Elements of Ghostwriting Contract

There are many things which are very essential to consider for both partners during the ghostwriting contract. When you start your career as a ghost book writer you are not familiar with all the facts and you do not have much ability to analyze the qualities and nature of your clients. You have to learn first how you can build your career. You should first realize the value of your time and learn that those handshake deals start to get too dangerous or risky. 

If you will not have a professional career the clients will not take your work seriously and they will not fulfill your demands according to the points of contract.  Once you establish your career as a ghost book writer you have a full slate of work on your calendar. 

In order to make your work more professional and authentic and in order to save your time and protect your interests it is best to create a contract. Contract is very helpful for both parties to complete the project on time and to achieve their career goals. By organizing the solid template which will have all the things of your needs and requirements it will be easier for you to work on various projects. 

You have to make sure that your template must have all the elements which are essential for a ghostwriting contract. It will allow you to work in a more convenient and comfortable way. In order to make a good ghostwriting contract you have to keep some important things in your mind. 

Anatomy of a ghostwriting contract:

Contract is the protection of your career so do not think of the contract as a lack of trust. Contracts are created to do the work in more professional manners. In order to complete the projects on time according to the deadlines there are six crucial elements that your ghostwriting contract must have. These essential elements are given below with complete details. 

1: Basic information:

Your contract’s first page must contain all the basic information related to the personal information of the Ghost Book Writers and other essential information related to the cost and time period of the project accomplishment. Your cover page should contain all the given information:

• Name of the ghostwriter and contact information for example phone number and full office address of the ghostwriter.
• Name of the client and his contact information like mobile number and home address.
• Contract date when you deal with with your client to start the project
• Project due dates for outline for example date of accomplishment of first outline draft and date of final draft. 

2: Price:

Price is a very essential element to discuss while dealing with a client so this element must include in your contract. Ghostwriting is actually a job and ghostwriters write the content for the client authors in exchange for money. As you are doing this job for earning money it is very important to mention the price of your projects in your contract file to avoid any surprises later. This section must include:

Price:  Total cost of the project which is based on the length of content. You can charge according to the number of words. 

Method and payment time: you also need to mention how you receive your money. Some ghost book writers ask for the cash payment they demand to get half money before the project and half after the completion of the project. But it is not the same for all ghostwriters; some ghostwriters asked for a check after the accomplishment of the task. Set all these expectations for the satisfaction of both parties.

Currency: Most of the ghostwriters prefer to get payments in dollars. So you should mention in your contract about the currency that you want payment in canadian dollars or USD because the rate of both currencies are different from each other. 

3: Description of the project:

Another essential element of the ghostwriting contract is description of the project. In order to provide the professional ghostwriting services it is very essential to describe the whole process used for the completion of a project. 

In your project description you have to mention each detail for example what are you doing and how long your project will be? What process will you follow to write the content according to the demands of the clients? From where you will collect the information for your project and how much time you require for your project research? Will you be required to interview various people to get different ideas for your project?

In order to work with clients in a more effective manner and to build trust this element is very essential and must be part of your contract.  Professional ghost book writers always set their time table and provide the complete description of the project to their client authors. 

4: Ownership agreement:

Most of the ghostwriters finalize the projects with the clients and end up with the client retaining full ownership of the project. 

The client provides ideas and thoughts and the ghostwriter gives words to these thoughts and ideas. It is not a bad job when done in the right manners. The ghost book writers only get money and give the whole credit of the content to the client authors. If the author allows then the ghostwriter can mention his name on the project in some form. By hiring the affordable ghostwriting services many clients can craft their masterpiece. 

Ownership is a very critical matter in ghostwriting jobs so it must be decided at the beginning of the project.    

5: Revision expectations:

Revision is always included in the professional ghostwriting services but sometimes due to the shortage of time ghostwriters refuse to revise the whole content. Sometimes ghostwriters said that they will revise the project at the end if needed but sometimes the ghostwriter gets rid of the revision part.

Professional ghost book writers always add revision in their contracts for the satisfaction of the clients.  

All the above elements are very essential to include in the ghostwriting contract which proves you a professional ghost book writer.