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John

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
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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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Sally

Sally 5 star rating

San Jose, CA, United States

USA Today bestselling ghostwriter helping nonfiction authors sharpen book proposals and manuscripts for the marketplace.

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

Work experience:

  • HarperCollins Publishers (Australia)
  • Amber Books (UK)
  • Self-employed
  • Focus Books
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Alice

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
  • HarperCollins (Thomas Nelson Publishers)
  • HCA
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Jeremy

Jeremy 5 star rating

New York, United States

NYT and WSJ bestselling collaborator, named one of the “very best ghostwriters for conjuring a bestseller,” 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.

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
  • Ghostwriter
  • Ghostwriter / Collaborator
  • Book Proposals / Manuscripts
  • Editor / Collaborator
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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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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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Kecia

Kecia 5 star rating

Pittsburgh, PA, USA

Ghostwriter and award-winning fiction and nonfiction author. Co-author with best-seller James Patterson. Passionate about the art of story.

Genres: Mystery & Crime, Fiction, Thriller & Suspense, Science Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Business & Management, Psychology, and Humanities & Social Sciences.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
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Karen

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
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Kerry

Kerry 5 star rating

Millis, MA, USA

New York Times Bestselling author/ghostwriter/editor/book doctor of over 40 books in multiple genres

Genres: Thriller & Suspense, Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Entertainment, Sex & Relationships, Inspirational, Coming of Age, and Romance.

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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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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Ryan

Ryan 5 star rating

Los Angeles, CA, USA

WFJ and USA Today bestselling ghostwriter and publishing of 40+ books. Helping entrepreneurs and experts tell their own stories.

Genres: Business & Management, Non-Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Health & Wellbeing, Inspirational, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, and Writing & Publishing.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Legacy Launch Pad Publishing
  • SBLY
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Chloe

Chloe 5 star rating

Philadelphia, PA, USA

Ghostwriter and editor specializing in memoir and nonfiction, with 10+ years in entertainment journalism and book publishing.

Genres: Women's Fiction, Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Judaism, Religion & Spirituality, and Entertainment.

Work experience:

  • Kevin Anderson & Associates
  • BroadwayWorld
  • United Talent Agency
  • 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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Sharon

Sharon 5 star rating

Delray Beach, FL, United States

A PhD psychologist, I am a ghostwriter and book doctor 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.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
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Brianna

Brianna 5 star rating

Charlotte, NC, USA

Harper Collins author with 8+ titles on shelves. Published with large traditional publishers under my name and as a ghostwriter

Genres: LGBTQ Fiction, Fiction, Romance, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Sex & Relationships, Fantasy, Young Adult Fantasy, Young Adult, and Coming of Age.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • HarperCollins
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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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