Ghostwriting
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Ghostwriting: What you Need to Know
A ghostwriter isn’t an author. I’m a professional writer. This is what I do every day—build books for people who have something worth saying but don’t have the time, the skillset, or the desire to write it themselves.
Think of it like hiring an architect. You know what you want the house to feel like. I know how to make it stand up.
Of the roughly 1.7 million books published every year, industry estimates put about 70% as ghostwritten. The ideas belong to the author. The craft belongs to the writer. The best business books you’ve read were probably built this way—and you’d never know it, because that’s the whole point.
A Book Built to Sell Itself
I don’t write manuscripts. I build books—structured, edited, and positioned so they hold their own on a shelf next to anyone in your industry. When a prospect picks it up, it should do the convincing for you before you ever get on a call.
Authority You Can Hand to Someone
Credentials live on a résumé. A book lives on a desk, a nightstand, a conference table. I write yours so it demonstrates your expertise page by page—not by telling readers you’re the expert, but by proving it in every chapter.
A Better Client Filter Than Any Ad
The right book attracts the right clients and repels the wrong ones. I write yours to speak directly to the people you actually want to work with. They read it, they get it, they call. The tire-kickers self-select out.
The Story Gold Media Ghostwriting Way
Confidential
Your book, your name, your credit. I don’t tell anyone I wrote it unless you want me to. That’s not a policy—it’s the job. Everything you share with me during the process stays between us. Full stop.
Comfortable
Writing a book with someone means letting them inside your head for months. That only works if you trust the person sitting across from you. I ask good questions, I listen more than I talk, and I make the process feel like a conversation—because that’s what it is.
Professional
I hit deadlines. I come prepared. I don’t disappear for two weeks and resurface with excuses. You’re investing real money and real time in this project, and I treat it that way. Every draft gets my full attention, every chapter gets pushed until it’s right.
Should you write your book yourself?
You write well. You’ve been putting out blog posts and articles for years. Your audience responds. The ideas are there.
But the book isn’t happening.
You’ve opened the doc. Typed “Chapter 1.” Maybe even written a few pages. Then the momentum dies. You’re not sure if the structure works. You’re not sure if it’s one book or three. Someone asks how the writing’s going and you change the subject.
You’ve thought about hiring a ghostwriter. But the questions come fast:
“What if it doesn’t sound like me?”
“I’m the one who knows this material—won’t I just end up rewriting everything?”
“What if I spend the money and the book doesn’t deliver?”
These are the right questions. And the reason most people ask them is because the horror stories are real. Plenty of authors have paid good money for a manuscript that missed their voice, watered down their ideas, and sat on a hard drive never to be read.
The difference is who you hire.
I’m one of fewer than 100 certified ghostwriters worldwide. That’s not a marketing line, it’s a credential that exists because this work requires a specific set of skills. Capturing someone’s voice. Extracting the ideas that matter from the ones that don’t. Building a book that reads like you wrote it on your best day.
That’s what I do. And I’ve been doing it long enough to know when it’s working.
What is a Certified Ghostwriter?
There used to be one master’s-level ghostwriting program in the world. Run through California State University by Claudia Suzanne, who spent decades training professional ghostwriters before most people knew the job existed. Claudia retired, and the program retired with her.
Which means the certification can’t be earned anymore. The people who have it are the only ones who ever will.
I’m one of fewer than 100.
The program went well beyond writing. It trained ghostwriters to think like publishing professionals—positioning, market strategy, structural editing, voice matching, and the publishing process itself. You came out the other side understanding the entire lifecycle of a book, not just how to string sentences together.
Here’s what that training means in practice when you work with me:
I identify your book’s strongest market position before we write a word. I catch structural problems early—the kind that sink a manuscript and most writers never see coming. I build chapters that hold a reader from the first page to the last. I protect your voice through every round of edits so the finished book sounds like you, not me. And when the writing’s done, I help you navigate the publishing path that actually fits your goals—not the one that’s easiest or most obvious.
The Story Gold Media Ghostwriting Process
Develop
We start with interviews. I pull the ideas, stories, and expertise out of your head, then build a chapter-by-chapter outline that gives the book its spine. You approve the structure before I write a word.
Ghostwrite
I write the book. Chapter by chapter, in your voice, built on the framework we agreed to. You review as we go—not at the end when it’s too late to change direction.
Edit
Once the draft is complete, I go through it line by line. Tightening sentences, smoothing transitions, cutting anything that doesn’t earn its place. The goal is a manuscript that reads like you wrote it on your sharpest day.
Publish
I walk you through the publishing process—format, cover, distribution, listing—and help you make the decisions that actually matter. You end up with a finished book on Amazon, not a manuscript sitting on your desktop.
Ghostwriting Services & Pricing
Ghostwriting
Ghostwriting Time
- Six to Nine months depending on the type of book
Ghostwriting Pricing
Pricing is determined on a case by case basis. After our initial consultation I’ll have a better sense of where you’re at with your book idea, and the amount of time it will take to complete.
Most full-length ghostwriting projects range from $20,000 – $35,000 and are charged on a monthly payment plan.
Coaching
Coaching is basically like ghostwriting consulting. I’m there with you step by step but you’re doing the heavy lifting of writing and rewriting. I guide you using the same process I use when ghostwriting. We’ll meet for 60 minutes every week and I’ll also be putting in time between our meetings.
I help you make tough decisions about structure, flow, voice, and everything else you need to push forward and get your book finished. Once it’s ready for publishing I guide you through the publishing process and can help you develop a marketing plan to spread the word and build your authority as a published author.
Coaching Pricing
- Nonfiction: $1,000 – $2,000 per month depending on meeting frequency and level of support needed
- Brainstorming / Hourly Consulting: $200 per hour – Tap into my book industry insider knowledge and I’ll guide you through the process of market positioning, publishing, and marketing.
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Things You May Want to Know
How long will it take to ghostwrite my book?
Every project is different, but most business books take six months. Memoirs or business legacy book take nine to twelve months. The length, development, and your availability will be the biggest factors that influence how long it takes us to finish your book.
How much does ghostwriting cost?
Most full-length ghostwriting projects range from $15,000 to $30,000 and are charged on a monthly payment plan. Where the pricing falls for your book is determined by where you are with concept development, if you have a manuscript, and how much of the manuscript we can use if you have one.
Will people know I used a ghostwriter?
Not unless you want them to know. I never take credit nor do I discuss our work with anyone. Our collaboration is 100% confidential.
Do you get royalties if you ghostwrite my book?
Never. This is your book and you get 100% of the profits.
What does “certified ghostwriter” mean?
Certified Ghostwriters hold a certificate from the Ghostwriting Professional Designation Program sponsored by California State University. It’s the first and ONLY academically sponsored ghostwriting training program in the world. It’s an intense 15 month masters-level program that teaches theory, technique, and book publishing secrets.
Do I need to hire a copy editor and proofreader?
The final proofreading should be done by a cold-eye professional proofreader. You may arrange for a proofreader on your own, or I can connect you with one.
How do you accept payments?
I send a monthly invoice via QuickBooks online for hassle free payments.
What if I decide to stop the project after we start?
Because I accept payments on a monthly basis this gives you the flexibility to pause or stop a project for any reason you desire. If you want to stop permanently I’ll give you all the materials I worked on up to the point of cancellation.
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