Most ghostwriting book projects take six months to a year to complete. During that time, we’ll go through a number of phases that contribute to the creation of the book. Below is an approximate monthly breakdown of the entire process:
Month One:
• Recorded In-person / Zoom interviews:
• Interviews are 2-4 hours per week x 4 weeks (Length of time depends upon how developed and thought out your business experiences are. Are they still in your head or have you committed any of them to paper, computer, audio or video?)
• Style, Voicing, Point of View determination and agreement
• Theme, Story, Narrative Arc determination and agreement
• Major experiences, plot points, timeline determination and agreement
• Rough draft of book outline, chapters and title
Month Two:
• Continued Recorded In-person / Zoom interviews: 2-4 hours per week x 4 weeks
• Digital transcription of interviews to word documents
• Filing, ordering and management of interviews
• First few writing and chapter examples written and presented
• Final agreements concerning style, voicing, point of view, story, theme and narrative arc.
• Continued drafts of book outline, chapters and title
Month Three:
• Write First 3rd of book chapters
• Continued Recorded In-person / Zoom interviews: 2-4 hours per week x 4 weeks
• Fine tuning story details, events, experiences
• Fine tune book outline, chapter structure
Month Four:
• Write Middle 3rd of book chapters
• In-person check-ins and approvals concerning chapters and writing
• Fine tuning story details, events, experiences
• Fine tune book outline, chapter structure
• Editing of First 3rd of Book- developmental, grammar, line and copy
Month Five:
• Write Final 3rd of book chapters
• In-person check-ins and approvals concerning chapters and writing
• Fine tuning story details, events, experiences
• Fine tune book outline, chapter structure
• Determine ending type, theme and style
• Editing of Middle 3rd of Book- developmental, grammar, line and copy
Month Six:
• Finalize and write end chapters
• In-person check-ins and approvals concerning chapters and writing
• Check for style continuity throughout book
• Check for detail continuity throughout book
• Complete chapter structure and titles
• Editing of Final 3rd of Book- developmental, grammar, line and copy
Month Seven and Eight:
• Final Edit and Proofread of book- developmental, grammar, line and copy
• Interior format- chapter headings, fonts, spacing, style, look, art
• Dedication, Preface, Introduction, Chapter Table of Contents
• Copyright Registration
• Bowkers ISBN Library of Congress Registration
• Amazon Author Page registration and upload
• Book description written and uploaded
• Amazon bank account registration
• Author copies Version 1
• Final edits, corrections, adjustments