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Ellen 5 star rating

New York, NY, United States

USA Today Bestselling author and ghostwriter specializing in romance, fantasy and young adult fiction

Genres: Romance, Fiction, Young Adult, Fantasy, and Science Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Wiley
  • Self-employed

Jasmine is a journalist with over 7 years of experience. She's been published in Bon Appètit, Travel + Leisure, Cosmo, and Vanity Fair.

Genres: Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Non-Fiction, Entertainment, and Travel.

Work experience:

  • Scholastic
  • PAPER Magazine
  • Buste Digital Group
  • Bon Appétit
  • Cosmopolitan
  • Condé Nast Traveler
  • Travel + Leisure

Jodie 5 star rating

New York, NY, USA

Award-winning writer and author of 15 non-fiction books, including one bestseller. Help aspiring authors realize their writing dreams.

Genres: Health & Wellbeing, Non-Fiction, Medicine, Nursing, & Dentistry, Math & Science, Parenting & Families, Psychology, Humanities & Social Sciences, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Travel, Entertainment, and Inspirational.

Work experience:

  • NYC Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment
  • Self-employed

Tom 5 star rating

New York City, NY, USA

I am a two-time co-author and write a monthly column for USA HOCKEY Magazine. I am interested in providing short-form ghostwriting.

Genres: Sports & Outdoors and Non-Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Kroenke Sports & Entertainment
  • Lions Roar LLC

Erica 5 star rating

New York, NY, USA

NYTimes bestselling author and ghostwriter with 15+ years experience. I specialize in ghostwriting memoir, self-help, and business books.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Business & Management, Entertainment, and Inspirational.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Success Cornerstone
  • Huffington Post, Bustle, Coca-Cola, Johnson & Johnson, Mondelez, Nestle, Thought Catalog, WebMD

Kathryn 5 star rating

New York, NY, USA

I'm an author and dance journalist. Specialties include realistic fiction, romance, sci-fi/fantasy, and dance/performance arts.

Genres: Middle Grade, Children's, Fiction, Children’s Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, and Entertainment.

Work experience:

  • DanceMedia
  • HarperCollins, Abrams Books, Macmillan Childrens
  • Prospect Genius
  • Self-employed

Hannah 5 star rating

Chattanooga, United States

Novel ghostwriter w/ 7 years' experience, specializing in all fantasy genres + cozy mysteries. Expert in characterization + worldbuilding.

Genres: Horror, Thriller & Suspense, Fiction, Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Urban Fantasy, Young Adult Fantasy, Young Adult, Cozy Mysteries, and Mystery & Crime.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • 47Journals

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Michelle 5 star rating

New York, NY, USA

Author and ghostwriter of over a dozen middle grade and young adult novels published by Penguin Random House, Scholastic, and Little, Brown.

Genres: Middle Grade, Children's, Fiction, Action & Adventure, LGBTQ Fiction, Middle Grade Fantasy, Coming of Age, Contemporary Fiction, Young Adult, Children’s Non-Fiction, and Non-Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Penguin Random House
  • Random House Children
  • Scholastic
  • Little, Brown Hachette

Michael 5 star rating

New York, NY, USA

Veteran NYT bestselling ghostwriter/co-writer with more than two dozen titles issued by major publishers.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Political Science & Current Affairs, Humanities & Social Sciences, Business & Management, Life Sciences, and Math & Science.

Work experience:

  • Newsday

James 5 star rating

Exeter, NH, United States

I help authors achieve their creative goals in creative nonfiction, fiction, nonfiction, screenplays, and treatments

Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Business & Management, Short Story, Life Sciences, Math & Science, Coming of Age, Sex & Relationships, and Plays & Screenplays.

Work experience:

  • James B.

Lari 5 star rating

Austin, TX, United States

I am a ghostwriter and editor of books, articles, and social media. I have written almost thirty books, including five best sellers.

Genres: Business & Management, Non-Fiction, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Economics, Humanities & Social Sciences, Health & Wellbeing, Psychology, Sociology, Nature, and Writing & Publishing.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Greenleaf Book Group
  • John Wiley & Sons

Jeremy 5 star rating

New York, United States

Wall Street Journal-bestselling business ghostwriter, novelist, and Harvard-educated lawyer.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Business & Management, Law, Humanities & Social Sciences, Political Science & Current Affairs, Parenting & Families, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, and Entertainment.

Work experience:

  • Book / TV / Film
  • Book / Writer-for-hire
  • Rugged Land Books
  • The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, The New Republic, McSweeney's Internet Tendency, The Barnes and Noble Review, others
  • Self-Help Book Series
  • Self-Published Marketing/Business Book
  • Book / TV Pilot
  • Self-employed
  • Ghostwriter / Collaborator

Ed 5 star rating

South Pasadena, United States

Versatile, reliable award-winning ghostwriter who has written, edited, or developed more than thirty books covering many nonfiction genres.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Entertainment, True Crime, Business & Management, Inspirational, Music, Humanities & Social Sciences, and History.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

John 5 star rating

Davenport, IA, United States

I'm a seasoned ghostwriter with over 15 years of experience, dedicated to transforming individual visions into compelling narratives.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Business & Management, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Middle Grade Fantasy, Children's, Fiction, and Young Adult.

Work experience:

  • Forbes Books
  • New York Times
  • Self-employed
  • Today Show
  • Writers Digest
  • World-Changing Books
  • World Changing Books

Paul 5 star rating

New York, New York, United States

Literary collaborator who lands six-figure deals with major publishers and produces highly praised books for business leaders and artists

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Business & Management, Computers & Internet, Technology, Music, Humanities & Social Sciences, Entertainment, and Self-Help & Self-Improvement.

Work experience:

  • New Word City
  • The New York Times Magazine, Fortune, Money, Bloomberg Businessweek, Inc, Business 2.0, Outside, Gentleman's Quarterly, Esquire, Details

Doug 5 star rating

Conifer, United States

Your voice is my guiding force. Only you can write your book, and it needs to be as distinct as you are.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Fiction, and Health & Wellbeing.

Work experience:

  • The Editorial Department
  • HGTV.com, HGTVRemodels.com
  • Rocky Mountain News
  • Naples (Fla.) Daily News
  • Self-employed

Marcia 5 star rating

Rochester, NY, United States

NYT and WSJ bestselling business book ghostwriter with 80+ nonfiction books on leadership, entrepreneurship, and marketing to her name.

Genres: Business & Management, Non-Fiction, Career Guides, Computers & Internet, Home & Garden, Writing & Publishing, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Education & Reference, Finance & Accounting, and Math & Science.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Eastman Kodak Company

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