Laura Schaefer
The Peace of Mind of Paying a Premium for Your Book Collaborator
My standard fee for a full-length six-month book ghostwriting agreement starts at $75,000. It's an investment on the part of my author...
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Laura Schaefer
- Feb 17
- 2 min
People Buy Books for a Reason. So, Give Them One!
What was the last book you paid *actual cash money* to read or listen to? I bet you were nudged to purchase by one of these three...
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Laura Schaefer
- Feb 7
- 1 min
Book Collaboration Is a Dance
In early 2005, I learned to partner dance when I began attending Lindy Hop lessons. The lead/follow relationship is very cool... ...But...
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Laura Schaefer
- Jan 11
- 2 min
How Did Your Culture of Origin Shape Your Communication Muscle?
I talk *a lot* about being from the Midwestern part of the United States...Wisconsin, specifically. Sometimes I imagine that the people I...
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Laura Schaefer
- Jan 10
- 2 min
Your Book is NOT for Everyone
I was wrong yesterday. Okay, not WRONG wrong. Just incomplete in my teaching. Here is what I wrote: Books succeed beyond the author's...
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Laura Schaefer
- Dec 6, 2022
- 2 min
Have you stepped into the fullness of your authority?
It's a tricky word, "authority." One that sometimes has negative connotations, depending on how it's wielded. As I've met and worked with...
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Laura Schaefer
- Dec 2, 2022
- 2 min
My Top 10 Tips for Writing Your Book's First Draft
💡 Tip 1: Don’t worry about being great. Just write what is true for you. This current book idea of yours will be one of many. No need to...
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Laura Schaefer
- Nov 22, 2022
- 2 min
Where Do Your Best Ideas Live?
All the drama over on Twitter got me to thinking: have we been entrusting most of our good ideas and our contact lists to a social media...
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Laura Schaefer
- Nov 17, 2022
- 2 min
Today, I am answering all of your questions about ghostwriting! Yay!
QUESTION: Who hires ghostwriters? ANSWER: More people than you probably realize. The number I've heard most often is 60% of nonfiction...
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Laura Schaefer
- Nov 15, 2022
- 1 min
You are a contrarian
But you don't really think of yourself that way. It's just that after putting in years of effort and work, you've developed a unique...
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Laura Schaefer
- Nov 11, 2022
- 3 min
What is the difference between a ghostwriter and a premium ghostwriter?
I just shifted my thinking on something *major* regarding book collaboration. Before this week, I held pretty tightly to the idea that a...
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Laura Schaefer
- Oct 28, 2022
- 2 min
An Invitation to Think BIG
Here's a provocative lil question for you on this fair Thursday: Is it possible you're not thinking big enough? I *love* this question. A...
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Laura Schaefer
- Oct 24, 2022
- 2 min
Professions That Intrigue Me
Hello, fair reader! Welcome to my blog. I'm glad you're here. In the past, I've done a lot of ghostwriting for financial planners and...
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Laura Schaefer
- Oct 21, 2022
- 2 min
At Our Best, We Are All Creators
You are so ridiculously special. It honestly blows my mind. You've been through a lot and instead of retreating and withdrawing, you've...
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Laura Schaefer
- Oct 19, 2022
- 2 min
You've Gone Viral-ish. What Should You Do Next?
Have you ever posted on LinkedIn, Facebook, or on another social media site and gotten a bigger response than you expected? Your post...
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Laura Schaefer
- Oct 16, 2022
- 2 min
Two Consistent Full-Length Book Milestones
There are many meaningful moments in a book creation partnership, which is what you are entering into when you hire a ghostwriter like...
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Laura Schaefer
- Oct 15, 2022
- 1 min
Books that succeed have one major difference from books that fail
Focus. That's it. Books that fail try to do too much. They don't have one central, clarifying argument. They try to serve too many...
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Laura Schaefer
- Aug 16, 2022
- 2 min
The "It's Just Me" Approach: On Building Trust and Belief While Refusing to Scale
Them: "Scale! Scale! Scale!" Me: "Um, no." As I've mentioned here previously, I love listening to personal and business development...
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Laura Schaefer
- Aug 9, 2022
- 2 min
I'll Take the Lead: How a Book Collaboration is a Lot Like a Partner Dance
Did you know I was once a Lindy Hopper? It's true. Lindy Hop is a swing dance invented in the early 20th century and revived again toward...
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Laura Schaefer
- Aug 2, 2022
- 1 min
Can a Relationship with Your Ghostwriter Feel Like Home? Yes.
"People aren't longing to be impressed; they're longing to feel like they're home." ~Shauna Niequist As an individual who provides a...
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