17+ Best ghostwriters for hire near New York

Paul

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.

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

Laurie

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.

Michael

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.

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Newsday

Erica

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.

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

Kathryn

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.

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

Ellen

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.

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Wiley
Self-employed

Hy

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, Business & Management, Entertainment, Technology, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Medicine, Nursing, & Dentistry, Math & Science, Political Science & Current Affairs, Humanities & Social Sciences, and Religion & Spirituality.

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Self-employed

Hannah

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.

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Self-employed
47Journals

Jeremy

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.

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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

Alice

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.

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Self-employed

James

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.

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James B.

Daniel

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.

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Self-employed

Stephen

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.

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Self-employed

Rich

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.

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Self-employed

John

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

Jodie

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.

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

Sharon

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.

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