Hire One Person. Get a World-Class Book.
No writers to vet, no editors or designers to manage, no printers to chase. You bring the expertise. I produce your book from start to finish.
"Stephen is the Rick Rubin of books for authors who truly want to have an impact."
Andy Chaleff, Award-Winning Author
44
Books Produced Since 2006, Including Multiple Bestsellers
What's Your Best Option for Producing Your Book?
Somewhere in your future is a finished book with your name on the cover.
It sounds exactly like you and transforms your readers. It also works for your business every day, opening conversations and winning trust before you ever enter the room.
But you’re too busy running your own business to write it. So how do you get it done?
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You can write it yourself. Do you have the time and ability?
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You can hire a ghostwriter. You get a manuscript. Then what?
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You can piece it together with freelancers. What roles do you need? Which service providers should you hire? What deliverables do you need at each stage?
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You can use a publishing company. They can give you a finished product. But you work with multiple people, none of whom know how to design your book for maximum impact and business growth.
Each option leaves you hiring specialists you have no way to evaluate, refereeing their disagreements, and deciding alone what the book should actually be.
You're the Artist. I'm the Producer.
My book producer model works the way a record gets made.
The artist brings the song, voice, and creative vision.
The producer works out what the album should be, pulls the artist's best work out of them, brings in the right musicians and engineers, holds the standard, and stays accountable until the record exists.
The artist never manages the studio.
That’s how we work together. You hire one person. You get a world-class book that grows your business for promoting it.
This requires your time and expertise to give me content. It's your book and your name, and it can't be handed off entirely. But you’re never asked to run a production.
What This Looks Like in Practice
The first book I ever produced worked exactly this way.
When Garrett Gunderson came to me in 2006, he had an idea for a book about money myths and not a single word written.
My first job was deciding what the book should be. I sorted through his seminar content, identified his ten strongest myths as sacred cows, beliefs people defend without ever examining.
That naming became the angle, the structure, and the title: Killing Sacred Cows.
Garrett brought the expertise, the voice, and the vision. I produced the book, from the first strategic decision until he held the printed copy in his hands.
The book hit five bestseller lists, including the New York Times, and has sold more than 100,000 copies.
Garrett leveraged it to build a multi-million-dollar company he later sold. Twenty years later, we're still working together.
See how I’ve worked with clients like you.
You Remain the Author
Your name is on the cover. It’s your ideas and content. You approve the direction and voice, and every decision along the way.
How the writing happens depends on what your book needs. I may write it myself, write with AI assistance, direct a writer I've chosen, or develop a manuscript you already have.
The method changes. My accountability doesn't.
I deliver this through three service options. I lead your book personally from first idea to finished publication.
See how it works in practice.
What Authors Say About the Producer Model
"Stephen is the Rick Rubin of books for authors who truly want to make an impact. For years I wanted to write a book but didn't know where to start. With Stephen's guidance and overwhelming capacity, we've been able to produce two books together, with a third one on the way. You're crazy not to work with him if you have the chance."
"The first book he wrote for me blew up my business. It gave me instant credibility, a flood of new leads, and took my business to a level that could not have been achieved in any other way. Stephen made the process so easy and predictable that I've since produced two more books with him."
"I am a very, very fussy customer and Stephen was amazing to work with. The end result of our writing partnership is that my book has been a top 10 bestselling book in Australia 6 months running, and I could not be more proud of the content. He just gets it."
See what clients say about working with me.
What This Changes
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You never have to hire anyone else.
No hunting for a developmental editor or designer, no ISBN research or printer negotiations. I already have relationships with excellent service providers, and I manage them.
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The ultimate objective is determined before anything is written.
Whether a book brings you business is largely decided up front: who it's for, what it promises them, and what it asks them to do next. The offers and next steps that turn a reader into a client get built into the book rather than added later.
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Someone keeps asking whether it's connecting with your tribe.
That takes human judgment, applied the whole way through. I've spent 20 years writing 44 books to master the complexities and nuances of transformational books.
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Nothing gets lost between stages.
There are multiple specialists required to produce your book. I carry your creative vision through every stage with every specialist, so you get the book you envisioned.
See how it works in practice.
Your Name Belongs on a Book
You've spent years earning your expertise.
I'll produce the book worthy of it.
Let's see if we're a fit for each other.
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