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.
Co-AuthoringGhostwriter, ghost writer, ghost author, hired pen, book writer for hire: most of these name the same job, and a few name a different one. What each term means, and which one to search when you want your book written.
GhostwritingA ghostwriter does far more than type your words. Here is the real scope of the role, what it costs, and the honest question behind putting your book off.
AudiobookA ghostwritten book usually takes four to eight months from the first interview. Here's the calendar view: the kickoff, the interview weeks, the outline, chapters arriving one at a time, the final read, and what slows a project down.
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 ProposalCelebrities are the smallest part of it. Executives and founders, coaches, athletes, families, people writing in a second language and people with hard stories hire ghostwriters, and more of them lately tried AI first. Here's who uses ghostwriters and why.
Book ProposalFamilies talk themselves out of memoirs with beliefs that don't hold up: the subject isn't famous enough, memory has gaps, it's too late, the book has to be published. Here's what's true instead, and the one belief that is right.
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…
Contracts and AgreementsGhostwriting 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…
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