My books,
and the ones I wrotefor other people.
I have written 4x NYT bestsellers. My name is on none of them, which is the single strangest sentence in my professional life and also the reason anybody hires me.
Here is the shelf I am allowed to show you, followed by the books coming with my name on the cover.
Books I helped into the world.
These belong entirely to the people whose names are on them. I ghostwrote or coached each one, and every author here said yes to being named.
Most of my work is not on this list and never will be, which is how the job works. An author who hires a ghostwriter is buying their own voice back at scale, not a co-author credit.
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Books under my own name.
I spend most of my working life inside other people’s voices. These are the ones where the voice is mine, which is a very different and considerably more terrifying experience.
Anyone who thinks ghostwriters have it easy has never tried writing their own book while a client waits on chapter 9 of theirs.
Coming. No dates.
I have watched too many authors announce a publication date and then spend 8 months apologising for it. So these are real, they are in progress, and they will arrive when they are good.
What a shelf is actually for.
A book is a legacy piece that will outlast you, your children, your grandchildren and your great-grandchildren. That is pretty fucking cool, and it is also the least discussed reason people write them.
Every book on this page started as somebody saying they had been meaning to do this for years. The only difference between the ones on the shelf and the ones still in a folder is that these people picked a Tuesday and started.
Build the empire around it4x New York Timesbestsellers.
30 years, 200+ authors, 12+ countries. About 95% of it is under NDA, which is exactly how it was supposed to go.
In their words.
“I wrote my book, by hand, from prison. Crystal was the first person to read it and coached me through revisions, edits and storytelling so that it had a strong message and purpose. I’ve had tons of great reviews, made bestseller status and I owe so much of it to her.”
Clayton MuehlsteinAuthor, Why Me
“My book went from idea to print in 8 months because of Crystal’s coaching and guidance. Her framework is magic. I had my entire book planned within 3 days.”
Manja HornerPresident, Boost · Author, Pass the Torch
Questions about the shelf.
Which of these did you actually write?
The books under my own name I wrote as the author. The client books I ghostwrote or coached, which means the idea, the story and the credit belong to the person on the cover. That is the deal and I would not have it any other way.
Why are there not more client books listed?
Most of my work sits under NDA, so I can name neither the author nor the title. Every book on this shelf is one where the author said yes to being named. There are a great many more than 9.
Are your own books out yet?
Wedding Planner Problems is out. Word Magic is in editing. The rest are in progress and I am deliberately not announcing dates, having watched too many authors announce one and then spend 8 months apologising for it.
Can my book be on this page?
If we work together and you want to be named, yes. Plenty of authors prefer that nobody knows they used a ghostwriter, which is normal, common and completely fine.
Do you only ghostwrite, or do you coach too?
Both. Some of these I wrote. Some the author wrote with me on every chapter. Same shelf, different route.
Have you really had 4x NYT bestsellers?
Yes, and my name is on none of them. That is what ghostwriting is. The list belongs to the author, which is exactly how it should work.
Want your bookon this shelf?
Book a free 30-minute call. I will tell you whether the book you are carrying is the one worth writing, and which of the 3 ways to work with me gets it done.
