The best ghostwriters for hire in the United States

Stephen

Fayetteville, United States

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Ghostwriter. Books published by McGraw-Hill, Crown Business, Tyndale, Broadway. Clients include Steve Farber, John Maxwell, Mark Sanborn.

Genres: Business & Management, Non-Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Christian Non-Fiction, Religion & Spirituality, Sports & Outdoors, Transportation, Parenting & Families, Economics, and Humanities & Social Sciences.

Work experience:

• Self-employed

Hannah

Chattanooga, United States

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Novel ghostwriter w/ 8 years' experience, specializing in all fantasy genres + cozy mysteries. Expert in characterization + worldbuilding.

Genres: Horror, Thriller & Suspense, Fiction, Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Urban Fantasy, Young Adult Fantasy, Young Adult, Cozy Mysteries, and Mystery & Crime.

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• 47Journals

Kendall

Colorado Springs, United States

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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

Marcia

Rochester, NY, United States

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NYT and WSJ bestselling business book ghostwriter with 80+ nonfiction books on leadership, entrepreneurship, and marketing to her name.

Genres: Business & Management, Non-Fiction, Career Guides, Computers & Internet, Home & Garden, Writing & Publishing, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Education & Reference, Finance & Accounting, and Math & Science.

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• Eastman Kodak Company

Ed

South Pasadena, United States

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Versatile, reliable award-winning ghostwriter who has written, edited, or developed more than thirty books covering many nonfiction genres.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Entertainment, True Crime, Business & Management, Inspirational, Music, Humanities & Social Sciences, and History.

Work experience:

• Self-employed

Barry

Lynchburg, United States

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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

Jeremy

New York, United States

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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

John

Davenport, IA, United States

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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

Tim

Kansas City, United States

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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

Marina

San Mateo, United States

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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

Ellen

New York, NY, United States

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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

Conifer, United States

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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

Katherine

San Anselmo, CA, United States

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I coach, consult & edit, for triple-venti prose that adds clarity & impact to your memoirs, op-eds and other non-fiction projects.

Genres: Health & Wellbeing, Non-Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Psychology, Humanities & Social Sciences, Earth, Space, & Environmental Sciences, Math & Science, Education & Reference, and Parenting & Families.

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• Knight Ridder Newspapers

Alan

Atlanta, GA, United States

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I've written some 150 history, military history, business, leadership, and biographical books and have ghosted or edited many more.

Genres: History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Business & Management, Education & Reference, Career Guides, Biographies & Memoirs, and Political Science & Current Affairs.

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• Turner Publishing
• Abbeville Press
• Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum
• Lake Forest College
• Furman University

Lisa

Poughkeepsie, United States

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I am a professional writer who has written 17 books as the solo author, a contributor,a co-author or as a ghostwriter. I love what I do.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Travel, and Entertainment.

Work experience:

• Self-employed

Daniel

Los Angeles, United States

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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

Mike

Nashville, TN, United States

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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