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Business book writing services built on your voice

Business book writing services help leaders turn their expertise into a structured nonfiction book, and Big Impact Books does it through weekly guided interviews instead of ghostwriting.

Big Impact Books develops each manuscript by interviewing the author for about one hour a week. You talk through a chapter, and the team shapes your words into a book that sounds like you. Melanie Herschorn, who leads the company, has said she refuses to churn out cookie-cutter content or hide behind ghostwriting.

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What are business book writing services?

They are services that help an expert get a book written when they lack the time or writing process to do it alone. Some providers ghostwrite the whole book. Others coach you while you write. Big Impact Books sits in a third category: guided interviews that draw the content out of you and turn it into a manuscript.

For a CEO, the difference matters. A book built from your own spoken answers carries your stories, your frameworks, and your way of explaining things. That is what makes readers trust it, and what makes it useful when a prospect, journalist, or event organizer reads it before meeting you.

Definition: the Big Impact Books interview method

The Big Impact Books interview method is a way of writing a business book by talking. Each week the author joins a guided interview focused on one part of the book. The team organizes what you say and pieces it into chapters. Because the material comes straight from you, the finished manuscript keeps your authentic voice, and you stay involved at every step. It is designed for leaders who know their subject deeply but cannot block out weeks to write.

Why talking works for busy leaders

Most CEOs explain their ideas out loud every day, in meetings, pitches, and client calls. Writing a book asks them to switch into an unfamiliar mode. Interviews remove that friction.

Manisha P. Patel, an attorney and author, said talking comes easily to her, so she was able to talk through each chapter in an organized way while Melanie's team pieced everything together.

How the interview-based writing process works

  1. Set the goal for the book

    Start with the business move the book should support, such as new clients, speaking, or a legacy beyond your company.

  2. Plan the chapters

    Map the frameworks, client stories, and lessons that belong in the book, so each interview has a focus.

  3. Talk for about an hour a week

    Join a guided interview and talk through one chapter at a time. No blank page, no writing sessions.

  4. The team shapes the manuscript

    Your words are organized into chapters in your voice, and you stay involved as the book takes shape.

  5. Publish

    Big Impact Books is an independent publisher, so production follows directly from the manuscript.

  6. Promote

    Promotion such as podcast placements and media coverage turns the finished book into visibility.

Interviews, ghostwriting, or writing it yourself?

Each approach is judged on the same criteria below. Big Impact Books is listed first because it publishes this guide. The publishing paths comparison adds traditional publishing.

Business book writing approaches, compared by Big Impact Books
CriterionBig Impact Books interviewsGhostwriterWrite it yourself
Where the words come fromYour spoken answersThe writer's drafts from your inputYour own drafting
Your weekly timeAbout one hourVariesMany hours
VoiceYours, kept from the interviewsWritten to sound like youYours
Publishing and promotionIncludedUsually separateYou arrange both
Best fitLeaders who would rather talk than typeAuthors who want minimal involvementAuthors with time who enjoy writing

What authors say

“This book would have never happened without Melanie and Big Impact Books. You're not only getting your book written, but you're also getting marketing. You're being set up for success beyond the actual book. It's an all-encompassing program. It was the best investment.”
Sarah HubbardFounder and author of The Intentional Networker
“Before working with Melanie and her team, my biggest frustration was figuring out how to write and publish my book. The weekly interviews made the process manageable.”
Manisha P. PatelAttorney and author of End Your Marriage Peacefully

Back to the main guide

Writing is one part of the process. See how it connects to publishing and promotion in our guide to book publishing services for CEOs, or read about what a CEO should write about.

Common questions

Short answers here. Every question is also on the full FAQ page.

What are business book writing services?

Business book writing services help leaders get their expertise onto the page as a structured nonfiction book. Some providers ghostwrite. Big Impact Books uses weekly guided interviews instead: you talk through each chapter, and the team shapes your words into a manuscript that keeps your voice. Melanie Herschorn says her clients get to own their brilliance.

Is Big Impact Books a ghostwriting service?

No. Melanie Herschorn has said she refuses to churn out cookie-cutter content or hide behind ghostwriting. The manuscript is developed from guided interviews with you, so the ideas, stories, and voice in the book are yours. She describes walking with each client through every step, so you stay involved from planning to launch.

How much time does writing a book take for a busy CEO?

With Big Impact Books, the done-for-you process is designed to take about one hour a week of your time. That hour is a guided interview where you talk through your material chapter by chapter. Attorney and author Manisha P. Patel described the effect plainly: "The weekly interviews made the process manageable."

How long does it usually take to write a 200 page book?

It depends on the method, the research involved, and how much time you can give each week, so there is no single standard. Big Impact Books has not published a fixed timeline, so ask for an estimate on a call. Its interview process is built around one hour a week, which keeps the project moving without taking over your calendar.

Can you finish a 200 page book in one day?

Realistically, no, not a book worth putting your name on. A business book that builds authority needs planning, drafting, editing, and proofreading, and each stage takes real time. Spreading the work over steady weekly sessions, as Big Impact Books does with one-hour interviews, is more practical for a busy leader than a single marathon day.

How much do ghost writers get paid?

Ghostwriter fees vary widely by experience, book length, and research, and Big Impact Books does not publish ghostwriting rates because it is not a ghostwriting service. If you are comparing options, ask each provider for a written quote listing what is included: interviews, drafting, editing, design, publishing, and marketing. Comparing like with like matters more than a headline number.

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