What We Do

A ghostwriter helps you say what you want to say.

Your ghostwriter is your collaborative partner, working with you to understand what you're trying to do, to reflect back to you what you've said, and bringing to bear our deep experience in making compelling, effective books. Our role is to be your trusted guide through the process of getting to a finished manuscript.

You tell us the story, and we write it. It can be that simple.

Or maybe your book requires research, interviews, even travel. We can do all of it.

We help, but the book is yours.

We will discuss your book idea in depth before we begin writing.

Every book is different. Together, we'll determine if we are a good fit. Then we'll figure out the best way to work together and what our services will cost.

Editing takes several forms. Book editing involves some or all of this work, depending on the shape of the manuscript.

Book development means figuring out what goes in your book, what doesn’t, and how it fits together.

Structural editing has to do with the shape of the book. Do you know what you want to do, and are you doing it? How effective are your narrative arc and character development? Could your argument be stronger? Are things in the right place and the right order? What’s missing from the story? What’s extraneous? How effectively do you lead the reader on an emotional journey?

Line editing gets into the meat of the writing. Are the chapters working internally? Is the argument flowing from paragraph to paragraph? How are the transitions working? What about sentence structure and phrasing?

Copy editing and proofreading. All manuscripts need this for a final polish and to bring the book up to Chicago Manual of Style standards, the professional book publisher’s style guide.

Too many authors start their book simply by writing, then get lost, become demoralized, and quit.

A good author coach can prevent this.

We will set you up with an organized structure for your book so you know what you are trying to do, who you are trying to do it for, and how to do it.

As you write, we’ll read your first chapter, giving you tips to keep moving forward and improve as you go.

When you are done, we’ll read your manuscript and come up with a plan for your next steps on the way to publishing a book that makes you proud.

We’ll pair you with an experienced book designer who will create a cover you love—and keep working with you until you do.

They’ll design beautiful interior pages and, if necessary, graphics.

We will acquire an ISBN number for each edition of your book. Our production manager will work with you to set up your imprint and Amazon page and to upload your files to Amazon and IngramSpark. You’ll own all the rights and collect all the royalties.

Audiobooks are now more popular than e-books and are the fastest growing segment of the U.S. market.

Once you have a final manuscript, our audiobook partner Punch Audio will record, edit, produce and publish your book on Audible.com (which makes your book available on Amazon) and Author’s Republic (which makes it available everywhere else).

Do you want to record your book yourself? Do you want a professional actor to do so? Punch Audio can find an affiliate studio near you if you are going to voice the book yourself.

Our PR partner, PR by The Book, has been developing authors’ influence for more than 20 years.

Book publicity campaigns generally begin three to six months before your publication date. Each one is unique, and your PR package from PR by The Book will reflect your needs. Your publicist will develop a press kit and promote your book to targeted and online media, set up a virtual book tour, and work with you to hone your social media campaigns.

We price your book project together. You are in charge of the price of your project, because price depends on what you want and need.

We speak by phone or video to learn what you want. We look at any work you’ve done so far and think carefully about whether we are a good match and how we can help you.

Only then will we provide you with a scope of work, a fixed project price and a timeline unique to your project and your needs.

Here is a link to our prices ranges.