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Kendall

Kendall 5 star rating

Colorado Springs, United States

Non-fiction ghostwriter specializing in memoir, lifestyle, gift books, and pop culture. Author of Be More Captain Marvel (DK Books, 2023).

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Religion & Spirituality, Entertainment, Parenting & Families, Comics Non-Fiction, Inspirational, and Self-Help & Self-Improvement.

Work experience:

  • Penguin Random House
  • Legendary LLC (Nerdist, Geek & Sundry, Amy Poehler's Smart Girls)
  • Petful
  • Self-employed
Rich

Rich 5 star rating

New York, NY, United States

Whether it's a great story to tell or a business to market, I will turn your ideas into a book — in your voice. That's what ghostwriters do.

Genres: Finance & Accounting, Math & Science, Non-Fiction, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Business & Management, and Entertainment.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
Marina

Marina 5 star rating

San Mateo, United States

Stanford-educated nonfiction book author, magazine journalist, and editorial consultant specializing in the social sciences. I help experts.

Genres: Business & Management, Non-Fiction, Psychology, Humanities & Social Sciences, Economics, Sociology, and Self-Help & Self-Improvement.

Work experience:

  • UC Berkeley Extension
  • Self-employed
  • Apple Computer
Mike

Mike 5 star rating

Nashville, TN, United States

Ghostwriter, content editor, journalist, publishing consultant 25+ yrs. Biography, sports, health & fitness, Christian, current events.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Christian Non-Fiction, Religion & Spirituality, Health & Wellbeing, Political Science & Current Affairs, Humanities & Social Sciences, Writing & Publishing, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, and Sports & Outdoors.

Work experience:

  • Freelance
  • Self-employed
  • The Tennessean/Sumner County Publications
  • The Tennessean
  • Towlehouse Publishing
  • Rutledge Hill Press
  • The Summit Publishing Group
Alice

Alice 5 star rating

Nashville, TN, United States

WSJ bestselling ghostwriter & NYT bestselling editor of memoir, business, and self-help. I've written 65 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
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
Sally

Sally 5 star rating

San Jose, CA, United States

I help authors turn big ideas into books—offering expert coaching, developmental editing, & publishing strategy.

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
  • News International (London)
  • Websters Multimedia (a Microsoft vendor)

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Laura

Laura 5 star rating

Orlando, FL, USA

Premium book ghostwriter specializing in Life Lessons titles for industry mavens, founders, visionaries, family offices, and investors.

Genres: Business & Management, Non-Fiction, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Career Guides, Health & Wellbeing, Psychology, Humanities & Social Sciences, and Inspirational.

Work experience:

  • Simon & Schuster
  • MarketScale
  • Match.com
  • Self-employed
Becky

Becky 5 star rating

Asheville, NC, USA

Experienced how-to ghostwriter who can help you build your brand. Not a writer? That's okay, let's make you an author!

Genres: Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Non-Fiction, Photography, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, DIY & Crafts, Health & Wellbeing, Home & Garden, and Business & Management.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Sterling Publishing / Lark Books / Pixiq
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
Molly

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
Aly

Aly 5 star rating

Chico, CA, USA

With the right coach, you can do this! Each author’s voice is uniquely their own. Let me help you find yours and get it on the page.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Christian Non-Fiction, and Religion & Spirituality.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Barna Group
Stephanie

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
Peter

Peter 5 star rating

Salisbury, Maryland, USA

Ghostwriter with four decades of experience working with individuals, executives, business owners, and academics on 40+ books.

Genres: Business & Management, Non-Fiction, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Technology, Sex & Relationships, Buddhism, and Religion & Spirituality.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
Ryan

Ryan 5 star rating

Los Angeles, CA, USA

A New York Times Best Selling ghostwriter of over 25 nonfiction books, specializing in memoir, self-development, and business.

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

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
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
Andy

Andy 5 star rating

San Francisco, CA, USA

I'm a bestselling writer and researcher specializing in communication, business, self-help, and parenting. I work with top publishers.

Genres: Psychology, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Parenting & Families, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Education & Reference, Business & Management, and Biographies & Memoirs.

Work experience:

  • HeadsUp Labs
  • Trial by Science Blog
  • Pitch Anything
  • Talking to Teens
  • Self-employed

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