Ghostwriting

An Innovative, Team-Managed Process to Create the Impact Book You’ve Always Wanted.

Despite its name, at ONE, you work with a team of book professionals to create your book. We’ve found that a team approach ensures quality, efficiency, and accountability.

This collaborative process involves a series of well-coordinated steps, including brainstorming, outlining, drafting, and revising. You’ll have regular check-ins and opportunities to refine your vision at every stage. Our team consists of skilled writers, editors, and project managers who work together to ensure your book’s success.

Here’s how it works.

Steps Forward

Introduction

Execute the contract for your project. Select your Ghostwriter. Meet your Project Editor (PE). Conduct strategy sessions to flesh out your book's structure and content. Ghostwriter will produce the project's outline and timeline for your approval.

Page ONE

Ghostwriter will write the first chapter of the manuscript and share it with you for review. PE will also review the first chapter and provide feedback. Ghostwriter will revise the first chapter until you are completely satisfied.

Middle

Ghostwriter will continue content conversations with you. Ghostwriter will complete 1/2 of the manuscript to share with you for review and feedback. PE will also review the first half of the manuscript to provide feedback and suggestions.

Page dONE

Ghostwriter will complete the entire manuscript to share with you for review and feedback. PE will also review the manuscript and provide feedback. Ghostwriter will revise the manuscript up to three times until your approval. Once approved, the manuscript will be thoroughly edited and prepared for publishing submission. You review the edited manuscript and any minor changes will be implemented before submission.

Published

From the beginning of the process, the Editor-in-Chief will discuss your publishing goals and assess the best publishing path for your book. The Editor-in-Chief will connect you directly with your publishing partner. ONE will be available for the next year to answer any questions and to be a guide and resource to you during your publishing journey and beyond.

So What's Stopping You?

For many prospective authors in your exact same position, the following are the main reasons why people don’t follow through on their book dreams (and why these people, like yourself, decide to hire ONE Ghostwriting):

1. Lack of Time (and Energy): Writing is time-consuming, especially for busy professionals, entrepreneurs, or executives. A ghostwriter can handle the heavy lifting, allowing the client to focus on other priorities.
2. Lack of Expertise in Writing: Seeing that you are an expert field, you are probably also a gifted communicator, but that doesn’t mean you are also a strong book writer. ONE’s ghostwriters bring professional book-writing expertise, helping ensure the final product is polished, coherent, and impactful.
3. Publishing and Book Industry Know-How: You are a professional in your field, just as ONE knows the publishing process-- from the best literary agencies; hybrid publishers; book designers; editors; and beyond. With ONE you are not just getting a manuscript, you are getting a book and all the knowledge that entails.
4. Privacy and Discretion: ONE and its ghostwriters work under confidentiality agreements, meaning you get full credit for the content while we remain anonymous.
5. Spinning Ideas into Golden Words: Many clients have great ideas or stories but struggle to put them into written form. ONE’s ghostwriters are skilled at translating thoughts, audio recordings, or rough notes into compelling prose.
6. Money: Cost is very much a factor when it comes to ghostwriting. There are shady actors in this space who just want whatever money you have, and there are elite ghostwriters who are truly worth their prices. ONE is able to navigate these poles by being transparent, forthright, and efficient. If your project isn’t the right place for ONE, we will do our best to direct you to alternative sources and people (and we know A LOT of sources and people in this space).

Factoring in these obstacles and roadblocks (and there are more), you can understand why almost 60% of all the nonfiction titles at your local, or national, bookstore partnered with a ghostwriter or a collaborator to create their book. That number climbs higher to near 80% for certain genres: i.e. celebrity memoir.

The question now becomes, why aren’t you using ONE?