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Arnie

Arnie

Chicago, IL, USA

Acclaimed nonfiction writer, journalist, ghostwriter, editor, writing coach. Helping you make your story be the story that matters.


Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Services: Ghostwriting Book Proposal Short Form Content

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Business & Management, Education & Reference, Entertainment, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Political Science & Current Affairs, True Crime, Judaism, Religion & Spirituality

Hannah

Hannah

Chattanooga, United States

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


Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • 47Journals

Services: Ghostwriting

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

Keir

Keir

Chicago, IL, USA

Ghostwriter specializing in fiction, mystery, memoir, and middle-grade. I've authored 11 books for 7 publishers using 3 different names!


Work experience:

  • Self-Employed
  • American Library Association, Booklist Publications

Services: Ghostwriting Short Form Content

Genres: Contemporary Fiction, Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Thriller & Suspense, Middle Grade, Children's, Anthologies

Richard

Richard

New York, United States

Ghostwriter and corporate history author; former reporter, The Wall Street Journal


Work experience:

  • Self employed

Services: Ghostwriting Short Form Content

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Business & Management

Alice

Alice

Nashville, TN, United States

WSJ bestselling ghostwriter & NYT bestselling editor. With 24 years in the industry, I've written 64 books and edited over 1,300 more.


Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Services: Ghostwriting Book Proposal

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

Barry

Barry

Los Angeles, United States

New York Times bestselling author and ghostwriter of memoirs and books on business, history, politics, and art.


Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Services: Ghostwriting Book Proposal

Genres: Art, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Business & Management, History, Political Science & Current Affairs

Kendall

Kendall

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).


Work experience:

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

Services: Ghostwriting Book Proposal Short Form Content

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

Jeremy

Jeremy

New York, United States

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


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

Services: Ghostwriting Book Proposal Short Form Content

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, Entertainment

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