Two or more writers on one book, and the agreements and habits that keep it from falling apart.
Book CoachingSeptember 29, 2026
Collaborators, co-writers, book doctors, developmental editors and book coaches all help with books. Each differs from a ghostwriter in who writes, whose name goes on the cover and who owns the book.
Co-AuthoringMay 28, 2026
The 50/50 co-author split is the lazy default and rarely correct. Four variables decide the right one: who brings the audience, who brings the substance, who does the writing, who runs the launch. Here is the math behind 50/50, 60/40,…
Co-AuthoringMay 28, 2026
Co-author and ghostwriter are not the same deal dressed differently; they are structurally different agreements with different IP outcomes, revenue splits, and effects on a book's commercial life, and choosing wrong locks you in for years. Here is how to…
CollaborationFebruary 13, 2026
The number one question I get is not about price; it is about process. People want to know what actually happens between signing and holding a finished book, because from the outside it is a black box. Here is exactly…
CollaborationFebruary 10, 2026
No ghostwritten book gets made alone; the client brings the ideas and the voice, the writer brings craft and structure, and the quality of that partnership decides the quality of the book more than talent on either side. After fifty-plus…
Authority Through AuthorshipFebruary 9, 2026
Professional ghostwriting is a large and growing industry, driven by executives, founders, coaches and families rather than celebrities. Where the stigma came from, how the internet changed it, and what AI is doing to the market.
Case StudyJune 4, 2025
A platinum artist hired me to co-write his sci-fi sequel. We built a powerful storyline, until fame pulled him away. A bold project left unfinished.
CollaborationSeptember 26, 2018
Fantasy author Mercedes Lackey on writing 136 books, collaborating with Anne McCaffrey and Andre Norton, building battle scenes and bird characters, and the hard economics of the writing life.
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