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Ellis 5 star rating

Los Angeles, United States

I have an extensive history in writing, editing, and teaching humor, parody, and satire, both in articles and novels. Also kids' fiction.

Genres: Humor & Comedy, Fiction, Middle Grade, and Children's.

Work experience:

  • 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, and Psychology.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Barry 5 star rating

Lynchburg, United States

Published author and ghostwriter specializing in thrillers, horror, adventure, middle grade, and Christian fiction.

Genres: Young Adult, Fiction, Christian Fiction, Horror, Thriller & Suspense, Middle Grade, Children's, and Mystery & Crime.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Ellen 5 star rating

New York, NY, United States

USA Today Bestselling author and ghostwriter specializing in romance, fantasy and young adult fiction

Genres: Romance, Fiction, Young Adult, Fantasy, and Science Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Wiley
  • Self-employed

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

Stephanie 5 star rating

Philadelphia, PA, USA

I'm an author, ghostwriter and editor of middle grade and children's fiction! Writing for kids gives me more joy than a jar of Nutella!

Genres: Middle Grade, Children's, Fiction, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, and Non-Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Conde Nast
  • Yahoo!
  • The New York Post
  • Grateful Yoga

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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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

I'm an Edgar-nominated fiction author (70 books) in multiple genres, including mystery and women's fiction.

Genres: Women's Fiction, Fiction, and Mystery & Crime.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Anna 5 star rating

Seattle, WA, USA

Ghostwriter and developmental editor with a passion for enlightening and entertaining memoir, fiction, and all things comedy.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Psychology, Humanities & Social Sciences, Sex & Relationships, Thriller & Suspense, Fiction, Romance, Young Adult, and Contemporary Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Seattle-based hybrid publisher Girl Friday Productions
  • Mental health and social service providers in the Seattle area
  • Self-employed

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

Laura 5 star rating

New York, NY, USA

Creativity on demand. Experienced writer & ghostwriter. 32+ years in publishing. Let me help you find your voice & tell your story.

Genres: Middle Grade, Children's, Fiction, Children’s Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, Parenting & Families, Biographies & Memoirs, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Picture Books, Social & Family Issues, Young Adult, and Coming of Age.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Scholastic Inc.

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)

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.

Haylee 5 star rating

Vancouver, WA, USA

Prolific ghostwriter with over 50 fiction and non-fic books written, collaborated with literary agents and celeb clientele, featured in NPR

Genres: Women's Fiction, Fiction, Urban Fantasy, Fantasy, Contemporary Romance, Romance, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Non-Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Dystopian, Science Fiction, Cozy Mysteries, Mystery & Crime, Psychological Thriller, and Thriller & Suspense.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

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.

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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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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