Before anyone hires a ghostwriter, they want to know what one actually is. These posts are the plain-English primer: what ghostwriting is, what a ghostwriter actually does, where the craft came from, who uses it, and the misconceptions that keep people from ever writing their book.
AudiobookGhostwriting is simple at its core: you supply the ideas and expertise, a professional writer turns them into a book, and your name goes on the cover. Everything else is detail. After 54+ books for executives, physicians, and public figures,…
GhostwritingHow can you write my book if you don't know my field? Because writing a book and knowing a subject are two different jobs, and almost nobody is good at both. You bring the expertise through interviews; I bring the…
Book ProposalGhostwriting is simpler than people assume: you supply the ideas and vision, a professional turns them into a finished book, and your name goes on the cover. That is the whole arrangement. Here is how it works in practice, who…
Book ProposalAfter 54+ books I have fielded every objection to ghostwriting, and most are not real concerns, they are myths that keep qualified people from ever writing the book that could change their career. You lose control. It is only for…
Authority Through AuthorshipAfter ghostwriting 54+ books, the patterns are clear. Certain decisions produce books that generate speaking invitations and consulting leads; others produce books that disappear. Here are the dos and don'ts that make the difference.
Book CoachingHalf the people who contact me ask for the wrong thing, requesting ghostwriting when they need a coach, or coaching when they need a ghostwriter. The mix-up is understandable; both put a professional beside you while you make a book.…
Book CoachingThe word ghost is right there in the name. The entire point is that the client is the author and my name never appears, and across 54+ projects that has been true every single time. Here is how authorship and…
Ghostwriting ContractGhostwriting has always been legal; no country prohibits one person writing what another signs. The interesting question is the ethical one, and that gets answered in the agreement. Here is how contracts, copyright transfer, and professional standards protect both parties…
Book CoachingSome clients hire me to write the whole book; others want to write it themselves and just need someone who has done it before walking beside them. That second path is coaching. Here is what it actually looks like session…
Book CoachingSome people want a ghostwriter to do the work; others want to write the book themselves and see their own name on something they truly made. For the second group, there is coaching. With 113+ books behind me, here is…
GhostwritingAt seventeen I wrote my grandfather's story, a Navy man captured when the Philippines fell, four years in a Japanese POW camp, and it set the course for everything that followed. A ghostwriter captures a person's voice, legacy, and impact,…
GhostwritingIf you are weighing whether hiring a ghostwriter is somehow illegitimate, history settles it: the practice predates the printing press. It has produced some of the most influential books and speeches ever written. Here is the full story, from ancient…
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