Before you start searching for a ghostwriter, you should make a list covering the following points so that you know exactly what you want. If you can't articulate what you expect from a ghostwriter, then the ghostwriter isn't going to be able to give you much information about his or her services upon initial contact.
1) What do you wish to have written?
2) Is it fiction or nonfiction?
3) What is the proposed length of the book?
4) Do you have source materials available for nonfiction?
5) For nonfiction, are you available for telephone interviews?
6) For fiction, what genre is your book?
7) For fiction, do you have a partial or complete manuscript? Do you really need developmental editing rather than ghostwriting?
8) For fiction, do you have a synopsis or outline that you can share with the ghostwriter?
9) When do you wish to begin the project?
By having the above information at your fingertips, you'll be able to target your search for a ghostwriter more effectively and also receive better responses from ghostwriters once you query them.
~William Hammett
Contact: wmhammett@aol.com
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