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Daniel

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, and Psychology.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
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Mollie

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
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Kendall

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
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Alan

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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Doug

Doug 5 star rating

Conifer, United States

Simply put, I connect authors and audiences. Nothing's more important than the emotional connection that makes a story unforgettable.

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
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Tim

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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Lorraine

Lorraine 5 star rating

Philadelphia, PA, USA

Write first, think later. Writing is a process. I will write in your vernacular while maintaining grammatical and syntactic integrity.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Business & Management, Career Guides, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Education & Reference, Humanities & Social Sciences, Writing & Publishing, Christian Non-Fiction, and Religion & Spirituality.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
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Barry

Barry 5 star rating

Los Angeles, United States

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

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

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
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Bill

Bill 5 star rating

Atlanta, GA, USA

Seasoned ghostwriter with emphasis on biographies and memoirs.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Health & Wellbeing, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Sports & Outdoors, Business & Management, Education & Reference, Christian Non-Fiction, Religion & Spirituality, and Self-Help & Self-Improvement.

Work experience:

  • MLB.com
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Peter

Peter 5 star rating

Los Angeles, CA, USA

Bestselling Ghostwriter, Award-Winning Memoir Specialist, Cinematic Narrative Nonfiction, Screenplays & Strategy

Genres: Post-Apocalyptic, Science Fiction, Fiction, Plays & Screenplays, Historical Fiction, Action & Adventure, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, History, and Humanities & Social Sciences.

Work experience:

  • Counterpoint Films
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Michael

Michael 5 star rating

San Francisco, CA, USA

As a ghostwriter, I write memoir, biography, blogs, social media posts, articles, speeches and other short works, as well as freelance edit.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs and Non-Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
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Burton

Burton 5 star rating

Denver, CO, USA

A ghostwriter/editor with 35 years' experience helping people tell their stories of persevering through crises.

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

Work experience:

  • University of Colorado-Boulder
  • Old Dominion University
  • Self-employed
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Kenny

Kenny 5 star rating

New York, NY, USA

Big 5 ghostwriter, dev. editor & NYT bestselling memoirist (Hachette, Amazon, Wiley.) Work featured on CBS Sunday Morning, NPR & USA Today.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, LGBTQ Non-Fiction, Literary Fiction, Fiction, True Crime, and Historical Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Kevin Anderson & Associates
  • HospitableMe
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Lisa

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
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Kate

Kate 5 star rating

Indianapolis, IN, USA

I launched my career as a freelance writer and editor in 1999. Since then I've written more than 50 titles and edited hundreds more.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Business & Management, DIY & Crafts, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Sports & Outdoors, Technology, and Photography.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
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Tom

Tom 5 star rating

Guilford, CT, USA

Award-winning and critically praised ghostwriter, author, and editor whose writing includes a new edition of a New York Times best-seller.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Political Science & Current Affairs, and Sports & Outdoors.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
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Stacia

Stacia 5 star rating

Temecula, CA, USA

New York Times Best Selling author of more than 300 children's books. I write mid-grade, picture books, YA and more!

Genres: Middle Grade, Children's, Fiction, Picture Books, Middle Grade Fantasy, Young Adult, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Children’s Non-Fiction, Judaism, and Religion & Spirituality.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
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