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Real rates, honest comparisons, and production lessons that cost us proof copies to learn — written by the author who does the work, not a content team.
August 5, 2026
How Much Does a Ghostwriter Cost in 2026? Real Numbers, No Discovery Call
The whole industry hides its rate card behind a discovery call. Here is ours in public — per-word pricing, six category bands, and what actually moves the number.
Read the article → August 5, 2026Ghostwriter, Traditional Publisher, or DIY? An Honest Decision Guide
Including the part most studios won’t say out loud: if a Big Five imprint offers you an advance, take it. Here is the honest decision tree for everyone else.
Read the article → August 5, 2026KDP's Print Limits: Page Caps, Font Rules, and the Export Traps That Reject Books
Lessons from our own production files: the ~550-page hardcover cap, the font-embedding rejection, the endnote trap that puts 600 raw markers in your body text — and how typesetting quietly sets your list price.
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