades as Director of Computer Operations at Trader Joe’s. That combination suits business, technical, and memoir books.
Do you work with first-time authors?
Yes. Most clients are writing their first book. The whole point of the service is to make that possible, whether through full ghostwriting, coaching, or a proposal.
What kinds of books do you work on?
Business books, memoirs, technical and cybersecurity books, and fiction. The combination of 113+ authored books, 54+ ghostwritten, and 33 years in enterprise technology suits books a generalist would struggle with.
Is everything confidential?
Yes. Ghostwriting is confidential by default and covered by a nondisclosure agreement. Your book, your ideas, and the arrangement itself stay private.

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