Ghostwriting Services
Your story, written in your voice.
Work with professional American ghostwriters who turn your ideas, notes and recordings into a finished book — in your voice. You keep 100% of the credit. Get a free quote.
Ghostwriting Services
What is ghostwriting, and how does it work?
Ghostwriting is a professional writing service where an experienced writer turns your ideas, notes, recordings or rough draft into a finished book — published under your name, with you keeping full credit and all rights. At Bradbury Publishers, ghostwriting starts with recorded voice interviews, continues chapter by chapter with your approval at every milestone, and ends with an edited, publishing-ready manuscript.
Founders, executives, physicians, veterans, speakers and family historians across the United States use our ghostwriting services when they have a book in them but not the hours to write it. Most of our clients know exactly what they want to say — they simply need a professional ghostwriter who can structure it, polish it, and make every page sound unmistakably like them.
Here's how we keep it honest: you approve a chapter outline and a sample chapter before we write a single full chapter. Drafts then arrive on a schedule you set, with feedback loops built in — nothing is ever sprung on you at the end. A typical 40,000–70,000 word book takes three to six months from discovery call to final manuscript, and every project is covered by a signed NDA before we read page one.
What's included in our ghostwriting services
Voice-matching interviews
Recorded conversations that become your raw material — you talk, we structure. The way you emphasize a story becomes the way it reads.
Chapter-by-chapter drafting
You review and steer at every milestone. You approve the outline, the sample chapter and every draft that follows.
Research & fact-checking
Timelines, names, dates and claims verified against sources, so your book holds up to the toughest reader.
Editing baked in
Every finished chapter is line-edited as it lands — you're never charged separately just to make the draft readable.
Full confidentiality
An NDA is signed before we read page one. Your name goes on the cover; ours never does.
Publishing-ready handoff
You receive a clean, edited manuscript plus a clear plan for cover design, publishing and launch — all under one roof.
Who hires our ghostwriting services?
If you can talk about your subject for twenty minutes, we can turn it into a book. Our ghostwriters work across every major category US readers buy.
- Memoirs & autobiographies
- Business & leadership books
- Novels & short stories
- Self-help & how-to
- Speaker & coach books
- Family histories
Why choose us
Why US authors choose Bradbury for ghostwriting
4.9/5 average author rating
Writers who read for a living
Your ghostwriter is a working US writer — not an overseas content mill. Every manuscript is written by a human, never generated.
You own everything
100% of the copyright, royalties and byline are yours, guaranteed in a written work-for-hire agreement.
Fixed, itemized pricing
One clear quote based on word count and complexity — no hourly meters, no surprise invoices.
One team, start to shelf
The same house that writes your book can edit, design, print, distribute and market it — no handoff chaos.
Frequently asked questions about ghostwriting
How much does it cost to hire a ghostwriter in the US?
Professional ghostwriting is priced per word and by complexity. A 50,000-word memoir and a research-heavy business book land at different rates. We give you a fixed, itemized quote after a free discovery call — and the quote never changes unless the scope does. Request a free ghostwriting quote to see your exact number.
Who owns the copyright to a ghostwritten book?
You do — completely. Every contract we sign includes a work-for-hire agreement that transfers full ownership of the manuscript to you. Your name is the only byline, your royalties flow only to you, and we never reuse a word of your book anywhere.
How long does ghostwriting a book take?
Most books take three to six months: two to three weeks for the outline and sample chapter, then drafting in milestones you control. Rush timelines are possible — ask on your discovery call and we'll give you an honest answer about what's realistic.
Will the book actually sound like me?
That's the whole craft. We interview you on recordings, study your emails and talks if you share them, and write a sample chapter for your approval before drafting anything else. If the sample doesn't sound like you, we don't write the book — that's the deal.
Do you sign NDAs?
Yes, always — and we send ours before you share a single detail. Many of our clients are executives, physicians and public figures whose stories are sensitive. Confidentiality isn't an add-on; it's the first page of the contract.
Can you publish and market the book after ghostwriting it?
Yes — that's the advantage of one team under one roof. Cover design, ISBN registration, Amazon KDP and IngramSpark listing, audiobooks and launch marketing all happen in-house. Most ghostwritten books at Bradbury go from final manuscript to live listings in about six weeks.
Ready to hear your story in print? Get a free, itemized ghostwriting quote today — or call and talk to a real ghostwriter about your book.
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