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Lisa 5 star rating

Poughkeepsie, United States

I am a professional writer who has written 17 books as the solo author, a contributor,a co-author or as a ghostwriter. I love what I do.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Travel, and Entertainment.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Rich 5 star rating

New York, NY, United States

Whether it's a great story to tell or a business to market, I will turn your ideas into a book — in your voice. That's what ghostwriters do.

Genres: Finance & Accounting, Math & Science, Non-Fiction, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Business & Management, and Entertainment.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Marina 5 star rating

San Mateo, United States

Stanford-educated nonfiction book author, magazine journalist, and editorial consultant specializing in the social sciences. I help experts.

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

Work experience:

  • UC Berkeley Extension
  • Self-employed
  • Apple Computer

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

Mike 5 star rating

Nashville, TN, United States

Ghostwriter, content editor, journalist, publishing consultant 25+ yrs. Biography, sports, health & fitness, Christian, current events.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Christian Non-Fiction, Religion & Spirituality, Health & Wellbeing, Political Science & Current Affairs, Humanities & Social Sciences, Writing & Publishing, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, and Sports & Outdoors.

Work experience:

  • Freelance
  • Self-employed
  • The Tennessean/Sumner County Publications
  • The Tennessean
  • Towlehouse Publishing
  • Rutledge Hill Press
  • The Summit Publishing Group

Ellis 5 star rating

Los Angeles, United States

I have an extensive history in writing, editing, and teaching humor, parody, and satire, both in articles and novels. Also kids' fiction.

Genres: Humor & Comedy, Fiction, Middle Grade, and Children's.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Alan 5 star rating

Atlanta, GA, United States

I've written some 150 history, military history, business, leadership, and biographical books and have ghosted or edited many more.

Genres: History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Business & Management, Education & Reference, Career Guides, Biographies & Memoirs, and Political Science & Current Affairs.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Turner Publishing
  • Abbeville Press
  • Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum
  • Lake Forest College
  • Furman University

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Daniel 5 star rating

Los Angeles, United States

Prize-winning, best-selling, Harvard-educated ghostwriter. Author of acclaimed books in science, business, and many other fields.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Business & Management, Mystery & Crime, Fiction, Law, Humanities & Social Sciences, Technology, Math & Science, and Psychology.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Kendall 5 star rating

Colorado Springs, United States

Non-fiction ghostwriter specializing in memoir, lifestyle, gift books, and pop culture. Author of Be More Captain Marvel (DK Books, 2023).

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Religion & Spirituality, Entertainment, Parenting & Families, Comics Non-Fiction, Inspirational, and Self-Help & Self-Improvement.

Work experience:

  • Penguin Random House
  • Legendary LLC (Nerdist, Geek & Sundry, Amy Poehler's Smart Girls)
  • Petful
  • Self-employed

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.

Alice 5 star rating

Nashville, TN, United States

WSJ bestselling ghostwriter & NYT bestselling editor of memoir, business, and self-help. I've written 65 books and edited over 1,300 titles.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Health & Wellbeing, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Religion & Spirituality, Entertainment, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Inspirational, and Travel.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Sharon 5 star rating

Delray Beach, FL, United States

A PhD psychologist, I am a ghostwriter and content editor specializing in memoirs, self-help, and mental health.

Genres: Parenting & Families, Non-Fiction, Psychology, Humanities & Social Sciences, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Biographies & Memoirs, and Health & Wellbeing.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

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

Stephen 5 star rating

Fayetteville, United States

Ghostwriter. Books published by McGraw-Hill, Crown Business, Tyndale, Broadway. Clients include Steve Farber, John Maxwell, Mark Sanborn.

Genres: Business & Management, Non-Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Christian Non-Fiction, Religion & Spirituality, Sports & Outdoors, Transportation, Parenting & Families, Economics, and Humanities & Social Sciences.

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

Stephanie 5 star rating

Philadelphia, PA, USA

I'm an author, ghostwriter and editor of middle grade and children's fiction! Writing for kids gives me more joy than a jar of Nutella!

Genres: Middle Grade, Children's, Fiction, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, and Non-Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Conde Nast
  • Yahoo!
  • The New York Post
  • Grateful Yoga

Megan 5 star rating

Asheville, NC, USA

NYT bestselling author published with HarperCollins and Penguin Random House. 200,000+ copies sold. MG and YA fantasy, thrillers, nonfiction

Genres: Young Adult Fantasy, Young Adult, Fiction, Middle Grade, Children's, Middle Grade Fantasy, Science Fiction, Women's Fiction, Children’s Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, Horror, and Thriller & Suspense.

Work experience:

  • HarperCollins
  • Random House
  • Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
  • Cricket Magazines

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Hire the best book proposal specialists in Boston, Massachusetts

Have a great idea for a non-fiction book proposal that you’d love to show potential publishers — but unsure of how to structure it, or where to even start? If this sounds like you, you should hire a book proposal specialist.

A good book proposal specialist knows exactly what publishers want to hear in a proposal. From carefully formulating the perfect pitch that clearly explains your premise and just why readers will be interested in this topic, to detailing how you’ll execute your ideas, research, and the materials you’ll use.

Your specialist will have an expert view of which titles it will be beneficial to compare your idea to in your proposal — while still emphasizing the unique nature of your ideas, choosing exemplary excerpts from your text to prove it.

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