Ghostwriters Anonymous

Today we will be continuing our Ghostwriting 101 series with a discussion on how much ghostwriters should charge and the things every ghostwriter should know before accepting clients.One of the first questions that people ask me when they say they are considering becoming a ghostwriter is how much they should charge. It’s especially difficult for people who are just starting out because they don’t want to charge so much that they don’t get clients, but don’t want to charge so little that they are not being properly compensated. There are a few basic ways that you can charge your clients. You can either come up with a set price list, for example $20,000 for a book, regardless of the details of the project or you can charge per page, per hour, or per word.I personally use the “per page, per hour, per word model.” When writing a book, I charge anywhere from $50 to $100 a page, depending on the project. If a client comes to me with a partially completed manuscript, the price is closer to $50 a page. The reason fo