Everything you need to know about ghostwriter contracts, before signing one.

1. GHOSTWRITER CONTRACTS
Everything you need to know about…

2. WHY A GHOSTWRITER CONTRACT
What should a ghostwriter contract do for
you?
 You want to know what you get.
 You want to know what you pay.
 You want to remain flexible.
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3. THE MAIN REASON THGM USES CONTRACTS
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4. RIGHTS IN A GHOSTWRITER CONTRACT
What are your rights?
 A writer is owner of his or her own words.
 A ghostwriter contract transfers that right to
the client.
 This is the main reason THGM Writing
Services uses contracts.
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5. RIGHTS IN A GHOSTWRITER CONTRACT
What kind of rights should you claim?
 Film rights
 Audio rights
 Foreign rights
 All rights
Make sure your contract covers all rights.
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6. PRICING A GHOSTWRITER CONTRACT
How will the project be priced?
 How much is the total contract worth?
 What size increments does the client pay?
 When is each instalment due?
 Are instalments based on a schedule or on
milestones?
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7. PRICING A GHOSTWRITER CONTRACT
THGM Writing Services uses milestones.
 We work at the writer’s and the client’s pace
 We make sure the writer can eat along the
way
 We protect the client from having to empty
the world’s largest piggy bank on the table
 We keep our administrative work to a
minimum
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8. LENGTH OF MANUSCRIPT
How long will the manuscript be?
 Measure chapters, pages, words or
characters
 Words are most “accurate” and predictable
 Specify a range, not an exact number –
quality over quantity
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9. LENGTH OF TIMELINE
THGM Writing Services keeps timelines
flexible.
The client is living his life, filled with
 Complications
 schedule changes
 unexpected events
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10. LENGTH OF TIMELINE
Some busy clients:
 Respond instantly to new draft chapters
 Take a month to get back to the writer with
an “OK” or a list of changes required to a
chapter.
 Disappear for three months or five months.
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11. RESEARCH IN THE CONTRACT
What research is included?
 Specify what research is needed
 Specify a rate for unforeseen research
 To protect the client, there should be a cap or
control on the amount spent on research
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12. RESEARCH IN THE CONTRACT
Can you keep a secret?
 We can!
 Specify what confidentiality is included
 Specify what credit, if any, the writer gets
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13. VALUE OF A GHOSTWRITER CONTRACT
How well will a ghostwriter contract work?
 It protects your legal rights
 It does not ensure a great manuscript
 Make sure to choose a good writer
 Make sure to choose a writer you can work
with
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14. VALUE OF A GHOSTWRITER CONTRACT
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