So you think you want to be a freelance writer and you are looking at doing some ghostwriting. Well, ghostwriting is hard work!
Yet when properly managed and priced, ghostwriting can be one of the most lucrative freelance writing careers.
This book goes through how to successfully run a ghostwriting project, from the initial contact with a prospective client to delivering the completed work. Potential pitfalls are discussed in detail, along with solutions and suggestions.
Here is a summary of what you’ll learn:
* How to price a ghostwriting project
* How to set up a ghostwriting business
* Running meetings with your client
* Doing interviews and research
* Why communication is especially important
* How to write a Statement of Work to protect yourself and your client
* How to handle the inevitable revisions
* How to deliver your final project.
So you think you want to be a freelance ghostwriter? Perhaps you have some writing experience, or you want to earn extra money. Maybe someone asked you to write a book that they want to publish in their own name, or possibly you heard of this thing called ghostwriting, and you want to give it a try.
Ghostwriting is hard work. It is very creative and fulfilling. However, the energy required to peer into a person’s mind, read their scrapbooks, make sense of their scribbled notes, and turn all of that into a well-written manuscript is intense.
Being a writer does not mean that you have the tools to be a good ghostwriter. Ghostwriting requires a whole different set of skills on top of writing. You’re not creating a book for you; you’re writing a book to satisfy the needs and requirements of another person, company, or group. It is a very different thing.
In this book, you will discover the nuts and bolts of ghostwriting and learn how to successfully turn a client’s idea into a completed manuscript with the following knowledge:
> How to manage the process of creating a ghostwritten book from start to finish
> Written and oral communication skills necessary when interacting with your client
> What you need to do to gain new ghostwriting business
> How to complete a well-written Statement of Work that defines the type of book to be written and how the project will be managed
> How to write the book, one chapter at a time, while utilizing interviews and outlines
> Communicating with your client during the revision process
> Controlling necessary changes—both minor and dramatic—while keeping your project on track
> Delivering your completed manuscript
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