Ghost Writing and Book Creation - Dodge Development, Inc

Dodge Development’s Ghostwriting/Book Creation Services are constructed to help you achieve your writing and publishing aspirations.

This can include some or all of the following;

Interviewing to learn all about you and your book idea
Outlining or Rough Draft Prep – done together with the author
Creating a Marketing Analysis – Analyzing the marketability of your book
Writing a Book Proposal to present to publishers
Forward and Introduction Creation
Ghostwriting content chapter by chapter

Revisions to content
Detailed and Professional Editing to eliminate grammar errors
Formatting the manuscript for print
Literary Agent Consulting – to get direction on your idea
Publishing Consulting on what your options are
Book cover Design from our in-house designer

From the beginning stages of organizing the book writing process into a step by step process to you picking up the first copy, we act as a guide and consultant to achieve the results you’re looking for. Our ghost writing/book creation services include every aspect of the process all under one roof.

Dodge Development is a trusted name in the business consulting arena with more than 30 years of experience. Bryan Dodge is a leading family business consultant and nationally known Professional Development Speaker. He has written several books that have gotten national attention including;

The Good Life Rules – McGraw Hill (publisher)
Becoming The Obvious Choice – Cornerstone Leadership (publisher)
Most recently; The Principles of an unstoppable Family Business – Morgan James (publisher)

Bryan’s primary partner in book creation is David Williams who also serves as his Director of Business Development. David is a seasoned vet with all forms of written communication. He’s most recently worked with SUCCESS magazine as a content creator and Advertising Director for 5 years, is a member of the esteemed ASJA (American Society of Journalists and Authors) and a ten year member of American Writers and Artists Inc. This is who you will work with very closely through the process. With Dodge Development’s Ghost Writing/Book Creation Services you will enjoy the highest level of professionalism, customer service, and dedication to excellence. We take great pride in the quality of our work and value enduring professional relationships.

The Ghostwriting Process

1. First, you will be sent a questionnaire that will identify your goals and expectations as well as key elements that will be needed for market analysis and proposals. This Is very important if you want to submit to a publisher, or expect to sell books
2. There will then be an introductory call with both Bryan Dodge and David Williams to discuss the questionnaire and the process, what will be needed from you, what to expect from us, timeline etc. Upon conclusion of that meeting we will create a proposal. The proposal will then be discussed and upon acceptance and receipt of the signed contract and down payment, we will move to the next step.
3. Strategy Session – is a detailed interview with both Bryan and David to lay down a table of contents, chapters and a basic outline of each chapter. This can be done virtually or in-person. We will also discuss the Forward and the Intro creation, what those are, and what will be needed from you to write them. We will need any and all notes, interview, rough drafts, or anything else you may have before this interview. If you don’t have anything, that’s fine. We’ll discuss content creation and that process.
4. Draft Development – will be written chapter by chapter and only after your approval will the next chapter be started. There will a review upon completion of every third of the manuscript. The manuscript will be formatted correctly to be published upon completion.
5. Editing – will be done once the client has approved of the manuscript in its entirety. A publisher may require a third party review as well.
6. Book Proposal – will be created based on the Marketing Analysis Report that has already been created by this point.
7. Publishing Options – We will talk to our literary agent about submitting the manuscript to publishers. We will also discuss with you self-publishing options.

Ala Cart Services

These are individual services that can be applied if you already have a completed manuscript.

Editing and Polishing – Your manuscript will be gone through chapter by chapter and corrected where needed, verbally enhanced where applicable.
Formatted for Publishing – In order to submit to a publisher, or even self-publish, your manuscript must be formatted a certain way. It must be submitted to us as a word document. We will go through it chapter by chapter and format it correctly.
Writing your Market Analysis and Book Proposal – This must be done in order to persuade a publishing company to publish your book. It must be done a certain way with certain things included. This requires a lot of communication between the Author and us to get all the needed info.
Literary Agent and Publishing Consulting – We will submit to a known literary agent we work with to present you with options. This is only available in conjunction with all 3 of the above options being incorporated.