Need Help Writing Your Book? You're Not Alone
You have the message. You’ve lived the story.
But finding the time or the right words to write a book? That’s where many leaders get stuck.
This service was built for pastors, ministry leaders, and high-capacity professionals who know they’re supposed to write but need help bringing their vision to life. Whether you’re short on time or unsure how to structure your content, we help you find and engage a skilled collaborative writer who can walk with you through the process.
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Need Help Writing Your Book? You're Not Alone
You have the message. You’ve lived the story.
But finding the time or the right words to write a book? That’s where many leaders get stuck.
This service was built for pastors, ministry leaders, and high-capacity professionals who know they’re supposed to write but need help bringing their vision to life. Whether you’re short on time or unsure how to structure your content, we help you find and engage a skilled collaborative writer who can walk with you through the process.
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What This Is
(and Who It’s For)
We connect authors with trusted collaborative writers who help turn ideas into powerful manuscripts.
This is a collaborative process rooted in your voice and message. You stay involved from start to finish while a skilled writer helps shape your ideas into a manuscript that feels honest, aligned, and ready for the people you're called to reach.
This service is designed for:
- Leaders with meaningful content, sermons, or teachings.
- Authors with a clear message but limited time or writing experience.
- Anyone who has started a book but needs help shaping or finishing it well.
What This Is (and Who It’s For)
We connect authors with trusted collaborative writers who help turn ideas into powerful manuscripts.
This is a collaborative process rooted in your voice and message. You stay involved from start to finish while a skilled writer helps shape your ideas into a manuscript that feels honest, aligned, and ready for the people you're called to reach.
This service is designed for:
- Leaders with meaningful content, sermons, or teachings.
- Authors with a clear message but limited time or writing experience.
- Anyone who has started a book but needs help shaping or finishing it well.
Understanding the difference matters for your process, your budget, and your expectations.
What’s the Difference Between a Collaborative Writer and a Ghostwriter?
The terms get used interchangeably, but the working relationship, workflow, and investment can look very different. Before choosing a partner, it’s important to know how each role functions and which is the better fit for your goals and style.
Collaborative Writer
- You’re involved in the writing process.
- The writer helps organize, elevate, and shape your message.
- Your voice stays front and center.
- Example: You provide sermon transcripts or outlines, and the writer builds the manuscript.
- Typically more affordable and aligned with authors who want to be part of the journey.
Ghostwriter
- You’re mostly hands-off.
- The writer creates content from limited input.
- They do most or all of the writing.
- Usually not publicly credited.
- Significantly more expensive due to the full-scope workload.
Understanding the difference matters for your process, your budget, and your expectations.
What’s the Difference Between a Collaborative Writer and a Ghostwriter?
The terms get used interchangeably, but the working relationship, workflow, and investment can look very different. Before choosing a partner, it’s important to know how each role functions and which is the better fit for your goals and style.
Collaborative Writer
- You’re involved in the writing process.
- The writer helps organize, elevate, and shape your message.
- Your voice stays front and center.
- Example: You provide sermon transcripts or outlines, and the writer builds the manuscript.
- Typically more affordable and aligned with authors who want to be part of the journey.
Ghostwriter
- You’re mostly hands-off.
- The writer creates content from limited input.
- They do most or all of the writing.
- Usually not publicly credited.
- Significantly more expensive due to the full-scope workload.
How the Process Works
This is a high-touch, high-trust process. Whether you’re brand new or have tried this before and need a better fit, our job is to walk with you through every step.
How the Process Works
This is a high-touch, high-trust process. Whether you’re brand new or have tried this before and need a better fit, our job is to walk with you through every step.
Two Ways We Can Help You Find the Right Writer
We offer two options depending on how hands-on you want us to be during the search and engagement process.
Two Ways We Can Help You Find the Right Writer
We offer two options depending on how hands-on you want us to be during the search and engagement process.
Coaching Helps You Navigate the Whole Journey
We purposely have designed our Author Coaching services in a meaningful way to create not just products that help our authors, but an entire ecosystem of support, including working directly with us.
Whether you’re discerning your call, preparing to pitch your book idea, building your audience platform, or publishing your book, we have coaching packages designed to meet you at every stage.
Our outline of the journey is comprehensive, just find where you are in the writing and publishing process, so you can choose one of our experienced coaches to provide you with the next best step forward:
What to Expect When Hiring a Writer
The service fee above covers the coaching team’s role in helping you find and secure the right writer. The writer’s actual fee is separate and varies based on the level of experience, your timeline, and how much content you already have.
Estimated Writer Fees (Paid Directly to the Writer)
- Collaborative Writer: $15,000 to $100,000+
- Experienced Ghostwriter: $50,000 to $100,000+
These numbers vary based on:
- The writer’s experience, portfolio, or past bestsellers.
- The type of project (memoir, teaching, devotional, leadership).
- Whether you need full drafting or shaping of existing material.
- Timeline or rush delivery.
What to Expect When Hiring a Writer
The service fee above covers the coaching team’s role in helping you find and secure the right writer. The writer’s actual fee is separate and varies based on the level of experience, your timeline, and how much content you already have.
Estimated Writer Fees (Paid Directly to the Writer)
- Collaborative Writer: $15,000 to $100,000+
- Experienced Ghostwriter: $50,000 to $100,000+
These numbers vary based on:
- The writer’s experience, portfolio, or past bestsellers
- The type of project (memoir, teaching, devotional, leadership)
- Whether you need full drafting or shaping of existing material
- Timeline or rush delivery
What If You’ve Tried This Before and It Didn’t Work?
We’ve seen it happen. A promising book project derails because the writer wasn’t the right fit.
That’s why our process is built to reduce risk.
Our team doesn’t just pull from a public database of freelancers. We draw from our own experience representing authors, publishers, and collaborative writers for decades.
The Author Coaching team has a breadth of experience that is unmatched in the Christian publishing industry. Along with being your coaches, we are all active literary agents with Yates & Yates, and we have helped our clients publish more than 50 New York Times Bestsellers.
We know what kind of partner a meaningful book requires, and we protect your message by helping you find the right one.
Next Steps
You don’t have to do this alone.
If you’re ready to move forward on the book you know you’re meant to write, but you need a trusted partner to help bring it to life, we’re here to help.
Let’s talk about which package fits you best and how we can help you take the next right step.
What If You’ve Tried This Before and It Didn’t Work?
We’ve seen it happen. A promising book project derails because the writer wasn’t the right fit.
That’s why our process is built to reduce risk.
Our team doesn’t just pull from a public database of freelancers. We draw from our own experience representing authors, publishers, and collaborative writers for decades.
The Author Coaching team has a breadth of experience that is unmatched in the Christian publishing industry. Along with being your coaches, we are all active literary agents with Yates & Yates, and we have helped our clients publish more than 50 New York Times Bestsellers.
We know what kind of partner a meaningful book requires, and we protect your message by helping you find the right one.
Next Steps
You don’t have to do this alone.
If you’re ready to move forward on the book you know you’re meant to write, but you need a trusted partner to help bring it to life, we’re here to help.
Let’s talk about which package fits you best and how we can help you take the next right step.
