Contact David: https://thgmwriters.com/writing/ghost-writers/ Presentation created by Julie Weishaar: https://newhorizons123.com/ Ghost Writer Contracts 101. Are you ready to hire a ghostwriter? Here's what you need to know: What comes first? The contract of course. Here is a quick guide of what to watch for a in a ghostwriting contract. Establish your copyright. Pricing: How much will you be paying and when is each installment due? Length: The second most obvious item in the contract is the length of the document. Timeline: How long will it take to complete? Research: Do you expect the writer to do the research for you? If so, take the time to outline exactly what is expected. Confidentiality: If this is important to you, make sure it is included in any agreement you sign. The contract should address any legal matters and set basic parameters so that you know how much you are paying and what you can expect for that money. Don’t forget that writing is a creative task. It is a collaboration between you and the writer, built on trust and a mutual drive to make the manuscript AMAZING. Setting parameters is a good thing; making them restrictive is a bad thing. It’s OK to ask to see a sample ghostwriting contract in advance. No contract will ensure a successful ghostwriting project. Success depends on the client and the writer. You need to decide if the ghostwriter you have chosen is easy to work with and knows her craft, and whether the writer and the agency are accommodating in their approach, with their focus on delivering the most powerful manuscript possible. All that’s left is your signature on the ghostwriting agreement. David Leonhardt runs THGM Writing Services. They write website copy, as well as books, reports, screenplays, articles, speeches and blog posts. But they won’t write your homework, so don’t even ask.

1. Ghostwriter
Contracts
101

2. To Hire a Ghostwriter?
Are You Ready

3. Here’s What
You Need
To Know…

4. What Comes First?
THE CONTRACT,
OF COURSE

5. Here is a quick guide of what to watch
for in a ghostwriting contract...

6. ESTABLISH YOUR
COPYRIGHT

7. PRICING:
How much will you be
paying and when is each
installment due?

8. The second most obvious
item in the contract is the
length of the document.
LENGTH

9. TIMELINE: How long will it take to complete?

10. RESEARCH
Do You Expect the
Writer to do
Research For You?

11. IF SO…
Take the time to
outline exactly what
is expected

12. CONFIDENTIALITY: If this is important to you,
make sure it is included in any agreement you sign.

13. The contract should address any legal matters and set
basic parameters so that you know how much you are
paying and what you can expect for that money.

14. Don’t forget that writing is a creative task. It is a
collaboration between you and the writer, built on trust
and a mutual drive to make the manuscript
AMAZING!

15. It’s OK to ask
to see a sample
ghostwriting
contract in
advance.
Setting parameters
is a good thing;
making them
restrictive is a bad
thing.

16. No contract will
ensure a successful
ghostwriting project.
Success depends on
the client and the
writer.

17. You Need to Decide…
if the ghostwriter you
have chosen is easy
to work with and
knows her craft, and
whether the writer
and the agency are
accommodating in
their approach, with
their focus on
delivering the most
powerful manuscript
possible.

18. All that’s left is your signature on the agreement.
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David Leonhardt runs THGM Writing
Services. They write website copy, as well
as books, reports, screenplays, articles,
speeches and blog posts.
But they won’t write
your homework, so
don’t even ask.