My favorite writing client is the person who knows what they want written. I mean they know specifically both what they want to accomplish and how they want it done. If it’s a ghostwriting client, that means they know why they want to write a book, what they want the book to say, and maybe, at least in a general way, how they want that said. This kind of client is a cakewalk.
The kind of client that drives me nuts are the ones who have only the vaguest notions about why they want a book written. Since they don’t know …read more

Does any of this sound familiar to you?

You schedule phone meeting with a client that’s to last at least an hour.
You make sure nothing interferes, including putting off at least one other client.
The appointment is confirmed the day before.
The hour arrives and there’s no phone call.
25 minutes past the start of the call, you call the client’s assistant…

Every now and again I run into a ghostwriting client who may actually be too busy to do what’s necessary to get a book written. Well, that’s not exactly what I mean. In this case I know the client wants it done… but …read more