ENSAAAN (literary science fiction novel)
I'm an author with a fully developed novel — characters, world, plot, and a scene-by-scene chapter outline are all complete and locked. I'm looking for a ghostwriter to write the prose to my direction. You're not inventing the story; you're bringing it to life on the page.
The novel is a warm, observant literary drama-mystery set in present-day Morocco, with a parallel speculative storyline. Themes of memory, loss, and cultural inheritance across generations. The setting is multilingual (some Arabic, French, and Spanish dialogue elements, lightly contextualized for English readers).
Voice target: warm, observant, slightly melancholy without being heavy. Adult literary prose for general readers.
What I need: - Comfort with culturally-grounded settings outside your own background (careful research, willingness to flag uncertainty rather than fabricate) - At least one completed literary or speculative fiction project (samples required) - Reliable chapter-by-chapter delivery - No AI use of any kind in your drafting — this must be fully human-written prose, verified
Process: NDA first, then a paid sample chapter (smaller fee, to test fit), then per-chapter work-for-hire with full rights assigned to me.
To apply: a short note on why this project interests you, two writing samples (one literary/speculative, one culturally-grounded), your working pace, and your quoted price for the full novel plus your sample-chapter rate.
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