Ghostwriting for Your Book
I help women entrepreneurs and thought leaders write their business books
Click here if you’re ready to write your book
If you would like to have greater influence, attract more customers, and become an authority in your field, a book can help you.
Books remain one of the most powerful ways to get important messages to the people who need them most — even in this day of digital-everything.
Published books are also still the tool of choice for scaling your brand.
It’s a funny kind of magic. Anyone who takes the time and makes the effort to write a book often gets instant accolades. They become known as a credible resource for whatever subject they wrote about.
It’s a funny kind of magic. Anyone who takes the time and makes the effort to write a book often gets instant accolades. They become known as a credible resource for whatever subject they wrote about.
And that can happen before anyone cracks open the front cover!
But how is this possible in an age where everything is trying to grab our attention?
Simple: Books have staying power. Our culture holds a kind of reverence for published books. They’re scrutinized more and as a result can bring authority.
Books are also out there working for you all the time, always representing you. It’s one of the most evergreen assets a business can have.
Books offer
- brand recognition,
- authority,
- a lasting legacy,
- and instant credibility.
Those who read your book are more likely to trust your thinking and respect your insights. You’re more likely to be considered for brand deals, speaking engagements, and partnerships.
Peers and prospects tend to view you as a credible expert in your field.
Put simply, if your name is on a book that really connects with your target audience, you’re better able to foster a sense of community and loyalty surrounding your business.
In turn, this helps build your brand.
A solid brand is key for influential endorsements, particularly if you’re looking to grow your business or your reach. Your book helps to increase your online visibility. It can lead to invitations to appear
So why doesn’t everybody write a book?
For starters, if you don’t love the process of writing, it can be torture.
Even if you do enjoy your writing, you’re already busy building your company. Work priorities, time constraints, personal needs, and the desire to have any kind of life outside of work already take up the majority of your days.
- So if you’re overwhelmed at the idea of writing a book…
- Or you need it done yesterday…
- Or you have more pressing matters because you’re a busy CEO or thought leader or entrepreneur tending to your own offers and company and staff…
Let me do the wild keyboarding and planning and crafting. That’s my zone of genius. Yours is running your business and doing the high-level work you were born to do.
Click here to tell me more about the book you’d like to get written
Why I specialize in assisting female entrepreneurs, experts, and executives in writing their books
Getting your thoughts, story, or process published often evolves into a reputation-making business book.
Always, it means the creation of a legacy product.
But too often, women — even those at the top of their fields — discount their own stories. They think they’re not ready. Or they just can’t find the time.
The result? Very little representation at the highest level of top-selling business books.
But we need more stories of women leaders doing great work. And books are a powerful way to demonstrate that.
You see, books continue to hold great importance in our culture, no matter how advanced the digital landscape becomes. Whereas any old Joe or Josephine can slap up a post with an opinion in a matter of seconds…
Books are vetted, sourced, checked, and double-checked. Which is why they continue to build credibility and improve the reputation and authority of the author.
My ghostwriting packages include all research and interviews, writing, copyediting, and proofreading. Also included are any transcription services and document transfer or storage costs.
We’ll work as a connected team, and I’ll do all or most of the writing (your call… I can take what you write/have written and integrate it, or write it all from scratch).
Here’s a glimpse into the process:
Writing and finishing a book is all about momentum, which is why I offer a Five-to-First service: five weeks to your first draft.
We’ll communicate in whatever way feels most comfortable for you: phone, video, email, text, possibly in person. I’ll start with questions or you can pour out whatever comes forward.
Every book project is tailored to the individual; I know your story doesn’t fit in a box so it would be silly to try and box you into a preexisting idea of what your book should be.
Which is to say, we start with a blank canvas.
The first week is all talk-and-share. The second week, I’ll send you outlines and drafts of chapters. The third through fifth weeks are all about the deep writing; I may have questions; you may have additional ideas and thoughts to send.
At the five-week point, I’ll send you a full draft. You’ll read it and decide what you love and what needs tweaking. We’ll spend the next five weeks ironing out the details and finalizing the chapters. Then the final draft gets reviewed by a professional copyeditor who brings a fresh set of eyes to the project.
If that feels too rushed, I offer slower-paced packages as well.
No matter how fast or slow we go, my goal is to make sure the end product is something you’re proud of that accelerates your professional goals and personal ambition.