COMPLETE GHOSTWRITING + DESIGN + PROJECT MANAGEMENT PACKAGE

(Includes complete project management as described below)

SERVICES

Manuscript preparation services include:
● Interview client to ascertain target audience and goals of project
● Interview client to gain key points, stories, and content
● Interview secondary sources as needed (up to three)
● Conduct supplemental research to support premise and points
● Develop content strategy
● Write book sharing client’s story as well as social and historical context, with appropriate anecdotes and illustrations to make the experiences interesting and relatable
● Review previous draft of work to see how much can be incorporated into current project
● Promptly handle revision

Design services include:
● Create cover concept based on client's preferences and the subject matter of the book
● Design of cover
● Design and layout of interior pages
● Promptly handle revision

Project management services include:
● Consult with client to complete necessary paperwork and official filings for book (including ISBN, Advanced Book Information sheet, Library of Congress Cataloging Number, cataloging page, copyright. Some of these services require additional fees that are assessed by the agencies. In such instances, the client must pay the agency
the appropriate fee.)
● Solicit bids from printer based on project's specifications
● Make recommendations about printers based on client's needs
● Coordinate with printer and help client place print order
● Customizable marketing plan

 

 

 

BOOK PROJECT NOTES
 

● Book ghostwriting rates depend on complexity of project, level of research, availability of materials such as rough draft or notes, and expected amount of work involved.  

● The turnaround time for ghostwriting a book-length project is about 6 months.

● The average turnaround time for editing a book is 2 months.

PAYMENT

1) Flexible payment options available.
2) You can pay by credit card, check or money order.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GHOSTWRITING + DESIGN PACKAGE

This package includes ghostwriting of book, design and layout
of cover and interior pages, revision.

 

 

 

GHOSTWRITING + BOOK PROPOSAL PACKAGE

This package includes ghostwriting of client's manuscript and revision + book proposal.

Book proposal includes:
● Two to three sample chapters
● Table of contents
● Overview of project
● Resume or profile
● Cover letter

GHOSTWRITING ONLY

This package includes ghostwriting of client’s manuscript and revision.

 

 

 

BOOK COVER AND INTERIOR DESIGN PACKAGE

Book cover design (Includes design of front, back and spine; bar code insertion if applicable) and interior page design.

 

 

 

BOOK COVER DESIGN ONLY

Design of front, back and spine. Also, insertion of bar code (If applicable to your project). SEE EXAMPLES

 

 

 

OTHER SERVICES

 

 

EDITING

Editing rates are quoted based on page count and quality
of manuscript.

Editing for a generally well-written book project that needs editing
for punctuation, grammar, and style will be $6 a page.

Editing for a book project that needs a bit more substantial work, including content editing, is $7.50 a page.

While most of our work is on book length projects, we do edit shorter projects such as essays, chapters, short stories, etc.

Manuscripts must be submitted in the standard editing format:
Double-spaced, typed in 12 point Times New Roman font.

$250 minimum.

 

 

 

MANUSCRIPT CRITIQUE

Manuscript critiques consist of a review of your project, and an examination of its strengths, weaknesses, and viability.

Manuscripts must be submitted in the standard editing format:
Double-spaced, typed in 12 point Times New Roman font.

$500 (for manuscript up to 300 pages)

 

 

 

BOOK PROPOSAL

Book proposal includes:
● Two to three sample chapters
● Table of contents
● Overview of project
● Resume or profile
● Cover letter

$1,500

 

 

 

 

EDITING AND DESIGN PACKAGE

Comprehensive editing of your book in terms of word usage, style, grammar and overall content. Depending on the specific needs of a project, we primarily use The New York Times Manual of Style and Usage and The Chicago Manual of Style.

Book cover design (Includes design of front, back and spine; bar code insertion if applicable) and interior page design.

 

 

 

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