Professional ghostwriting keeps your story confidential, preserves your authentic voice, and delivers a fully published book under your name. Flat fee. 100% rights. Zero attribution to anyone but you.
Jason Patterson, published with Columbia Publication, featured in New York Weekly and ArtDaily
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The bottleneck for most ghostwriting clients is not ideas or experience. It is time and confidence in the writing process. Ghostwriting exists to solve exactly this. The story is yours. The writing process is ours.
Poorly ghostwritten books read generic, feel hollow, and fail to capture what makes your perspective distinct. Readers and buyers can tell. The risk is not just a bad book. It is a book that actively damages the authority it was meant to build.
Not all ghostwriting contracts are equal. Some include clauses where the writer retains partial rights, the agency keeps a copy license, or ongoing fees apply. A book is an intellectual property asset. It should belong entirely to the author.
Not all ghostwriting services are built the same. Here is what separates a full-service publishing partner from a writing-only vendor.
| What matters | Ghostwriting Agency | Columbia Publication |
|---|---|---|
| Attribution | ✗ Ghost may retain credit in contract | ✓ 100% your name, no attribution clause, ever |
| IP Ownership | ✗ Varies by contract, read carefully | ✓ 100% yours, flat fee, no ongoing rights retained |
| Voice | ✗ Agency voice or formula applied | ✓ Your voice, preserved through editorial collaboration |
| Confidentiality | ✗ Varies, some agencies credit writers internally | ✓ Full confidentiality, no external disclosure, ever |
| Production | ✗ Writing only, you handle publishing separately | ✓ Ghost + editorial + cover + distribution, one team |
| Cost model | ✗ Per word or hourly, scope creep common | ✓ Flat fee, confirmed before work begins |
One team, one flat fee, every stage handled, from voice brief to global distribution.
Before
The expertise is there. The story is there. But the blank page, the structure, the time, they keep the book from existing.
After
It is real. It is on Amazon. Your name is on the spine. No one knows you did not write every word yourself, because the voice is authentically yours.
We map your ideas, tone, and intended audience before a word is written. Your voice, not ours.
Written in your voice, from your notes, outlines, or recorded conversations.
Three editorial passes after manuscript draft is complete, structure, sentence, and final.
Original, genre-appropriate, your name front and center, not a template.
Print and ebook editions, formatted to publishing standards for KDP and IngramSpark.
No one else's name on the copyright page. Only yours, permanently portable.
Amazon, IngramSpark, Barnes & Noble, Apple Books, Kobo, and 30+ global platforms.
One consultant across writing, editorial, production, and launch. Not a ticket queue.
"I knew the story I wanted to tell. What I did not know was how to get it out of my head and onto the page in a way that sounded like me. Columbia Publication's team spent hours with me before writing a single sentence. They asked questions I had never thought to ask about my own experience. When I read the first chapter, I cried, it sounded exactly like me telling the story the way I always wanted to. The published book is something I am genuinely proud of."
Ghostwriting runs $3,000 to $15,000, scaled by manuscript length, from a 20,000 to 35,000 word starter manuscript up to a full-length 80,000-plus word book. Publishing production layers on top starting at $1,499. Your dedicated consultant confirms your exact plan in your first call, no obligation.
Ghostwriting from $3,000 + Publishing from $1,499
Combined investment from $4,499. Exact figure confirmed in your first consultation.
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You have the expertise. You have the story. The blank page is not the obstacle. We are.
"Every author arrives terrified of the same thing: that publishing will sand down what made their book theirs. My job is the opposite. I protect your voice, sharpen it, and hand it back to you sounding like you on your best day, then I make sure the world can actually find it."
Gia K., Director of Editorial & Book Production, Columbia Publication
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