Ghostwriting vs. book coaching: which one do you need?
If you have the ideas but not the time to write, you need a ghostwriter. If you want to write the book yourself and need structure and someone holding you to it, you need a book coach.
Both get you to a finished manuscript. The difference is who puts the words on the page.
What a ghostwriter does
With ghostwriting, we interview you every week for about an hour. You talk through your stories, your frameworks and the lessons you've earned the hard way.
Our writers turn those conversations into chapters that sound like you on your best day. You review every chapter as it comes in, and your name is the only one on the cover.
What a book coach does
With book coaching, you do the writing. Each week you get a writing kit built from your Book Map, with a short set of questions that walks you through the next part of your book.
You answer in your own words, and we edit what you send. Then we meet every week to talk through what's working and what comes next.
Think of it as a personal trainer for your manuscript. You still lift the weights, but someone's watching your form.
How to tell which one fits
Ghostwriting usually suits you if:
- You run a company or a busy practice and can't block out writing time every week
- You explain things better out loud than on paper
- You've started the book more than once and it keeps stalling
- You'd rather spend an hour talking than a weekend staring at a blank page
Coaching usually suits you if:
- Writing the book yourself matters to you
- You can find a few hours a week and need a structure that makes them count
How long each one takes
Most ghostwriting and coaching projects take about 8 months from the first session to a completed manuscript. Both leave room to extend if your book needs more time.
Both start in the same place
Every project starts with a Book Blueprint session. In 60 minutes we work out what your book is about, who it's for, why you're the one to write it and why now. Then we build your Book Map, the plan every chapter follows.
If you're still torn between the two, that session usually settles it.
Common questions
Will a ghostwritten book sound like me?
Yes. Everything comes from your interviews, in your words and with your stories. You review each chapter, and we revise until it reads the way you talk.
Do I get credit as the author?
Yes. Your name goes on the cover, and the book is yours.
What happens once the manuscript is done?
It goes through editing, and then it's ready for the next stage: publishing. You can publish with Entrechat Press and keep 100% of your copyright.
