There are so many people out there that have a great idea for a book or a story that they want to share with the world. This is great but there is one thing missing. These people don’t have the writing skills to follow through on their ideas. Someone may have led an amazing life or have a terrific story to tell but they just cannot seem to get it out of their heads and onto paper the way it should be.
When this happens, these people look for a ghostwriting service. A professional ghostwriter will help you to take what is inside your head and put it on paper. A professional ghostwriter will review this person’s exiting work or any notes that they have compiled. The chosen ghostwriter will work with this client to create the document that they have trapped inside their head. The ghostwriter will do all this for a fee but does not take any credit for the work when it has been completed. The work that has been created through a ghostwriting service belongs to the client.
What to Look For In a Professional Ghostwriter.
There are many things to keep in mind while choosing someone to hire for your writing needs. The person should have the educational experience to be a professional. They also should be able to write over any topic and in any style that you want. Often you will find writers who say they specialize or only write for certain topics. In other words, they know that topic well and are not able to do research effectively to write for other topics. Also, run away fast from anyone who mentions using any software for writing articles. Articles written with software are much jumbled and make little or no sense.
When you are a professional ghostwriter, you should have access to working with a variety of materials, such as transcribed notes, Word, WP and PDF documents, PDF to Word converter, hand-written notes when possible, phone transcripts and conversations, Skype calls, etc. You have to be willing to communicate and interact closely with your client, using email, snail mail, phone and Skype, Internet messages, etc. The lines of communication must be constantly open, so you can deal with every small or large problem that comes along. As a professional ghostwriter, you must carefully live up to your title.
Finally, a professional ghostwriter is willing to work within a client’s budget, with reasonable limits. The ghostwriter usually takes all payments in advance in cases where the book is not by a celebrity or likely to sell extremely well, but should be willing to break up the payments into affordable monthly installments. Charging less than standard book ghostwriting rates can help a professional ghostwriter establish a firm client base, as many ghostwriters find that word of mouth is the best source for new and returning client contacts. A professional ghostwriter is always willing to work hard for the money, and to provide other related services enabling publication and other marketing needs, such as book proposal and query creation.
Professional ghostwriter’s are normally hired on a “work for hire” basis which means that the writer doesn’t have to take credit for the writing that he or she does for a business. The writer may, however, ask to have credit, but most ghostwriter’s are used to passing on the credit to the client. This can be beneficial to a small business in many ways. If you own or are thinking about starting a small business but are not a terrific writer, then you can use the services of a ghostwriter to do most if not all of your company’s writing tasks, from writing a company slogan, to writing marketing materials and sales letters.
One thing is clear about Lisbeth Tanz, founder of Fuzzy Dog, and her professional ghostwriting and editing team.We are passionate about writing and our joy comes from assisting authors in bringing their dreams of a published book to life.If you’ve been thinking about writing your book for a while now, then we are giving you permission to start the process and stop procrastinating. Stop letting time slip away. You know you have the vision, the messages, the learnings that others will benefit from reading. You’re passionate about your subject and truly want to share what you know. Maybe you have written your book—but it’s hidden away in a computer because you’re unsure of next steps. Allow us to help you bring it into the light of day. If that book is still stuck in your head, you may be wondering . . . Who has time to write a book?For more information visit our website: www.fuzzydogllc.com