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7 reasons I DO NOT want to #ghostwrite for you 
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You’re not willing to write a commercially viable book. Publishing is a multi billion industry. I’ve been here for awhile, having ghostwritten 50+ books. This industry, rewards books written with the market in mind. This industry punishes self-directed, self-absorbed books.
You don’t care how well the book sells. One author told me he didn’t care if his book sold 3 copies, he wanted it written the way he wanted it written. I use premium SEO tools and scan thousands of reviews to see what the most common feedback is so you write a profitable book.
You’re looking for a freelance ghostwriter or even a free ghostwriter rather than a guide to publishing success…who happens to be a ghostwriter. What does it look like to work with a guide? Someone who’s been there and done that when the stakes are highest.
You don’t mind if the book doesn’t sound like you wrote it. Some people will hire a ghostwriter for a book, and pay them $500 bucks. The person copies, paste, and tweaks the Wikipedia entry. I know they do this because I’ve had to untrain several ghostwriters on book writing.
You want an employee, not a mentor. With a mentor, you don’t have to sit in front of your computer wondering if anyone’s going to like your work. Skip the negative self-talk.
You don’t have a process or framework, and you don’t want one. In nonfiction, we take the hero’s journey, too. The world is looking for tangible hope, not hypothetical help. Nonfiction in any genre must take people on a journey from ordinary to extraordinary.
You believe good enough is good enough. Some people will transcribe your interview, remove the uhs and ums and false starts, and call it a book… And they get one-star reviews because you wasted readers’ time and money and also your own.
Don& #39;t.
Don& #39;t.
