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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

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

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

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

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

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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Stacia 5 star rating

Temecula, CA, USA

New York Times Best Selling author of more than 300 children's books. I write mid-grade, picture books, YA and more!

Genres: Middle Grade, Children's, Fiction, Picture Books, Middle Grade Fantasy, Young Adult, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Children’s Non-Fiction, Judaism, and Religion & Spirituality.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

David 5 star rating

Franktown, VA, USA

Nearly 50 books in print. Retired university teacher. Latest: THE ACADEMY, St. Martin's; WRITING IN THE AGE OF AI, Northampton House Press.

Genres: Action & Adventure, Fiction, Political Science & Current Affairs, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Thriller & Suspense, Biographies & Memoirs, Literary Fiction, Dystopian, Science Fiction, and History.

Work experience:

  • US Navy
  • Wilkes University
  • Simon & Schuster, St. Martins/Macmillan, Avon, Tor, Forge, HBJ, Naval Institute Press

I'm an experienced award-winning genre fiction writer and would love to help you take your story from concept to completed manuscript.

Genres: Urban Fantasy, Fantasy, Fiction, Cozy Mysteries, Mystery & Crime, Romantic Comedy, Romance, Romantic Suspense, Psychological Thriller, and Thriller & Suspense.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Southern New Hampshire University

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

Molly 5 star rating

Murray, SC, USA

My goal is to help create the book that will advance you professionally. With 16 published non-fiction books, I invite your goals and ideas.

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

Work experience:

  • Book Publishers and Packagers

Sean 5 star rating

Austin, TX, USA

Bestselling ghostwriter for celebrities and thought leaders. 200+ books. 70+ bestsellers. Hollywood-ready IP. Legacy-level storytelling.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Business & Management, Mystery & Crime, Fiction, Science Fiction, Thriller & Suspense, Plays & Screenplays, Romance, and Action & Adventure.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Jason 5 star rating

Oakland, CA, USA

Memoir + Nonfiction specialist. Author/senior editor/ghostwriter w/ work in NYT, nymag, Narratively. Catapult Instructor. Dear Sugar vibes.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Short Story, Fiction, and Sports & Outdoors.

Work experience:

  • True.Ink
  • Self-employed

Michelle 5 star rating

New York, NY, USA

Author of over a dozen MG and YA novels published by Penguin Random House, Scholastic, and Little, Brown. Editor at Working Partners.

Genres: Middle Grade, Children's, Fiction, Action & Adventure, LGBTQ Fiction, Middle Grade Fantasy, Coming of Age, Contemporary Fiction, Young Adult, Children’s Non-Fiction, and Non-Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Penguin Random House
  • Random House Children
  • Scholastic
  • Little, Brown Hachette
  • Working Partners

Marian 5 star rating

Mt Pleasant, MI, USA

Experienced ghostwriter in YA Fantasy, specializing in dragon-rider and sword-and-sorcery. Eager to expand into Dystopia and Urban Fantasy.

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

Work experience:

  • Relay Publishing

Megan 5 star rating

Asheville, NC, USA

NYT bestselling author published with HarperCollins and Penguin Random House. 200,000+ copies sold. MG and YA fantasy, thrillers, nonfiction

Genres: Young Adult Fantasy, Young Adult, Fiction, Middle Grade, Children's, Middle Grade Fantasy, Science Fiction, Women's Fiction, Children’s Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, Horror, and Thriller & Suspense.

Work experience:

  • HarperCollins
  • Random House
  • Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
  • Cricket Magazines

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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.

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