FAQs

Some of our clients want us to do the writing for them.  If this is you, we will interview you, identify your highest value content, organize it, and draft chapters. We’ll adjust the content per your feedback until we accurately express your message in your voice.

In today’s world, people are interested in content that helps them solve their problems or achieve their goals. If you have this kind of content, we can make you an author! It’s an iterative process. Through interviews, we’ll identify your highest value content, organize it, and draft chapters for you. We’ll adjust the content per your feedback until we accurately express your message in your voice.

It’s reasonable to expect your book project to take 12 to 24 months, depending on the book’s complexity and your availability. As a student once told her writing teacher, “You can’t expect to nurture and deliver a baby in a weekend.” Once the manuscript is completed, a number of steps are involved in turning that manuscript into a book. While we perform these steps as efficiently as possible, they do take time.

The price of a book project varies widely, based on the complexity of the book and the amount of support you need. When we begin a project, we spell out the project scope and deliverables so that you know your investment. The price changes only if we both agree to change the scope of the project. No surprises.

• We work exclusively with individuals who are writing a book for business growth or as a legacy. We know this niche inside and out.
• In our process, we devote time to strategy and planning so that your book hits its target and accomplishes your business and personal goals.
• We consider ourselves thought partners as well as book coaches, editors, and publisher. We dig in and wrestle with you as you seek to articulate and refine your message.
• We are a one-stop shop. Because we manage your project, you can focus on generating revenue and serving clients—not the confusing and time-consuming task piecing together multiple providers.

You’ll need to make a real commitment, even if we ghost write for you. We write your content in your voice by asking you questions and listening to you. Together, we’ll create a schedule that is realistic with your availability and stick with it. We’ll expect you to do the same. We’ll manage the project and sweat the details so that you don’t have to.

Yes! Together, we’ll create schedules and responsibilities. We will serve as your cheerleader and your kick-in-the-pants, as needed.

You can choose between traditional publishing, self-publishing, and independent publishing. Here is a quick overview:

Traditional publishing requires submitting a detailed proposal with a competitive analysis and marketing plan. Roughly 3% of proposals are accepted, and the timeline to traditional publishing is very long. If accepted, you give up control of decisions. The publisher assumes the cost to produce the book and provides very minimal marketing support.

Stephen King and Stephen Covey aside, authors of traditionally published books make virtually nothing on royalties. They do not own the rights to their books under the length of the contract with the publisher. Consider traditional publishing if you are in a field that relies on peer review. Otherwise, pursue this path only if you have a clear reason.

Self-publishing is the DIY approach, in which the author either performs all tasks or cobbles together freelancers. The author serves as project manager. This is a pay-for-service model and the one most likely to suffer from poor quality and costly do-overs. There is no quality control in self-publishing because anyone can claim to be an editor or designer.

Independent publishing allows you to produce a high-quality book in which you make the decisions and maintain ownership of your intellectual property and profits. An independent publisher will manage your project and ensure the same quality standards you receive from a traditional publisher. It is a pay-for-service model. Gravitas Press is an independent publisher.

As part of our Executive Package, we will guide you through this process. If you choose, we can add the option of an Audible book to your package.

We can add an Amazon bestselling author campaign to your Executive Package. If you want a wider campaign, we will refer you to appropriate professionals.