Ghostwritten Memoir - What is a Going Hourly Rate and How Many Hours Will it Take?
People who hire the services of a ghostwriter are appropriately concerned with how much it will cost to have a memoir written.
This article provides a few useful guidelines to help you determine if the costs you are being asked to pay are in line with current rates.
1.
Above all else, it is important not to bring a nickel and dime attitude to the process of having your memoir written.
The process is not a mechanical one in which you can expect so many words for so many dollars.
Your ghostwriter will be thinking of your memoir in the shower and while doing the dishes and perhaps when out to dinner.
Being a creative person, your ghost is not likely to shut off inspiration and insight.
S/he might, in the most unexpected moment, realize, "Oh, it was this character trait that led to this result and perhaps it was not that other reason that was the basis.
I need to talk to my client about it.
" This will improve your memoir, and it is not likely that your ghost will charge you for the moment of insight in the shower.
2.
Fees can be as low as $30 per hour and as high as $100 plus.
The lower end fee is probably from someone who is starting out.
This person has less experience at writing and working with clients and is building a track record.
But s/he may very well be a good deal.
On the other hand, s/he may not know what questions to ask and may not have experience at a longer piece of writing.
The higher end writer is probably someone who has a steady stream of clients and therefore can charge a higher fee.
S/he is probably very experienced and can work quickly and with considerable polish.
You can generally expect to get what you pay for but not always.
The high per-hour-fee writer may live in a large city where rents and professional fees are elevated, while a lower costing writer may live in the country where expenses are less.
You will have to evaluate what factors effect the writer's need to charge a particular fee the same way you ought to evaluate what quality you are receiving.
3.
Generally speaking the quality memoir ghosts will charge in the $70 to $100 per hour range.
In that spread they are probably all good, but they will have a variety of styles, both working and writing.
It is probably in the realm of style that you ought to make your decision.
4.
How many hours will it take to write a memoir? That depends on the length of the memoir and on your ability to do some of the work yourself.
It is realistic to presume that it will take 110 to 130 hours to produce 100 pages of text.
5.
Remember that you will perhaps do this only once in your life.
Be sure you have the memoir you want-not the memoir that has saved you money.
Good luck
This article provides a few useful guidelines to help you determine if the costs you are being asked to pay are in line with current rates.
1.
Above all else, it is important not to bring a nickel and dime attitude to the process of having your memoir written.
The process is not a mechanical one in which you can expect so many words for so many dollars.
Your ghostwriter will be thinking of your memoir in the shower and while doing the dishes and perhaps when out to dinner.
Being a creative person, your ghost is not likely to shut off inspiration and insight.
S/he might, in the most unexpected moment, realize, "Oh, it was this character trait that led to this result and perhaps it was not that other reason that was the basis.
I need to talk to my client about it.
" This will improve your memoir, and it is not likely that your ghost will charge you for the moment of insight in the shower.
2.
Fees can be as low as $30 per hour and as high as $100 plus.
The lower end fee is probably from someone who is starting out.
This person has less experience at writing and working with clients and is building a track record.
But s/he may very well be a good deal.
On the other hand, s/he may not know what questions to ask and may not have experience at a longer piece of writing.
The higher end writer is probably someone who has a steady stream of clients and therefore can charge a higher fee.
S/he is probably very experienced and can work quickly and with considerable polish.
You can generally expect to get what you pay for but not always.
The high per-hour-fee writer may live in a large city where rents and professional fees are elevated, while a lower costing writer may live in the country where expenses are less.
You will have to evaluate what factors effect the writer's need to charge a particular fee the same way you ought to evaluate what quality you are receiving.
3.
Generally speaking the quality memoir ghosts will charge in the $70 to $100 per hour range.
In that spread they are probably all good, but they will have a variety of styles, both working and writing.
It is probably in the realm of style that you ought to make your decision.
4.
How many hours will it take to write a memoir? That depends on the length of the memoir and on your ability to do some of the work yourself.
It is realistic to presume that it will take 110 to 130 hours to produce 100 pages of text.
5.
Remember that you will perhaps do this only once in your life.
Be sure you have the memoir you want-not the memoir that has saved you money.
Good luck