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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

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

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

Nancy 5 star rating

Eagle Creek, OR, USA

Proven ghostwriter/editor over 25 years in the development of books and short-form content in business, self-help, fiction and other genres.

Genres: Business & Management, Non-Fiction, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Action & Adventure, Fiction, Science Fiction, Young Adult, History, and Humanities & Social Sciences.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Roxanne 5 star rating

Colorado Springs, CO, USA

Award-winning children's author/ghostwriter with a background in education. 100+ books published! Specialties: picture books, chapter books

Genres: Picture Books, Children's, Fiction, Children’s Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, and Middle Grade.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • The Early Learning Center
  • HarperCollins Children
  • Redline Editorial
  • WonderLab Group
  • DK Children's (Penguin Random House)

Seth 5 star rating

Philadelphia, PA, USA

I have extensive experience finding new and creative ways to tell a story, especially when using humor to engage with young readers.

Genres: Middle Grade, Children's, Fiction, Picture Books, Children’s Non-Fiction, and Non-Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Jo 5 star rating

Hoover, AL, USA

Award-winning Children's Book Author and Speaker

Genres: Picture Books, Children's, Fiction, Children’s Non-Fiction, and Non-Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Scholastic, Peachtree Pubishers, Boyds Mills Press, Tuntun (Korea), LATT Junior (Korea) and others

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Laurie 5 star rating

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.

Sarah 5 star rating

Fort Collins, CO, USA

Hi, I ghostwrite romance novels - bubbly or dark, sweet or sexy, chaste or... not, I've got you.

Genres: New Adult, Young Adult, Fiction, Contemporary Romance, Romance, Romantic Comedy, Romantic Suspense, Holiday, and Dark Romance.

Work experience:

  • Independent Author

Alex Cody 5 star rating

New York, NY, USA

Penned eight #1 Amazon bestsellers, profiled in a #1 Netflix film and Top 10 Prime Video series. Author of The Man Who Hacked the World.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Business & Management, Entertainment, Mystery & Crime, Fiction, True Crime, Thriller & Suspense, Contemporary Fiction, and Historical Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Freelance
  • Self-employed

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

Andrew 5 star rating

Denver, CO, USA

I have been a reporter, writer, editor, advisor for 5+ decades in journalism and PR. I help clients now with superb writing and editing.

Genres: Business & Management, Non-Fiction, Travel, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Political Science & Current Affairs, Humanities & Social Sciences, Geography, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Economics, and History.

Work experience:

  • Chicago Sun-Times
  • Chicago Mercantile Exchange
  • Self-employed
  • New York Stock Exchange
  • Intermarket Communications

Trish 5 star rating

Wellington, FL, USA

Author of fiction and non-fiction for 35 years, winner of Edgar Allan Poe award, Ghostwriter. Send me your cutting edge ideas!

Genres: Thriller & Suspense, Fiction, Paranormal Romance, Romance, New Age, Non-Fiction, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Time Travel Romance, Dystopian, Science Fiction, and Post-Apocalyptic.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Jim 5 star rating

Corvallis, Oregon, USA

I've worked on a variety of books, from personal finance to fiction, health, history, technology, and business leadership.

Genres: Contemporary Fiction, Fiction, Health & Wellbeing, Non-Fiction, Sports & Outdoors, Political Science & Current Affairs, Humanities & Social Sciences, Business & Management, Biographies & Memoirs, and True Crime.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Oregon State University
  • Reno Gazette-Journal

Joey 5 star rating

Los Angeles, CA, USA

Ghostwriter and author of more than 60 books published by major publishing houses. Funny. Versatile. Prolific. 40-years experience.

Genres: Middle Grade, Children's, Fiction, Humor & Comedy, Literary Fiction, Science Fiction, Travel, Non-Fiction, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Home & Garden, and Entertainment.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Sean 5 star rating

New York, NY, USA

Got a great story idea? Let's get your screenplay or book written. Award-winning, Harvard-educated writer and director. (Also star of "Pi".)

Genres: Action & Adventure, Fiction, Literary Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Plays & Screenplays, Dystopian, Science Fiction, Espionage, Thriller & Suspense, and Cultural & Ethnic.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Justin 5 star rating

Los Angeles, CA, USA

Screenwriter for film and TV focused on IP. Author of JUSTICE IS CALLING with 1k+ reviews! Credits on GAME OF THRONES & WALKING DEAD games.

Genres: Middle Grade, Children's, Fiction, Middle Grade Fantasy, Gaming & LitRPG, Fantasy, Space Opera, Science Fiction, Epic Fantasy, Plays & Screenplays, Young Adult Fantasy, Young Adult, and Military Science Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

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Do you have a story in mind that you’ve wanted to write for the longest time? Maybe you don’t know if you’ll be able to find the words for it. Maybe you just can’t spare the time in your busy life to sit down and write it. Or maybe you’ve simply never written a book before and don’t know if you’ve got the writing skills needed to do your idea justice.

If that sounds like you, you might want to consider hiring a fiction ghostwriter to help you with your novel. Ghostwriters are the silent powerhouses behind many of the bestselling novels that you see on shelves in bookstores, especially those written by celebrities or household names. Not only do they have the writing skills to help you make it big, they also have an uncanny ability to be able to capture your voice down on paper. Together, you’ll flesh out a plot and set of characters that align with your preferences, combining your imagination with the ghostwriter’s experience of the publishing industry, editing skills, research abilities, and knack for storytelling.

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