Contracts and AgreementsTwo ghostwriting quotes can look far apart and cover completely different books. Line them up on word count, interviews, revisions, schedule, ownership, exclusions and cancellation before you look at the price.
For Executives & ProfessionalsA ghostwritten business book can be a deductible business expense, and a family memoir generally isn't. Here's how the treatment depends on how the book is used, and what to ask your CPA before you sign.
GhostwritingMost ghostwriters revise their own drafts, but editing, proofreading, formatting and cover design are separate jobs. Here's what a ghostwriting fee covers and what to budget for after the manuscript.
Contracts and AgreementsBooks grow in the middle, and you can ask your ghostwriter for more than the contract covers. Here's how change orders work, what additions cost, and when longer isn't better.
Ghostwriting Cost & PricingGhostwriting is usually paid in installments, not a lump sum. How deposits, monthly advances, rush premiums, change orders, pauses and early stops work, and what a fair payment clause should include.
AEORunning a ghostwriting business is a different skill from ghostwriting. Pricing, positioning, and pipeline decide whether a writer makes a living.
Book CoachingLooking for an affordable ghostwriter? Here is what ghostwriting actually costs, why cheap ghostwriters backfire, and the real budget options: coaching, handbooks, and prep. From a ghostwriter with 54+ completed books.
Book ROI & Business CasePeople ask me to ghostwrite for free more than you would believe, offering exposure, royalty splits, or a vague favor in exchange for a supposed bestseller. The answer is always no. Here is what the money actually buys, why cheap…
ConsultingOverconfident, underprepared and completely naive, with my eye on six hundred dollars and no idea I could not do the work until I was in too deep.
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GhostwritingA free consult and a paid Book Discovery Intensive do two different jobs. The free call tells you whether you might want to work together; the Intensive proves whether the book will actually happen, because you leave with a real…
Book CoachingExecutives usually sense a book would help before they can prove it, and what they want is data to justify the spend. The 2024 ROI study delivers it: a median of $92,500 in revenue tied to ghostwritten business books. Here…
Becoming a GhostwriterA professionally ghostwritten book is a significant investment, and when prospects hear the price, some of them simply disappear. Rejection is part of this business, and almost no one talks honestly about it. Here is how it feels, why it…
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