Celine, over at Pimp Your Work, has the kind of article I love to see: Get your career in the fast lane. Write a book. Seriously. The idea is that writing a book can be a great career move.
In fact, it can. Of course, not everyone can write a book and even many of those […]
As we get to the end of the writing of his book, I’ve got a client who has gotten nervous about changes I’m making. He’s asked me to use track changes so he can see everything. I don’t really mind, except it takes a bit more work… or at least the way were going at […]
At least four months ago I contracted to ghost a 100-page book with a 45-day deadline on a particular breed of cat. The author’s goal was a book he could sell from his website. Plans included author provided drawings, a foreword by a cat expert as well as generally helpful and fun information for people […]
I just got a lesson in how a freelance writing business actually works. Back at the end of 2004 and the beginning of 2005 I put together a ghostwriting proposal for a book. As I recall I had several phone conversations with both the author and his business manager. I know from my client files […]
Sometimes a ghostwriting project goes something like this:
The client wants a 100-page ebook
Content is outlined
The client promises both a foreword by a third party and a fairly extensive chapter he will write.
The client also promises a selection of line drawings.
And the client wants the project in 45 days.
The writer agrees, gets an upfront payment and […]
Recently a ghostwriting client sent me two emails in response to a draft chapter I’d sent. I’d asked him to explain some of his thinking, and that’s what the emails represented.
I found the first tough going. I copied the body of the email into word and double spaced it to make it easier to […]
It’s interesting reading about your ghostwriting job. I was this close to getting ghostwriting jobs a couple of times, but I think I asked for too much. How would you price a ghostwriting job?
Jason
Hi Jason,
Ghostwriting prices are all over the map. Some people charge by the hour, some by the page and some, like me, […]
Making good money as a freelance writer
Written by Anne Wayman [email] for b5media.
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