Founding author offer
Your book, written from your own stories. Plus the page, emails, webinar and course that turn it into clients.
For coaches, consultants, speakers and pastors who already have the message and don't have the months to write it.
$9,997 founding author price, first 3 clients only
These same five pieces are valued at $43,897 at professional rates. The sources are on this page, with links, so you can check every number yourself.
Who this is for
You've taught this material for years. People already ask you the questions the book would answer. The ideas are there. The calendar isn't.
One business author put it this way:
"I do not like writing books, I like having books written."
That's the job. You talk and I write. You end up with a book that sounds like you on your best day, plus everything it takes to put the book to work.
What you get
| What it is | Value |
|---|---|
| Your book, up to 50,000 words, written from recorded interviews with you: your stories and the examples you already teach | $22,897 |
| A sales page for the book, long-form, written to turn readers into clients | $7,500 |
| A 5-7 email launch sequence for your list | $3,000 |
| A webinar script with a slide outline, built from the book's core teaching | $3,000 |
| A coaching course built from the book: 6-8 modules, lesson scripts, ready to load into your course platform | $7,500 |
| Total value | $43,897 |
| Founding author price (first 3 clients) | $9,997 |
What others charge (as of October 2026)
These are other companies' and writers' own published numbers. Click any link to check it.
| Piece | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Book | "Biographies & Memoirs $18,000 to $50,000" | Reedsy |
| Book | Memoir ghostwriting, "50.0¢–$1.00" per word | Editorial Freelancers Association rate chart |
| Book | A straightforward memoir, business or prescriptive book: "$40,000 to $60,000" | Gotham Ghostwriters |
| Sales page | "$7,500 to $12,500+ for intermediate" copywriters | AWAI |
| Sales page | "between $5,000 and $25,000+" | Rob Palmer, direct-response copywriter |
| Email sequence | 5-10 emails, mid-level writers: "$3,000–$7,500" | Rob Palmer |
| Email sequence | "$2000 for five emails" | Elna Cain, freelance copywriter |
| Webinar script | "Teleseminar/Webinar Script $1,500 to $3,000" | AWAI |
| Course | "between $5,000 and $20,000 for a full course build" | Dreampro, course-building agency |
Agency and vendor figures are their own published prices. Every value in the table above sits at or below the typical professional price these sources show.
Why the price is this low
I've written and published eight books under my own name since August 2025, and one book for a client. I'm opening three spots at a founding price to build my list of client books. When the third author signs, the price goes up.
You get professional work at a price that won't come around again, and I get three books I'm proud to show the next client.
Books I've written
Also: Leader's Manual: Called by Name.
Open any one and read the first page. That's the standard your book gets.
Three things people worry about, answered
Your voice stays yours.
Every chapter starts with you talking: recorded interviews about your stories and what you've seen work. I shape it into chapters, you read every one, and nothing goes to print until it sounds like you. If you've already tried an AI draft, bring it. We keep your ideas and rewrite it in your words.
You won't get burned.
Fixed scope, written down before you pay. Four payments, each tied to work you can see. You own the manuscript and every dollar of royalties, published under your name on your own account. No upsell calls, ever.
The price is checkable.
Every market number on this page links to the source that published it.
Credit is your call
Some authors want their name alone on the cover. Some, especially pastors and ministry leaders, prefer an honest "with Reyes Castillo." Either is fine with me. The stories and convictions are yours, and the book says so.
How it works
- Request a spot. Tell me what the book is about and who it's for.
- A 20-minute call. We make sure it's a fit and set the scope in writing.
- Interviews and outline. You talk, I map the chapters, you approve the outline.
- The manuscript. Written from your interviews, with two revision rounds. Most book projects in this industry take six to twelve months.
- The marketing pieces. Sales page, emails, webinar script and course, built from the finished book. Your exact schedule is set together on the call and written into the scope before you pay anything.
Payments: $2,500 at signing · $2,500 at outline approval · $2,500 at final manuscript · $2,497 when the course is delivered.
Three founding spots at $9,997. Request yours.
I read every request myself and reply personally.
Reyes