Write a Book Without Lifting a Finger: How to Hire a Ghostwriter Even if You're on a Shoestring Budget [Paperback]

Mahesh Grossman (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0972813101 | ISBN-13: 978-0972813105 | Publication Date: January 1, 2010

What's the secret most Hollywood celebrities and 43% of all published authors use to create the books you see on the bestseller list? They use a ghostwriter. In Write a Book Without Lifting a Finger, Mahesh Grossman, President of The Authors Team, a premier ghostwriting agency, shows you:. How ghostwriters increase the odds that you'll get published and can actually make you more money. How anyone with an idea can go from "normal Joe or Jane" to "paid author" in just ninety days. 7 Key Guidelines on what to pay a ghostwriter. 5 "must haves" for your contract to protect your ideas. 10 ways to find bargain basement writers who will work for as little as $500. How to have a ghostwriter write your book for freePlus, learn the secret formula that sells your book before you write it and how to get a healthy advance... possibly even over $100,000. You'll also see four actual examples of this formula that resulted in publishing contracts (including two that earned first-time, unknown authors over $100,000).

Editorial Reviews

Review

"MASTERFUL... ENLIGHTENING... EXTREMELY VALUABLE for anyone who has ever fantasized about seeing their name on a real published book. ----Jay Conrad Levinson, author, Guerrilla Marketing series of books

"With your own ghostwriter, you'll feel just like a celebrity. Follow the instructions in Grossman's insightful book, and pretty soon you might be one!" --Rick Frishman, co-author, The Author 101 series

"Mahesh Grossman takes all the mystery out of hiring a ghostwriter and getting your book into print! This guide is thorough, well-organized, enjoyably written, and packed with genuinely useful information!" --Susan Page, author, The Shortest Distance Between You and a Published Book --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

About the Author

Mahesh Grossman is America's leading expert on ghostwriting. The Fox News Channel calls him a "ghostwriting guru". He's president of The Authors Team, a firm that turns "credible experts into incredible authors" through ghostwriting, editing, and coaching. He's been involved in the ghostwriting or editing of over fifty books and has appeared on a hundred radio and television shows.

Product Details

• Paperback: 172 pages
• Publisher: 10 Finger Press (January 1, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0972813101
• ISBN-13: 978-0972813105
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.1 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #553,644 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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24 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Invaluable advice from an informed insider, March 11, 2004

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Roger C. Parker (Dover, NH) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Write a Book Without Lifting a Finger: How to Hire a Ghostwriter Even if You're on a Shoestring Budget (Paperback)

Hiring a ghostwriter often doesn't get the respect it should as a technique for promoting your career. Yet, as Mahesh Grossman shows, it's an honorable and proven way to multiply your time and get into print fast.

Write a Book without Lifting a Finger is incredibly detailed and covers all aspects of the topic. Although chock full of details, it is a fast and pleasurable read. I started to read it while returning to my office from the post office, starting reading at random in the middle. An hour later, I was still reading--a testament to clear writing and helpful, pragmatic advice.

37 of 45 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Getting the book - heard him on a call - can give you a copy, February 6, 2004

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G. Wayne Clayton (Mishawaka, IN United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Write a Book Without Lifting a Finger: How to Hire a Ghostwriter Even if You're on a Shoestring Budget (Paperback)

As the publisher of www.AboutBizz.com and AboutBizz Magazine, I am constantly approached by readers for advice. In fact, I have often been pinned down for the ole' "let me pick your brains" by individuals asking for information and advice on writing articles and books. Until now, much of what I have dispensed as wisdom was fairly generic...that is until now.
Last night I was privileged to listen to a conference call put on by Dr. Daphne Houston. Her special guest was Mahesh Grossman who is the author of the book "Write a Book Without Lifting a Finger." For 90+ minutes he offered real answers to many of the questions that writers or would-be writers asked. His style is very relaxed yet thoroughly knowledgeable.
For a man in his position it would NOT have surprised me to hear him speak down to the newbies asking questions, yet he spoke with a gentle instructional manner that allowed even those with some experience to still glean a nugget of golden advice.
I await the physical copy of the book and truly can't wait to dig more into it. I firmly believe EVERYONE has a book in them...be it ebook or printed pages. Mr. Grossman's book combined with a few other's I could recommend will give any writer real confidence to sit down realize that life's dream of being a published author. With Mr. Grossman's expertise, you really and truly could see your name up on the shelf of your local Barnes & Nobles, Borders, or even right here on Amazon!
If you'd like a copy of the audio call I heard, drop me an email at [e-mail]. I hope you all the best of real success.

32 of 39 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars If This Book doesn't Have it, You Don't Need it, June 9, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Write a Book Without Lifting a Finger: How to Hire a Ghostwriter Even if You're on a Shoestring Budget (Paperback)

Congratulations and much gratitude to Mahesh Grossman for writing this knowledgable, thorough, professional and generous book. I am the author of over 20 books and a writing teacher at UCLA.
This is a book I now recommend to all my students.
Grossman knows the publishing business, the taste of the public and the world of ghostwriting better than anybody.