Comments on: Ghostwriting Client Pitfall #2: Not Providing Enough Information http://tinamcallister.com/http:/tinamcallister.com/ghostwriting-client-pitfall-2-not-providing-enough-information/ Every-So-Often Musings from a Writer, Wife and Mom Fri, 09 Jul 2010 05:39:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Tina http://tinamcallister.com/http:/tinamcallister.com/ghostwriting-client-pitfall-2-not-providing-enough-information/comment-page-1/#comment-1262 Tina Tue, 06 Jan 2009 14:40:15 +0000 http://tinamcallister.com/?p=314#comment-1262 Hi Kyle - That's exactly why I have a comprehensive outline be my very first deliverable. And I don't go any further in writing until I get approval on that (as well as 25% of the fee). Since my outlines typically have a lot of detail, it's pretty darn easy to see where things are headed and it gives the client a clear visual of the path the book will take. When clients start throwing out other ideas that veer off course, I suggest how those ideas may be implemented in other ways...such as supplemental materials... Hey Ash - yes, sometimes trying to communicate with clients and really get the info you need from them (esp when it's bottled up inside their brains) is difficult. Hi Kyle – That’s exactly why I have a comprehensive outline be my very first deliverable. And I don’t go any further in writing until I get approval on that (as well as 25% of the fee). Since my outlines typically have a lot of detail, it’s pretty darn easy to see where things are headed and it gives the client a clear visual of the path the book will take. When clients start throwing out other ideas that veer off course, I suggest how those ideas may be implemented in other ways…such as supplemental materials…

Hey Ash – yes, sometimes trying to communicate with clients and really get the info you need from them (esp when it’s bottled up inside their brains) is difficult.

]]> By: Ashwin http://tinamcallister.com/http:/tinamcallister.com/ghostwriting-client-pitfall-2-not-providing-enough-information/comment-page-1/#comment-1259 Ashwin Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:12:06 +0000 http://tinamcallister.com/?p=314#comment-1259 The only time I've had problem in this regard was when my client had a serious problem with his offline business and even though he had a very good idea as to what he wanted, he could spend time to explain it to me. I totally agree with you on this one, Tina....Client's should really try and ascertain what they need from that book and what they expect from a ghost writer. The only time I’ve had problem in this regard was when my client had a serious problem with his offline business and even though he had a very good idea as to what he wanted, he could spend time to explain it to me.

I totally agree with you on this one, Tina….Client’s should really try and ascertain what they need from that book and what they expect from a ghost writer.

]]> By: Kyle http://tinamcallister.com/http:/tinamcallister.com/ghostwriting-client-pitfall-2-not-providing-enough-information/comment-page-1/#comment-1256 Kyle Sun, 04 Jan 2009 21:09:27 +0000 http://tinamcallister.com/?p=314#comment-1256 The clients I have had the most problems with are those who change their minds constantly about what they want. The ideas they had at the beginning change to something completely different; i.e., a diffrent "take," or even a whole new concept. At a certain point the book <i>has to be written,</i> When they agree to the outline, that's what they've told me they want, and that's what I provide. The clients I have had the most problems with are those who change their minds constantly about what they want. The ideas they had at the beginning change to something completely different; i.e., a diffrent “take,” or even a whole new concept. At a certain point the book has to be written, When they agree to the outline, that’s what they’ve told me they want, and that’s what I provide.

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