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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

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

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

Alice 5 star rating

Nashville, TN, United States

WSJ bestselling ghostwriter & 12-time NYT bestselling editor. I've written 70 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

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.

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, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Young Adult, Fiction, Magical Realism, Literary Fiction, Mystery & Crime, and Health & Wellbeing.

Work experience:

  • Forbes Books
  • New York Times
  • Self-employed
  • Today Show
  • Writers Digest
  • World-Changing Books

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

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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

Entrepreneurs hire me to build their brand with the power of unique business books. Individuals and families hire me to write life stories.

Genres: Business & Management, Non-Fiction, and Biographies & Memoirs.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Michael 5 star rating

Tampa, Florida, USA

I am an experienced communications professional with extensive ghostwriting and editing experience for pastors and political figures.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, and Humanities & Social Sciences.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Bestselling, award-winning fiction author & ghostwriter crafting true crime and memoir into compelling, production-ready narratives.

Genres: Contemporary Fiction, Fiction, Humor & Comedy, Mystery & Crime, Plays & Screenplays, True Crime, Non-Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, and Inspirational.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

steve 5 star rating

Dallas, TX, USA

National magazine and newspaper journalist. Author of nine books. Investigative reporting, narrative nonfiction, and skilled ghostwriting.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Music, Humanities & Social Sciences, Travel, True Crime, and Entertainment.

Work experience:

  • Cigar Snob magazine
  • Self-employed
  • Self

Jana 5 star rating

Greensboro, NC, USA

Expert Nonfiction and Memoir Ghostwriter and Editor

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Business & Management, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Health & Wellbeing, Home & Garden, Parenting & Families, Travel, and Self-Help & Self-Improvement.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Debra 5 star rating

Jersey City, NJ, USA

I ghostwrite best-selling nonfiction and memoir on topics ranging from entrepreneurship and investing to neuroscience and music

Genres: Entertainment, Non-Fiction, Music, Humanities & Social Sciences, Biographies & Memoirs, and Business & Management.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Karen 5 star rating

Cambridge, MA, USA

I help organizations and individuals develop ideas into high quality written content. Business, memoir, psychology, and healthcare.

Genres: Business & Management, Non-Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Psychology, Humanities & Social Sciences, Sex & Relationships, and Self-Help & Self-Improvement.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Andy 5 star rating

Grand Rapids, MI, USA

Ghostwriter, specializing in memoir and business & leadership titles with experience as an acquisitions editor for a big five publisher.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Business & Management, Christian Non-Fiction, and Religion & Spirituality.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • HarperCollins Christian Publishing
  • Our Daily Bread
  • Baker Book House

David 5 star rating

Hertford, NC, USA

I'm a USA Today bestselling, award-winning author & publisher. Horror, mystery, thrillers, dark fantasy, biographies, and Science Fiction.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Urban Fantasy, Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Space Opera, Science Fiction, Horror, Thriller & Suspense, Psychological Thriller, and Literary Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Crossroad Press
  • Arbor Books & Self-Employed

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Many of the memoirs, biographies, or autobiographies on bestseller shelves and lists are actually written by ghostwriters. These anonymous professionals work closely with the credited author of a memoir, ensuring that their client’s voice carries over into a manuscript, sharing their life story in an attention-grabbing way.

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