Table of Contents
Introduction
Who This Book Is For, And Who I Am
Defining Terms
FOR THE GHOSTWRITTEN
1. What Exactly Is A Ghostwriter?
Not Only But Also
Why Publishers Believe In Ghosts
Ready to Make That Decision?
2. How Fiction Works
Where Do Stories Come from?
Where to Start…
The Idea
The Plot
The Characters
The Writing
Summing Up
3. What Goes Into Publishing A Novel?
Enter the Editors
It’s Not Just the Words
Rewriting the Rewrites
Now It’s the Words
Selling the Thing
4. Should I Hire A Ghostwriter?
Can’t I Just Use AI?
5. Finding And Hiring That Ghost
How Do I Know They’re Any Good?
Chemistry
FOR GHOSTWRITERS
6. Someone Wants To Hire Me!
What Does The Author Want?
Establish Expectations
Get To Know The Publishers
Get To Know The Material
7. What Makes A Good Ghostwriter?
Ditch the Ego
Deadlines Should Not Whoosh
Confidentiality
Series and Parallel
What Else Have You Got?
8. Red Flags
Clients to Avoid
Boundaries to Set
FOR EVERYONE
9. The Money
For the Ghostwritten: Some Harsh Facts About Money
For Ghostwriters: So, What Do I Charge?
For Both: PLR and ALCS
10. The Legal Side
Get A Contract
NDAs
11. Conclusion
Appendix 1: What Do I Do With My Manuscript?
Should I Find A Traditional Publisher?
Should I Self-Publish?
Other Options
Appendix 2: A Sample Contract
Appendix 3: Scams And How To Avoid Them
Appendix 4: The Obligatory Origin Story