| I've been telling you all to write your information | | | | realistic fee for the project. |
| book and have enough blow back from you all; so | | | | Ask them to produce a table of contents and a |
| now I'm giving you my solution. Your book could | | | | few pages of text as well an upgraded outline. |
| open up a completely new business for you. The | | | | The ghostwriter should be able to produce a clear |
| basic problem with writing books is that most | | | | outline of the project and give you an estimate at |
| people are afraid of using a different form of | | | | this time. You can choose to co-write the book |
| communication. Like public speaking, the fear of | | | | and have your ghostwriter edit and collaborate |
| communication usually comes from trying to | | | | with you or they can complete the project for |
| attempt the unfamiliar. | | | | you. |
| If you can speak clearly, you can have a book. | | | | My suggestion is to create collaboration with your |
| You can start with a notebook. Once you begin | | | | writer; they will be able to coach you through the |
| to jot down notes about your ideas, you can free | | | | process and help you learn how to write properly |
| associate. You won't have to worry about | | | | in the future. |
| chapters or headings or anything. | | | | You can check for the following: |
| The first thing to do is organize your notes. Get | | | | Check for credentials and references |
| your notebook and begin to form a timeline. This | | | | Check on line for sample writers contracts |
| is where you begin to lay out the ideas into a | | | | Go on line to visit writer's publications |
| structure. | | | | Research comparable books |
| Next, lay out the beginning and the end. Take | | | | Check writers message boards |
| your time to get a sense of the way the book | | | | Be sure to get samples of several writers and |
| ends. | | | | speak with them on the phone. You |
| Why are you going through this much work if | | | | Decide if the ghostwriter will get co-author or |
| you're going to hire a ghost writer? Because a | | | | editing credit for the work. This is crucial to the |
| ghostwriter will need to get an idea of your style, | | | | contract as well as the fees. |
| your voice and your thoughts. A ghostwriter | | | | Find a good writing user-group to see what |
| needs to get a handle on the material you're | | | | concerns you might be overlooking in regards to |
| presenting and most important, if a ghost writer | | | | your specific project. You might even find a few |
| has to do the heavy lifting and commit to | | | | writers there for evaluation. |
| research, they'll charge you a lot more. | | | | One of the best ways to get your book material |
| So what does the average ghostwriter charge | | | | to your ghostwriter is to do a series of |
| for the work? That will depend on the length of | | | | interviews. They are then able to consolidate your |
| the work and the whether they are charging a | | | | knowledge along with any reference and research |
| project fee or an hourly fee. Your project size will | | | | you've put together. |
| be a very important factor in determining your | | | | The process is not easy but you can get it done. |
| final costs. | | | | The benefits far outweigh the pain and fear. You'll |
| After you've crafted your outline, bring in your | | | | have a great marketing tool and your level of |
| writer for the first of a long series of meetings. | | | | influence will rise exponentially. Go to my |
| Review the outline and the notes with your writer | | | | publications website for more details on marketing |
| to give them enough material to establish a | | | | your work. |