Ghostwriting & Book Strategy
I help leaders turn their ideas into books that build authority, influence, and legacy.
Professional ghostwriting for executives, entrepreneurs, and thought leaders who have something worth saying — and want a trusted partner to say it well.
Kent SandersThe Daily Writer
Kent SandersThe Ghost-Powered Author
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Trusted by leaders who have important stories to share.
From national publishers to private legacy projects — including The Faith of Elvis with Billy Stanley, Elvis Presley's stepbrother.
Billy StanleyThe Faith of ElvisKent SandersThe Daily Writer
Kent Sanders18 Words to Live By
Kent SandersThe Ghost-Powered AuthorClient project covers to be added — Greg Baker and others.
Who I Work With
Is this you?
You have built something. You have learned something. You have a story worth telling. What you don't have is six months of uninterrupted mornings to write it.
- You're a CEO, founder, executive, coach, or thought leader with hard-won expertise.
- You know you should write a book — clients ask, audiences ask, your team asks.
- You don't have the time, the training, or the desire to write it yourself.
- You want a partner who understands both the craft of writing and the business of publishing.
- You want the finished book to sound unmistakably like you.
Your story matters. Your ideas matter.
A great book can change your business, your career, and your legacy. My job is to make sure it gets written — and written well.
Kent Sanders
The Ghost‑Powered Author
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Thinking about writing a book? Start here.
The essential guide to understanding professional ghostwriting — and turning your idea into a finished book you're proud to put your name on.
- What ghostwriting actually costs, and what drives the number
- How to tell whether your idea is a book, a talk, or an article
- The five-step process behind a manuscript that sounds like you
- How to choose between traditional, hybrid, and independent publishing
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The Process
How ghostwriting works
No mystery, no guesswork. Three clear phases, with you involved exactly as much as you want to be.
Discover
We clarify your ideas, your audience, your message, and your goals — before a single chapter is drafted. This is where a good book is actually made.
Create
Through structured interviews and your existing material, I transform your expertise and stories into a compelling manuscript in your voice.
Publish
We determine the right path to bring your book into the world — traditional, hybrid, or independent — and I guide you through it.
Results
Helping people transform ideas into finished books.
Placeholder testimonial. Kent took twenty years of stories I could never organize and handed me back a manuscript that sounded more like me than I do.
Placeholder testimonial. I expected a writer. What I got was a guide through the entire publishing process — patient, professional, and genuinely invested.
Placeholder testimonial. The book opened doors I didn't know existed. Speaking invitations, new clients, and a legacy my family will still have in fifty years.
About Kent
A writer who'd rather build your legacy than his own.
I spent years as a professor teaching people to write, and years more writing books of my own — The Daily Writer, 18 Words to Live By, and The Faith of Elvis with Billy Stanley, Elvis Presley's stepbrother.
Somewhere along the way I noticed something. The people with the most valuable things to say were almost never the people with the time or training to say them. That gap is where I've built my work.
Today I help executives, entrepreneurs, and leaders navigate the entire book journey — from the first messy idea, through the manuscript, all the way to a publishing strategy that actually fits their goals. Not as a hired pen, but as a partner who cares whether the book does what you needed it to do.
Publishing
There is no single right way to publish a book.
There is only the right way for your book, your goals, and your timeline. Part of my job is helping you see the trade-offs clearly.
Traditional
A publisher acquires your book, invests in it, and puts it in stores. The highest bar to entry, the longest timeline, and still the strongest signal of outside validation.
Hybrid & Bespoke
Professional production and distribution without waiting on a gatekeeper. You invest, you keep more control, and the book meets a traditional quality standard.
Independent
You own everything — rights, royalties, timeline, and creative direction. The fastest path to a finished book, and often the smartest one for a business asset.
Questions
The things everyone asks first.
How much does ghostwriting cost?
Professional book-length ghostwriting is a significant investment, and the range is wide depending on length, research, interview time, and how much material already exists. I'll give you a clear, fixed number after a conversation about your project — never a vague estimate. Typical projects fall in the [range] range.
How long does a book take?
Most projects run six to twelve months from first interview to finished manuscript. Publishing adds time on top of that, depending on the path we choose together.
Who owns the rights?
You do. Completely. It's your book, your name on the cover, your intellectual property, and your royalties. That's spelled out in writing before we begin.
Do I need to have an idea already?
No. Some clients arrive with an outline and three chapters. Others arrive with a career's worth of experience and no idea where to start. Both are fine — shaping the idea is part of the work.
Can you help me publish it?
Yes. I'll help you weigh traditional, hybrid, and independent publishing against your actual goals, and guide you through whichever path you choose.
How involved do I need to be?
Less than you fear, more than nothing. Expect a series of recorded interviews, some material-gathering early on, and review at key milestones. Most clients spend a few hours a month.
Let's Talk
Have an idea for a book? Let's talk about it.
A conversation costs you nothing but half an hour — and you'll leave it knowing whether your idea is a book, and what it would take to write it.
I take on a limited number of projects each year so every client gets my full attention.