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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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Ed

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
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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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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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Paul

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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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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Chet

Chet 5 star rating

Chicago, IL, USA

Chet writes for Hollywood personalities, executives, and influencers specializing in memoir, business, spirituality, and LGBTQ+ narratives.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Business & Management, Health & Wellbeing, LGBTQ Non-Fiction, New Age, and Self-Help & Self-Improvement.

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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Autumn Jade

Autumn Jade 5 star rating

Nashville, TN, USA

Award-winning Ghostwriter, Bestselling Editor, Book Proposal Specialist

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

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Alee Anderson Editorial
  • Kemberton
  • Kemberton
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Brett

Brett 5 star rating

Durham, NC, USA

A New York Times bestselling ghostwriter, book collaborator, and developmental editor with twenty-five years of experience.

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

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Crown Books (Random House), Gotham Books (Penguin), Touchstone Books (Simon & Schuster)
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Stephen

Stephen 5 star rating

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.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
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Everett

Everett 5 star rating

Dover, DE, USA

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
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Fred

Fred 5 star rating

Los Angeles, CA, USA

Author of Billy Joel: The Definitive Biography . Seasoned feature/profile writer specializing in film, TV, tech, and major sports.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, and Entertainment.

Work experience:

  • Premiere Magazine
  • Rolling Stone Magazine
  • GQ Magazine, Entertainment, Details Magazine, American Cinematographer, US Magazine, Men's Journal, Watch Magazine
  • CBS Watch! Magazine
  • Self-employed
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Mary

Mary 5 star rating

Cincinnati, OH, USA

The best-selling author of PROOF OF HEAVEN and professional editor. I love to edit personal stories that inspire hope and transformation.

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

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Franciscan Media
  • University of Cincinnati
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Joel

Joel 5 star rating

Hermosa Beach, CA, USA

Best-selling ghostwriter, produced screenwriter and award-winning novelist.

Genres: Humor & Comedy, Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Romantic Comedy, Romance, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Business & Management, Entertainment, and Self-Help & Self-Improvement.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
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Genie

Genie 5 star rating

Los Angeles, CA, USA

Experienced, compelling ghostwriter; multi-published author; magical with memoir, fab at finance/how to's; love romance, mystery, thrillers.

Genres: Romantic Suspense, Romance, Fiction, Paranormal Romance, Psychological Thriller, Thriller & Suspense, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Business & Management, Contemporary Romance, and Self-Help & Self-Improvement.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Self employed
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Larry

Larry 5 star rating

Boston, MA, USA

Top-flight writer and editor who brings titles to the New York Times bestseller list and the top 100 on Amazon; gets proposals agented.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Health & Wellbeing, and Inspirational.

Work experience:

  • Tufts University
  • Self-employed
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A ghostwriter is not the same as an editor, who can present suggestions to you without any input. Hiring a memoir ghostwriter is much more collaborative work: for someone to be able to tell your story, you’ll have to provide them with answers to a number of questions about your life and personal path. To be able to speak in your true voice, a memoir ghostwriter needs access to information about your emotions, thoughts, and feelings relating your experiences, as well as details about specific events in your past and how they affected you. Especially in the case of autobiographies, it’s important to include first-hand experiences and reflections in your book, to increase the authenticity of your narrative.

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