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Jeremy 5 star rating

New York, United States

NYT and WSJ bestselling collaborator, named one of the “very best ghostwriters for conjuring a bestseller,” 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
  • Ghostwriter
  • Ghostwriter / Collaborator
  • Book Proposals / Manuscripts
  • Editor / Collaborator

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

Hy 5 star rating

New York, NY, USA

Author of 20+ books, incl. 2 New York Times bestsellers—one's sold over 500,000 copies—and top proposal expert who landed client $1M advance

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Entertainment, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Medicine, Nursing, & Dentistry, Math & Science, Religion & Spirituality, Business & Management, Comics & Graphic Novels, Fiction, and Health & Wellbeing.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Stefanie 5 star rating

New York City, NY, USA

Consummate creative collaborator and deft book doula. Author of 10 books, ghostwriter of 25, I write book proposals that make editors swoon.

Genres: Health & Wellbeing, Non-Fiction, New Age, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Sex & Relationships, and Biographies & Memoirs.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • private client
  • Private client
  • Private client
  • Private clent

Laurie 5 star rating

New York, NY, USA

Children's writer and editor with experience in the publishing world and as a freelance ghostwriter, book coach, and editor.

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

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

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

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Sean 5 star rating

New York, NY, USA

Got a great story idea? Let's get your screenplay or book written. Award-winning, Harvard-educated writer and director. (Also star of "Pi".)

Genres: Action & Adventure, Fiction, Literary Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Plays & Screenplays, Dystopian, Science Fiction, Espionage, Thriller & Suspense, and Cultural & Ethnic.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Mollie 5 star rating

Waynesboro, VA, United States

Published by Kensington Books, Random House, Ten Speed Press, Midnight Ink, and many magazines and websites. I can tell your story.

Genres: Mystery & Crime, Fiction, Romance, Women's Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, and DIY & Crafts.

Work experience:

  • 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.

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

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

Sharon 5 star rating

Delray Beach, FL, United States

A PhD psychologist, I am a ghostwriter and book doctor 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

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

Michelle 5 star rating

New York, NY, USA

Author of over a dozen MG and YA 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
  • Working Partners

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

Tim 5 star rating

Kansas City, United States

Nonfiction book ghostwriter with 70 books written & 2 New York Times bestsellers. I'm also a developmental editor for AI manuscripts.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Business & Management, Health & Wellbeing, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Finance & Accounting, Math & Science, and True Crime.

Work experience:

  • Hobbs-Herder Advertising
  • Rainbow Publications

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Hire the best book proposal specialists in New York

Having a great idea for a nonfiction book is one thing — but before you can share it with the world, you've got to be able to convince a publisher that it will sell. How do you do that? With an enticing book proposal.

But crafting the perfect book proposal isn't easy. It must contain a complete chapter outline, sample chapters, a thorough marketing plan, and many other details. These elements must all make a compelling argument for your idea and you as its author. If you want to grab a publisher's attention, when why not turn to a book proposal specialist in New York?

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