Ghostwriting · Co-writing · Book coaching
You’ve told more people about this book than you’ve written pages of it.
I’m Crystal Adair-Benning, a 4x NYT bestselling ghostwriter & book coach. 30 years turning entrepreneurs, executives and thought leaders into published authors. 3 months of work instead of 3 years of meaning to. You bring the expertise. I bring the word magic.
I never dreamed I’d be on a bestseller list. Crystal made it happen, and made the process feel like the most natural thing in the world.Peter Merrett · 2024 Australia Speaker of the Year
Why it’s still not written
It’s been “almost started” for 3 years.
You’ve explained this book at 4 dinner parties this year, beautifully. The Google Doc has 412 words in it. 300 of them are the title, rewritten.
You’ve built harder things than a book. So here’s what’s actually going on: every time you sit down, you’re deciding what to say and saying it at the same time. That’s 2 jobs. It’s exhausting, and it’s why the doc gets closed again.
Build the foundation first (what the book is, who it’s for, what it has to do for you) and every session after that is just writing. Finding out whether yours has one takes 30 minutes.
Published works
Books that got written.
Real authors, real manuscripts, books you can go and buy right now. Some client details withheld by NDA, all shown with permission.
Landing next
In their words
What they wrote when I wasn’t looking.
Most of these come straight from the acknowledgments pages of their books. Printed. Forever. No take-backs.
Who I work with
Built for people with big ideas and no time.
You’re an expert, a leader, a builder… someone whose ideas deserve a spine and an ISBN. You have the material. Years of it. What you’re short on is time and a plan, and that part’s mine.
Entrepreneurs & founders
You’ve pitched your business at so many networking events you could do it in your sleep (and possibly have). A book pitches it once, properly, then keeps going on other people’s nightstands. It’s the key that unlocks doors you didn’t even know existed.
Coaches & speakers
Your IP currently lives in x4 keynote decks, x2 courses and a Google Drive folder called FINAL_final_v3. A book puts it all in one place with your name on the spine, and suddenly you’re the person who wrote the book on it. Literally.
Executives & CEOs
You’ve got the vision, the story and the gravitas. What you don’t have is a spare year of evenings. You need someone discreet who writes in your voice so well your board doesn’t notice, with the NDA signed before your coffee’s cold.
Your ghost. Your coach. Your biggest champion.
Your book coach writes NYT bestsellers for a living.
Most writing coaches teach craft. I write books for a living: full-length, published, bestselling ones, for clients whose names are on the cover and whose reputations are on every page.
30 years of that taught me what makes a book hold up, what makes it sell, and what makes a reader text a friend at midnight to say “you HAVE to read this.” All of it comes to every session, whether I’m coaching you, co-writing with you or writing the whole thing.
My goal for the next 30 years? Write more banned books. (One I ghostwrote has already been challenged. I can’t tell you which… NDA.) What I mean is books that don’t get sanded down by their own author in draft 2. Yours included.
You’ll know me by my pink-heart glasses and my somewhat alarming ink collection. What you’ll remember is how I made the hardest thing you’ve ever tried to write feel completely possible.
Stay wild. Write more. Change the world.
3 ways in
3 ways to get the book out of you.
Some people want their own hands on the keyboard. Some want the finished thing landing on their desk. Here’s the honest range, with the prices on the page, because you’ve got better things to do than email me to find out.
Done-for-you ghostwriting
I write the book. You show up for interviews and approvals, and a finished manuscript in your voice lands on your desk. 2 clients a year, and that number doesn’t move.
Co-writing
You write, I shape, we finish it together. For the expert who already has pages and material and wants a professional’s hands on the shape of it.
Book coaching
Blank page to finished manuscript with me on every chapter. You keep your hands on the keyboard. I bring the structure, the honest feedback, and the willingness to tell you your favourite chapter is the one killing the book.
Not sure which one is yours? That’s exactly what the call is for.
Not ready to talk yet
Find out what your book is actually worth.
9 questions, 2 minutes. You get a real 5 year number for what a book could add to your business, built on what I’ve watched 200+ authors actually earn from speaking fees, client rates, licensing and sales.
The number lands in your inbox with the breakdown, and then twice a week I send what I learn writing books for a living. What publishers actually want, what kills a manuscript at chapter 3, and what I would do differently if I were starting your book today.
Sample output
An illustration, not your number. Yours depends on what you already charge, who you already reach, and which of the 3 ways in you take.
Createcation · 2027 rooms open
Start the book somewhere beautiful.
4 days, 6 writers, one coastline. Accommodation, meals, training and a 1:1 retreat strategy session with me. 2026 is sold out. 2027 rooms are $7,500 USD, all inclusive.
FAQ
The questions everyone asks me privately.
How much does ghostwriting cost with Crystal Adair-Benning?
Done-for-you ghostwriting is $75,000 USD and I take 2 clients a year. Co-writing is $35,000 USD by application, 4 spots a year. Book coaching is $10,000 USD, or $15,000 with a Createcation™ writing retreat. Ghostwriting and co-writing both include one. Everything is on this page on purpose.
How long does it take to write a book with you?
90 days from first conversation to a finished manuscript is the standard for ghostwriting. Coaching runs at your pace across 12 sessions. Nobody waits a year to find out whether the structure works.
Is ghostwriting confidential?
Always. Your name on the cover, mine behind the curtain, NDA in place before we start. Every client shown on this site has given permission to appear here.
What if I don’t like what you write?
You see the structure before I write a word, then chapters as they land. Nothing gets to the end unseen. Revisions are included.
Can I pay in instalments?
Yes. Every option has a payment plan and we set it up on the call.
What happens on the validation call?
30 minutes, free, and you leave knowing where you stand. We talk about your book, your goal and which of the 3 ways in fits. If none of them do, I’ll tell you that too.
Do I need to be a good writer already?
No. Book coaching starts at a blank page. Ghostwriting starts at a conversation. Your job is knowing the thing. Mine is the words.
Do you work with international clients?
Most of my clients are. Half my year is on Vancouver Island and half in New Zealand, and coached and ghostwritten authors have hit lists in 12+ countries.
Do you work with fiction?
On occasion, if it entices me. The group retreats are built for non-fiction: business, personal development and memoir. Fiction is welcome in 1:1 coaching and private Createcations™.
Does AI write any of it?
0 words. Every word is human. Machine text can’t hold copyright anyway, so it would cost you the asset you’re paying to build.
Yours not here? Ask it on the call, or email me at hello@writewordmagic.com
3 years of almost is plenty.
I take 2 ghostwriting clients and 4 co-writes a year, and coach the ones who want their own hands on the keyboard. Picture your book on a shelf this time next year, with people asking who helped you write it. It starts with 30 minutes and a free validation call. Do you want to join me?
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