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Linda

Linda 5 star rating

Scotland, United Kingdom

I'm a bestselling UK-based ghostwriter with 20 years experience. I can bring your story to life, in your words. Let's get your voice heard!

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Business & Management, Health & Wellbeing, Political Science & Current Affairs, Humanities & Social Sciences, Psychology, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Parenting & Families, and True Crime.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
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Martin

Martin 5 star rating

London, United Kingdom

I am an award-winning ghostwriter with four 'Sunday Times' and multiple Amazon bestsellers to my name.

Genres: Humor & Comedy, Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Business & Management, Health & Wellbeing, Travel, Entertainment, Education & Reference, and Sports & Outdoors.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • HarperCollins
  • Penguin Books
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Ginny

Ginny 5 star rating

Macclesfield, United Kingdom

An award-winning ghostwriter of over 25 books, helping busy people with big ideas to be more visible and make an impact. Business, self-help

Genres: Business & Management, Non-Fiction, Health & Wellbeing, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Biographies & Memoirs, Career Guides, Psychology, Humanities & Social Sciences, Technology, and Writing & Publishing.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • The Co-operative Group, Russell Hobbs, Clarks Shoes
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Johnny

Johnny 5 star rating

London, United Kingdom

Experienced ghostwriter, author and copy-editor. Personable and very versatile. I specialise in biography, sport, food and popular history.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Travel, and Sports & Outdoors.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Soup Works Plc
  • Littlemore Hospital, Oxford
  • Camden Central Cars
  • Various
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Sophie

Sophie 5 star rating

Stroud, United Kingdom

Bestselling non-fiction ghostwriter of over 20 books for major publishers eg Penguin, Hachette & DK.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Business & Management, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Inspirational, and Parenting & Families.

Work experience:

  • The History Press
  • Self-employed
  • Tempus Publishing
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Philip

Philip 5 star rating

Ampthill, United Kingdom

Experienced ghostwriter, author. Ghosting/editorial consulting projects include major books on eurozone and an industrial illness scandal.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, and Business & Management.

Work experience:

  • N/A
  • Personnel Today
  • Community Care
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Simon

Simon 5 star rating

Bristol, United Kingdom

Award-winning ghostwriter, author and editor. Works with private clients, businesses, celebrities and publishers in a wide range of genres.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Business & Management, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Inspirational, Entertainment, Education & Reference, Sports & Outdoors, Thriller & Suspense, and Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
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Jo

Jo 5 star rating

London, UK

Sunday Times bestselling ghostwriter of celebrity memoirs and crime fiction. I can write your book, or I can coach you to write it yourself.

Genres: Mystery & Crime, Fiction, Thriller & Suspense, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Business & Management, and Entertainment.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
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Jonathan

Jonathan 5 star rating

London, UK

I have been an editor at Bloomsbury Publishing for nearly 20 years, and am also the author/co-author of 7 books of fiction and non-fiction.

Genres: Middle Grade, Children's, Fiction, Young Adult, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Children’s Non-Fiction, History, and Humanities & Social Sciences.

Work experience:

  • Bloomsbury Publishing
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Roly

Roly 5 star rating

Hove, UK

A former Hachette publisher, I'll help you to write your book, and find an agent or a publisher for it.

Genres: Art, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Design, DIY & Crafts, Sports & Outdoors, Writing & Publishing, and Photography.

Work experience:

  • Ilex (an imprint of Hachette UK)
  • Self-employed
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Nicola

Nicola 5 star rating

London, UK

Internationally bestselling and award-nominated ghostwriter specialising in inspirational, real-life and true-crime memoirs.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, True Crime, and Inspirational.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Scottish Daily Record
  • News of the world
  • The Edinburgh Evening News
  • The Press and Journal
  • Strathspey and Badenoch Herald
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Tom

Tom 5 star rating

Cheltenham, UK

Experienced ghostwriter, comfortable and discreet working both with high-profile public figures and on private legacy commissions.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, and Sports & Outdoors.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Reach Publishing
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Claire

Claire 5 star rating

Hertford, UK

Writer, editor and proofreader of children's books (novelty, activity, annuals, school reference, young fiction and licensed characters).

Genres: Middle Grade, Children's, Fiction, Picture Books, Short Story, Young Adult, Children’s Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, and Education & Reference.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • BBC Children's Books and Brands and Licensing at Penguin Books UK
  • BBC Children's Books at BBC Worldwide
  • The Northwood Bookshop
  • Franklin Watts
  • Marshall Editions
  • Kingfisher Books
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John

John 5 star rating

Oswestry, UK

Ghost writer since 1989 of more than 80 books, with several climbing high in the charts, two made into movies and three optioned.

Genres: Action & Adventure, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Espionage, Thriller & Suspense, Mystery & Crime, Time Travel, and Science Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
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Neil

Neil 5 star rating

Leeds, UK

Want to work with the ghostwriter who penned two of Jonny Wilkinson's books? Whistle me up then. I love helping people tell their stories.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, and Sports & Outdoors.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Daily Express
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Lucy

Lucy 5 star rating

London, UK

I focus on ghostwriting for founders and CEOs. Journalist with bylines in Time, CNBC, the Guardian, National Geographic + more.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Business & Management, Computers & Internet, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Sex & Relationships, Technology, Art, Humanities & Social Sciences, and Nature.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • CNBC
  • The Chartered Institute of Marketing
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David

David 5 star rating

Leeds, UK

I specialise in long-form content such as books, ebooks, and training products. I particularly enjoy memoirs and business titles.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Business & Management, Middle Grade, Children's, Fiction, and Young Adult.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
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Hire the best ghostwriters in the UK

Got a brilliant idea for a book, but not enough time or know-how to manifest it yourself? Feel like you have an amazing life story to tell, but struggle to find the words to tell it? Or do you simply need a bit of assistance with a book that’s come to a grinding halt?

Enter the ghostwriter, your new best friend. A ghostwriter will help you find your purpose and plot your book — even do the writing for you, if that’s what you require. But a good ghostwriter is so much more than a proxy; they’re a crucial collaborator who can lift both you and your book to new heights of success. The best ghostwriters seamlessly integrate their expertise so your book shines brighter than ever, yet still retains a narrative voice that’s utterly unique to you.

Because you’ll have to work together throughout the entire process, you need a ghostwriter who’s a perfect match in terms of both writing and collaborative style. But where can you find such a ghostwriter for hire in the UK — especially when so many ghostwriters aren’t allowed to discuss their previous clients?

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