How much do you charge?

Because each job is unique, my fees are based on an individual job or project basis. If needed, I can provide an hourly, daily or weekly rate for copywriting from scratch and for structural editing.

Ghostwriting a book is normally charged on a project basis, which is negotiated.

For a comprehensive quote, which will require you to provide more detail about your proposed writing project, contact me.

What are your payment terms?

For copywriting:
To confirm your copywriting project, I charge a 50 per cent non-refundable deposit. This is required when the final quote has been accepted and prior to commencing the work. The balance of the fee is due after the final draft is signed-off by you. My payment terms are seven days from the date of the final invoice.

For ghostwriting books:
I create an easy to follow working agreement, including an estimated timeframe, to ghostwrite your book. As soon as the agreement is signed, I send an invoice for a non-refundable deposit that is negotiated between us. (The deposit is usually between 10 and 20 per cent of the total fee.) The deposit needs to be paid in advance to confirm your placement in my schedule. Regular scheduled payments (usually monthly) are then invoiced to you during the writing process, with final payment due on completion.

What information do you need to write about me, my business or service?

For copywriting:

Before commencing a copywriting job, you will receive an easy to complete briefing template, which needs to be returned once the deposit is paid. Where possible, I also like to follow up with a detailed call or Skype/Zoom discussion before starting the writing.

For ghostwriting books:

Given the in-depth detail and time involved with ghostwriting books, we start with a series of scheduled discussions, which are recorded and transcribed, to clearly establish:

• What your book is about.
• Why you are wanting to share it with the world.
• What makes your book unique.
• Who your readers are and what you want them to take away from your book.
• The key topics, personal experiences or insights that relate to the theme of your book.
• If the book is an autobiography or memoir, timelines (in summary form) for key subjects, events or individuals are usually created to assist with consistency and any links that may occur between the events.
• If you have any relevant research (archival or otherwise), notes or images/photographs that need to be included with your book, including permissions to use them if from secondary sources and/or are copyright, please have them ready (images/photographs to be high resolution) for when the writing of your manuscript begins.

Before contacting me about your proposed book, please consider the questions on the Insightful Guide page.