There is an invisible stack of books next to your bed.
These phantom books are the unwritten stories, ideas, & dreams of all the people you’ve ever loved.
These are the books that never got the time, energy, & resources they needed — the books that were never granted the right to exist.
These are the books that the world will never see.
The very same books you would do anything to read…if only they had been allowed come into being.
This is an old story.
A tired story.
A bleak story.
Why do some books get to exist while others remain unwritten?
We are told to sing like no one is listening. To dance like no one is watching.
But why does no one tell us to write like no one is reading?
If some part of us yearns to write a book, we are made to believe that whatever we write must be “worthy.”
That we must be “worthy.”
But it’s worth asking—worthy of what?
It’s time for a new story.
The story where your book is worth it.
Worth the time.
Worth the care.
Worth the attention.
Worth the investment.
Worth the whole wide world and the moon above it.
Because this new story isn’t a tragedy or comedy or anything in between…
It is a transformation.
Because the future person you love—the one who doesn’t want your book to be added to the invisible stack of non-existent books—is not hypothetical.
Or imaginary…
It’s you.
Your book is not destined to remain invisible.
It wants to exist. It deserves to exist. It is worthy.
Because, all along, your book has been more than a book…
Your book is a vehicle for transformation — but to transform readers it must first transform the author.
How we write your book.
All projects begin with a Fresh Look — a short exploration of:
Where a project is now
Why it wants to exist
How to guide it into being
The Fresh Look offers you a vista of possibility for the Full Project.
Sincerity is our true north. We rehabilitate a dirty-magic word (ghost) with a no-trace approach:
No samples will be shared, no molds fit into, every project is unique.
Past projects & references are available by request only after advanced discussions.
The Full Project cycles through three phases:
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Curiosity
We explore the contours of your soul with you, searching for what yearns to be shared.
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Catharsis
We fully excavate & unencumber your heart to open up space & new paths for articulating the message.
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Clarity
We distill & crystalize all that is essential into chapter & manuscript form.
What it takes.
Fresh Look
10 days
$2,000 USD (half up-front, half upon delivery).
A mind-dump of the idea or story & an openness to consider its possibilities.
Full Project
1 year
$169,000 USD (13 deliverable-tied monthly payments of $13,000)
A willingness to be transformed.
Founder
Albo Devine is better known as Al The Ghostwriter by the 30 clients for whom he has helped become authors over the last 15 years. Those books have ranged from paradigm-shifting nonfiction to gripping memoir to illuminating fiction.
In his personal writing, he publishes the Substack newsletter Tea w/Dweez and occasionally contributes to The Japan Times. In the past he's written for the The Salt Lake Tribune, Los Angeles Magazine, Forbes, LA Taco, and covered Los Angeles Football Club as a reporter and commentator.
Hailing from Los Angeles, California, he lives outside of Tokyo, Japan.
The First Conversation
Before the Fresh Look before the Full Project, the first step is telling us about your book and arranging a time for a First Conversation.
We are always open to First Conversations and they are always free.