Ghostwriting Service

Coaching is basically like ghostwriting consulting. I’m there with you step by step but you’re doing the heavy lifting of writing and rewriting. I guide you using the same process I use when ghostwriting. We’ll meet for 90 minutes once or twice a week depending on your schedule and budget.

I help you make tough decisions about structure, flow, voice, and everything else you need to push forward and get your book finished. Once it’s ready for publishing I guide you through the publishing process and can help you develop a marketing plan to spread the word and build your authority as a published author.

Coaching Pricing

• Nonfiction: $1,000 – $2,000 per month depending on meeting frequency
• Brainstorming / Hourly Consulting: $200 per hour – Tap into my book industry insider knowledge and I’ll guide you through the process of market positioning, publishing, and marketing.

If you have already written your manuscript and want to put it into the hands of a book industry insider to get professional feedback, an analysis and recommendation is the best route. I will review your manuscript, whatever stage it is in, and prepare an industry-level A&R. The A&R highlights the manuscript’s strengths and weaknesses and provides a step-by-step process for fixing the weaknesses. The A&R also includes feedback for the best marketing position, an attention-grabbing book industry pitch you can send out to agents to get more eyes on your book.

A&R Time

• 7-21 days, depending on manuscript size.

A&R Pricing

• $1,000 – $3,000, depending on the manuscript size.

A book proposal is a common request for nonfiction books. Although not always required for fiction, book industry insiders recommend writing them because the information can be used for publicists, booking agents, marketing, and more.

Book proposal packages include an overview of the manuscript, your bio, promotion plan, chapter by chapter summary, and 2-3 sample chapters (~ 30 sample pages). 

Book Proposal Time

• Nonfiction: 4 weeks when added to a ghostwriting project and three months as a stand-alone service.

Book Proposal Pricing

• Nonfiction Book Proposal: $5,000 when added to a ghostwriting project and $15,000 as a stand-alone service

Musical line editing is a line by line edit that only certified ghostwriters are trained for. It’s an intensive line-by-line edit that ensures every line has a rhythm that keeps the reader engaged and turning pages. This type of edit is not one that’s simply run through a grammar program and then double checked with a human eye.

A musical line edit focuses on bringing dead sentences to life, and creating an auto-read experience for agents and readers. Musical line edits take place after the developmental edit which looks at the first draft and before the copy edit which corrects grammar, spelling, and other mechanical errors.

Musical line editing brings the author’s voice on the page. It polishes dull sentences with style and personality and turns redundant monotone sentences into words that dance on the page.

Musical Line Editing Pricing

• 90 minutes twice a week, $1,500 per month

Today more and more authors are going the self-publishing route. They either don’t want to navigate the traditional publishing journey or want to keep control of their book. Even more, authors that want to go with traditional publishing have an advantage when they approach a publisher with a marketing plan already in motion.

A bestseller marketing plan is a three to six month strategy that puts you in a strong position to promote your book, get it published, and make sales post publishing. It’s a way to officially launch your career as an author, develop book industry relationships, and explore sales opportunities you might have never otherwise known about.

Bestseller Marketing Plans Include

• Step by step promotional checklist
• Distribution channels
• Media contact information
• Interview introduction, questions and answers for media guest appearance
• Book industry one-liner pitch for distributors, wholesalers, and booksellers
• Specific websites for potential affiliates and consignment sales
• Potential sponsors and product tie-ins
• Bulk-sale buyer opportunities
• Keyword specific topics for blogs and articles
• Hi-volume/low-margin display marketers
• Cooperative marketing campaigns through Independent Book Publishers
• Association
• Military procurement opportunities

Bestseller Marketing Plan Time

• 1 month when added to a ghostwriting project or 3 months as a stand-alone service

Bestseller Marketing Plan Pricing

• $5,000 when added to a ghostwriting project and $15,000 as a stand alone service

Most full-length ghostwriting projects range from $30,000 to $75,000 and are charged on a monthly payment plan. Where the pricing falls for your book is determined by where you are with concept development, if you have a manuscript, and how much of the manuscript we can use if you have one.

Not unless you want them to know. I never take credit nor do I discuss our work with anyone. Our collaboration is 100% confidential.

Never. This is your book and you get 100% of the profits.

Certified Ghostwriters hold a certificate from the Ghostwriting Professional Designation Program sponsored by California State University. It’s the first and ONLY academically sponsored ghostwriting training program in the world. It’s an intense 15 month masters-level program that teaches theory, technique, and book publishing secrets.

The final proofreading should be done by a cold-eye professional proofreader. You may arrange for a proofreader on your own, or I can connect you with one and incorporate their corrections without any additional charges.

I send a monthly invoice via QuickBooks online for hassle free payments.

Because I accept payments on a monthly basis this gives you the flexibility to pause or stop a project for any reason you desire. If you want to stop permanently I’ll give you all the materials I worked on and can refer you to another certified ghostwriter if you wish.