Ghostwriter for non-fictions & fictions

I am an Anthropologist and co-founded and led a research agency for 28 years before handing up my boots.

I took to Ghostwriting in early 2025 and completed 3 assignments by the end of 2025:

1. The first assignment was for a US-Based client from Upwork. The client had written his memoir using AI. My task was to rewrite the memoir in a human language. I used a multi-draft technique to transfer the AI-written manuscript into a Human-written manuscript.
2. The second assignment was for a US-based Founder of a Marketing Consulting firm. He had developed a 'leadership model' based on the BTS framework (Business, Technology, and Sustainability). I wrote the book echoing his ideas and concepts, giving it his voice through my words.
3. The last assignment of 2025, a fiction, was for a Mumbai (India)-based Consultant. He wanted me to write a book on the socio-political scenario of his home state. The primary focus was to analyze the reasons for the state's decline through storytelling.

As a ghostwriter, my priority is to reproduce the voice of the author. I’ve designed the 3C concept of:

1. Copy (the voice/idea)
2. Curate (organize)
3. Create (produce)

Approach:

1. Constant interface with the author at all stages of writing the manuscript. 
2. Multiple drafts for the first few pages. Hopefully will get used to the flow thereafter. 
3. Should begin with a complete chapterization plan, i.e., title of each chapter, description, flow, conclusion, call to action (CTA)

Modus Operandi:

1. Start with a questionnaire to understand the overall concept from the author, to get familiar with the subject (self-recorded by the author). 
2. The author may share voice-recorded descriptions for each section. 
3. The ghostwriter transcribes and reproduces the section and shares it with the author.
4. Research forms an integral part of the process. 
5. Apart from the content, the pictorial representation (if any) is discussed. The responsibility of designing the pictorial representation is also placed and finalized. 
6. A mutually agreed Gnatt Chart with milestones is finalized. 
7. Share the chapterization plan. 
8. Keep editing and sharing with the client until finalized.

I work for 25 hours a week. and charge around $25 per hour. I call this my ‘no regret price’, but I expect a fair deal from my clients, which I often receive as well. 😊

I look forward to a successful working relationship.

Regards

Prateep