Of course ghostwriting is more expensive; it's a lot of work! Besides taking the time to understand the content, there is also the added challenge of getting your "voice"; that unique style of speaking particular to each of us.
When I'm "ghosting", I'm chanelling--your ideas, your voice, your goals. I'm also thinking like a writer: who's our audience? What is our mission? I also think like a scientist, asking myself how I'll know if I've achieved our goal. Is it book sales, great reviews, positive customer feedback? Is it simply knowing that the book (or speech or paper) is well-written, interesting, thought or action-provoking?
The Process
1. First contact. We will talk about your goals: what you want written, for whom and why. We will also talk about deadlines.
We'll discuss format ( book, ebook. speech, script, article, letter?) and length. We will discuss editing plans, and if others are involved (publishers, editors, partners or colleagues) that will be part of our planning.
Next, we'll figure out how we'll get your voice into my head: I often visit clients for this work, to shadow and interview them, listen to them talk and see how they interact with others. Some projects may be accomplished with Skype meetings, though, and by phone and email. If the manuscript contains technical information, you may also send me reading material or links to works I need to understand in order to write correctly and coherently about your area of expertise.
Once we have covered the nuts and bolts of the project, I will send you a quote, and before we begin the process, you will send me 50% of the total. Depending on the project, the other half will be due on completion, or may be broken into smaller payments at various deadlines: first half, first draft and final editing, for example.
When I'm "ghosting", I'm chanelling--your ideas, your voice, your goals. I'm also thinking like a writer: who's our audience? What is our mission? I also think like a scientist, asking myself how I'll know if I've achieved our goal. Is it book sales, great reviews, positive customer feedback? Is it simply knowing that the book (or speech or paper) is well-written, interesting, thought or action-provoking?
The Process
1. First contact. We will talk about your goals: what you want written, for whom and why. We will also talk about deadlines.
We'll discuss format ( book, ebook. speech, script, article, letter?) and length. We will discuss editing plans, and if others are involved (publishers, editors, partners or colleagues) that will be part of our planning.
Next, we'll figure out how we'll get your voice into my head: I often visit clients for this work, to shadow and interview them, listen to them talk and see how they interact with others. Some projects may be accomplished with Skype meetings, though, and by phone and email. If the manuscript contains technical information, you may also send me reading material or links to works I need to understand in order to write correctly and coherently about your area of expertise.
Once we have covered the nuts and bolts of the project, I will send you a quote, and before we begin the process, you will send me 50% of the total. Depending on the project, the other half will be due on completion, or may be broken into smaller payments at various deadlines: first half, first draft and final editing, for example.
