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Study all four interconnected modules. Choose Tier 1-4, with payment plans available for the complete program.
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Purchase The Arena, The Sales Funnel, The Process, or The Business separately at Tier 1, 2, or 3.
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MODULE 1
The Arena
The Management, Metacognitions, and Standards of Elite-Level Ghostwriting
Fundamental for writers, editors, and journalists transitioning into ghostwriting. Establish authority, understand the publishing ecosystem, and develop the professional mindset and metacognitions used throughout GPDP.
Core components: Authority, Scope/Rules/Ethics, Traits & Abilities, PrismThink(TM), Ponderings Technique, The Industry, Focused vs. Open Interviewing, and Mindset Transitions.
What you will learn
- How you personally fit in the rapidly growing ghostwriting market within the book-industry ecosystem.
- Myths versus truths about today's multilayered global book industry and an insider's perspective of publishing.
- How cultivating discomfort helps land high-value projects.
- Metacognitions and mechanics used throughout professional ghostwriting.
- How to shift your mindset from job seeker to top professional.
MODULE 2
The Sales Funnel
Land and Structure High-Value Book Projects
Vital for ghostwriters looking to boost project and annual income. Initiate one-up positioning on initial contact. Learn the First Talk Script, project management, deal-closing proposals, equitable contracts, and the procedures behind landing premium-fee projects.
Core components: First Talk Script, Ghostwriting Psych, Blueprints, Bareboning, Positioning Formula, Pitch Formula, Analysis & Recommendations, Project Proposals, and Equitable Contracts.
What you will learn
- How to establish a one-up position and project management from first contact.
- The freelancer traps that undermine position and authority.
- Paid deliverables that vet clients, demonstrate expertise, and pre-position author titles.
- How to craft a deal-closing project proposal using fill-in-the-blank boilerplate.
- The clauses to include in an equitable ghostwriting contract.
MODULE 3
The Process
Secrets, Procedures, and Constraints of Book Ghostwriting
Excellent for writers transitioning into ghostwriting OR ghosts working through agencies. Develop nonfiction, memoir, fiction, voice, plot-correction, and musical-line-editing skills.
Core components: Voice Secrets, Ghostwrite Nonfiction, Memoir Resonance, Fiction Parameters, Plot and Characters/Integration, Meet-in-the-Middle Plot Correction, Movel to Novel Conversion, and Musical Line Editing.
What you will learn
- The differences between first and second drafts.
- Nonfiction and memoir chapter and book templates for consistency and impact.
- How to extract character perspective, motive, and agenda from action and use it to remedy story problems.
- How to recognize and convert "movels" into viable novels.
- How to maintain author voice, remedy plot holes, and collaborate on musical line editing.
MODULE 4
The Business
The Professional and Commercial Factors of Solopreneurship
Crucial for ghostwriters ready to advance their career into a solopreneur business. Create submissions & sales materials, craft business models and business plans, and develop sustainable-growth marketing systems.
Core components: Return on Investment (ROI), Book Proposals, Synopses, Query Letters, Bestseller Strategy Plans, Self-Publisher Stat Sheets, Business Model, Business Plan, and Capstone Project.
What you will learn
- How to repurpose Sales Funnel protocols for book proposals and bestseller strategy plans.
- How to develop effective synopses, query letters, and implementation logs.
- How to create self-publisher stat sheets.
- How to prepare a business model and build a business plan.
- How to develop marketing strategies and launch a solopreneur enterprise.