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Save Time, Publish More: How Ghostwriting Accelerates Your Book Project

How Ghostwriting Accelerates Your Book Project

Because of today’s speed-driven publishing industry, time is not just an asset; it is also a competitive asset. When you are a business owner trying to build authority as a leader in your field, or if you are an author balancing the demands of multiple writing projects, the single greatest challenge you will face is that of time.


Using a ghostwriter can significantly improve your ability to produce high-quality content consistently and achieve it faster than you could on your own while maintaining creative control and avoiding burnout.


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Why is Time an Author's Scarcest Resource?

The most common reason that an exceptional book does not succeed is due to lack of time, energy, or clarity on the part of the author, not a lack of a vision.


It’s common for writers to get hung up on their ideas and stop writing. Many times, authors do not finish writing their book due to a lack of energy, and by the time they do have enough energy to complete it, their momentum has stopped.


That’s where ghostwriting comes in. Ghostwriting does not replace your voice; it simply turns your ideas into a published book quickly and professionally.


How Ghostwriting Can Help You Write Faster

1. Structured Process

Ghostwriters utilize predetermined processes to keep the timelines moving forward in a book. Therefore, you are not subjected to the perpetual cycle of rewriting, redoing, or second-guessing yourself.


2. Faster Draft Development

A highly skilled ghostwriter can complete a manuscript for you in as little as 8-16 weeks, whereas it would normally take you between 12-18 months.


3. From the Beginning, Professional Quality

You do not go through a "messy first draft." Your book will start from an organized and clear state, something that writers typically achieve only after several months of work.


4. Faster Publishing with Fewer Revisions

If there are fewer mistakes, there are fewer edits; therefore, you will publish your work faster.


5. Momentum & Accountability

Ghostwriting also creates an opportunity for continuous deadlines to be met without interruption, even if your scheduling is difficult to predict.


Do you want a professionally written book but are not prepared to spend hundreds of hours writing it? 


Rolling Authors takes your professional ideas, voice and story, and creates a finished manuscript that is publisher-ready while you continue to concentrate on your professional and personal lives.


If you have always wanted to begin (or finish) writing a book, now is the time.


Here is how ghostwriting enables you to publish significantly more books:

When you are not spending countless daily hours drafting chapters, generating ideas, and rewriting paragraphs, the amount of writing time available for you dramatically increases.


That is why many CEOs, founders, coaches, and other public figures have the potential to publish several books. They do not write alone.


Because of this, ghostwriting can help you achieve:

  • Publish multiple books more quickly

  • Leverage your brand and audience to increase the growth rate

  • Create a consistent stream of writing

  • Pursue multiple genres or multiple projects at one time

  • Ghostwriting does not mean "writing for you." It is expanding your creative possibilities.


Expert Insights

  • Most authors are wildly off-base regarding their anticipated time commitment for writing a book, underestimating the amount of time it will actually take by 300-500%, leading to projects taking years to complete.

  • A ghostwriter does not replace your voice; they refine your voice. When you work with an authentic ghostwriter, you should not even be able to tell you worked with a ghostwriter.

  • When you publish more frequently, you will increase the number of times your book appears in the digital world, meaning that there will be more algorithms pushing your content.

  • Ghostwriting is the standard for the publishing industry, and therefore, it is what all authors who want to publish at a high rate need to do.

  • Publishing more often will lead to a faster growth of both your brand, your authority, and the size of your readership.


Key Takeaways

  • Time is a top reason authors do not finish their books; using a ghostwriter removes that barrier.

  • Ghostwriters speed up all areas for authors (planning, creating, editing, and finalizing).

  • Ghostwriting allows the author to keep full creative control of their work while allowing experts to do the work.

  • The more often you publish, the faster you will grow your brand, authority, and readership numbers.

  • Ghostwriting is not just a "shortcut." It is a professional collaborative publishing model utilized by successful authors around the world.


Frequently Asked Questions

1. Will the book still sound like me?

Absolutely. Ghostwriters will create your tone, voice, personality, and storytelling method when writing your book, ensuring that it is as authentic as possible.


2. How long is the ghostwriting process?

On average, it typically takes around 8–16 weeks to complete a draft depending on the complexity and the length of the book.


3. Do I need to supply a complete outline?

No. We conduct interviews, gather ideas, and help create a framework.


4. Who owns the copyright?

You do — 100%. Your name will be on the cover of the book.


5. Is ghostwriting immoral?

Heck no! Ghostwriting is an ethical way to use a professional to help develop your book idea, much like an editor, graphic designer or videographer will assist you in creating content.


6. What if I only have a very basic idea?

That is ideal; we help you take those initial thoughts and develop them into entire books. 

Your story is valid and should be published without worrying over how to do so. With Rolling Authors, you will write, format, and finish your book more quickly than you believed possible.


If you’re starting with nothing or are just stuck in the middle, we can take your book project from a thought in your head to a printed product in a matter of weeks. Do you want to publish faster? If so, contact us now!


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