I am looking to partner with someone to produce an e-book on the topic of Financial Goal Setting. The book will be based on a class that I teach and I have a presentation and notes that I use during my presentation that can be used as the basis for developing the book.

I am looking for someone who has at least general personal finance knowledge and can write in an engaging/fun manner geared towards people who are not well versed in personal finance topics and who probably aren’t really that interested.

The reason I’m hiring a writer is that I write the way I talk/think and while that’s fine for short articles, I believe it wouldn’t work for an e-book.

If this partnership works out, I will want to produce a minimum of 5 more e-books over the coming year or so. I would prefer to stay with the same author in order to keep the same voice throughout. Additionally, when the 6 core books are finished I will then move on to additional supplemental topics. Eventually the 6 core topics will probably be combined into a full-length bound book.

The topics of the 5 additional core books: Budgeting, Personal Credit, Debt Management, Investing and Retirement. The potential supplemental topics could include: Money and Couples, Children, Teens and College Students.

These e-books will initially be sold on this website. To get an idea of what I do and what each class (and therefore book) covers, please review the class descriptions section.

At this point, cost is more important to me than timeline. I may also be willing to co-author for a reduced rate. Additionally, those who have experience in marketing and distributing this type of product will receive extra consideration.

In your bid, please include the following information:

1. Your experience in/knowledge about the personal finance industry.
2. Writing samples (preferably on a finance topic).
3. Timeline and a summary of what you need from me to meet that timeline.
4. A description of your writing/communication style.
5. Your rates taking into account any co-authoring or multiple project discounts that may apply.
6. A description of what the final product will look like.
7. Any other information you think I should consider when making this decision.

This is my first time posting a project like this so if there is something I’ve missed, please ask for clarification.

Thanks for your time and effort. Please e-mail responses to mandy@personalfinance101.org.