Two or more writers on one book, and the agreements and habits that keep it from falling apart.
Co-AuthoringThe 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-AuthoringCo-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…
collaborationThe 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…
collaborationNo 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 AuthorshipA 2024 study of 350-plus business authors found ghostwritten books four times more profitable than self-written ones, and the market has passed a billion dollars while growing nearly 8 percent a year. Smart people figured out what most have not.…
case studyA 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.
collaborationFantasy 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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