INTERNATIONAL GHOSTWRITER
Sarah Bullen is a professional ghostwriter - who writes books on behalf of clients. My clients range from celebrities, to publishing houses, professionals with a focus on business success, personal success and health and wellness / spiritual / inspirational stories. My niche is a book with tone and strong storytelling. I like to make books fun, readable and very publishable.
The term ghostwriting covers a lot of things. It may mean you have a diary that you want to turn into a memoir. It may mean you have a series of professional articles / e-books or courses that you want to amalgamate into a larger body of work. It may mean you have nothing but your story in your head and you need someone to tell it to. It may mean you want you history as an individual, professional or company written into a readable book.
All of these things are the way we can work.
Ghostwriting a book is a long-term relationship. I need to understand the story but also to give your information a solid and readable structure, tone and an angle and edge. Although over the years I have written in many genres, currently I tend to focus on non-fiction - business, professional coaching, celebrity, biography, advice, lifestyle books, cookbooks or memoir. Many of the books I write are celebrity memoir or I undertake on behalf of a larger company or author and the agreement is that my name is not on the book. Some of these books are not listed below.
I won't ghostwrite your novel but will edit it. I do not ghostwrite investigative books any more.
HOW DO I WORK?
As I take on only a few book a year this is done on an interview basis. We will organise a call to discuss your book and I will give you a quote. Most ghostwritten books take 12 months from first contact to final proof. I have a formal ghostwriting contract we will conclude and sign that details payment terms and obligations on both parties
WHAT DOES IT COST?
This depends on the style, length, tone and market. It also depends on how my written material you have. A ghostwritten non-fiction book can cost from between $15,000 - $35,000 and takes 6 -12 months.
HOW DOES THE WRITING PROCESS WORK?
Most of the book is written via a series of interviews I will do with you. We do not have to be in the same city or country, most of these are done via my online platform and recorded. Once the book is written in the first draft, there were be a series of approvals, meetings, additions and rewrites until we find the right tone, story, thread and voice.
Writing a book is a long journey and we will spend a lot of time together. While I will write the book, it will contain your story and voice. That takes a while to perfect.
CAN I GUARANTEE YOU A PUBLISHER?
No. Many of the authors I have written for don't want a publisher.. They are professional speakers or coaches who want a workbook / e-book, or want to digitally publish. All of the books I have written where the author does want a traditional publisher, HAVE found publishers but I simply can't guarantee that.
DO YOU EDIT YOUR BOOK?
No. Most often you will need to get a copy editor after I have written it. Writing and editing are totally different functions and best done by different people. Because I an editor that does not mean I can edit my own work. This will be a separate cost. I do work with many editors and can refer you.
The term ghostwriting covers a lot of things. It may mean you have a diary that you want to turn into a memoir. It may mean you have a series of professional articles / e-books or courses that you want to amalgamate into a larger body of work. It may mean you have nothing but your story in your head and you need someone to tell it to. It may mean you want you history as an individual, professional or company written into a readable book.
All of these things are the way we can work.
Ghostwriting a book is a long-term relationship. I need to understand the story but also to give your information a solid and readable structure, tone and an angle and edge. Although over the years I have written in many genres, currently I tend to focus on non-fiction - business, professional coaching, celebrity, biography, advice, lifestyle books, cookbooks or memoir. Many of the books I write are celebrity memoir or I undertake on behalf of a larger company or author and the agreement is that my name is not on the book. Some of these books are not listed below.
I won't ghostwrite your novel but will edit it. I do not ghostwrite investigative books any more.
HOW DO I WORK?
As I take on only a few book a year this is done on an interview basis. We will organise a call to discuss your book and I will give you a quote. Most ghostwritten books take 12 months from first contact to final proof. I have a formal ghostwriting contract we will conclude and sign that details payment terms and obligations on both parties
WHAT DOES IT COST?
This depends on the style, length, tone and market. It also depends on how my written material you have. A ghostwritten non-fiction book can cost from between $15,000 - $35,000 and takes 6 -12 months.
HOW DOES THE WRITING PROCESS WORK?
Most of the book is written via a series of interviews I will do with you. We do not have to be in the same city or country, most of these are done via my online platform and recorded. Once the book is written in the first draft, there were be a series of approvals, meetings, additions and rewrites until we find the right tone, story, thread and voice.
Writing a book is a long journey and we will spend a lot of time together. While I will write the book, it will contain your story and voice. That takes a while to perfect.
CAN I GUARANTEE YOU A PUBLISHER?
No. Many of the authors I have written for don't want a publisher.. They are professional speakers or coaches who want a workbook / e-book, or want to digitally publish. All of the books I have written where the author does want a traditional publisher, HAVE found publishers but I simply can't guarantee that.
DO YOU EDIT YOUR BOOK?
No. Most often you will need to get a copy editor after I have written it. Writing and editing are totally different functions and best done by different people. Because I an editor that does not mean I can edit my own work. This will be a separate cost. I do work with many editors and can refer you.
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