Ghostwrite Great Lakes Sailing Memoir
Budget: $10,000 – $20,000 USD
I spent 3½ unforgettable months circumnavigating all five Great Lakes solo on my 20-foot sailboat, Never Too Late, and I’m ready to turn the logbooks, diary pages, chart notes, and thousands of miles of memories into a publishable non-fiction narrative. What I need most now is a seasoned, already-published ghostwriter who can take my raw material and shape it into a compelling, well-structured story that reads like a true adventure novel while staying completely factual.
You’ll receive my daily journal entries, route maps, photos, and voice recordings. From there, I’d like us to collaborate on a clear chapter outline, then move into full manuscript drafting and iterative revisions until we have a polished book ready to query agents or submit directly to publishers. Experience with travel or sailing titles is a major plus, as is a proven track record guiding first-time authors through the publishing process.
Key deliverables:
• Detailed chapter-by-chapter outline approved by me
• First draft manuscript (approx. 70–80 k words)
• Two rounds of revisions incorporating my feedback
• Final, publication-ready manuscript with a short pitch/synopsis
If you bring strong narrative instincts, an ear for voice, and expertise in structuring long-form non-fiction, I’d love to dive in and bring this voyage to the page together.
You’ll receive my daily journal entries, route maps, photos, and voice recordings. From there, I’d like us to collaborate on a clear chapter outline, then move into full manuscript drafting and iterative revisions until we have a polished book ready to query agents or submit directly to publishers. Experience with travel or sailing titles is a major plus, as is a proven track record guiding first-time authors through the publishing process.
Key deliverables:
• Detailed chapter-by-chapter outline approved by me
• First draft manuscript (approx. 70–80 k words)
• Two rounds of revisions incorporating my feedback
• Final, publication-ready manuscript with a short pitch/synopsis
If you bring strong narrative instincts, an ear for voice, and expertise in structuring long-form non-fiction, I’d love to dive in and bring this voyage to the page together.