John Hearne – Ghostwriter

I work with all kinds of people – from c-suite execs, life coaches and marketing professionals to authors, celebrities and private individuals – anyone who needs help creating high quality written content. Every project is different. I tailor my approach to suit the client and work quickly to deliver text that always exceeds expectations. Here are three recent projects:

Lead editor for 'The Purposeful Decision Maker' by Pádraig Ó Céidigh (Amplify 2005)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh has had multiple careers. He’s been a teacher, an accountant, a lawyer, and an entrepreneur. In 1993, he bought a tiny, failing airline and turned it into a thriving regional carrier with revenues in excess of $150 million. He went on to found and develop businesses across a range of sectors, including property, publishing, printing and healthcare.

I worked with Pádraig to realize his vision of creating a book which captured his unique approach to decision making. Begun during the COVID lockdown, we traveled a fascinating road together, and delivered what has proven to be a ground-breaking book, and a National Indie Excellence Award winner in the category of 'Business Entrepreneurship & Small Businesses'.

Lead editor for 'Simple Scaling: Ten Proven Principles to 10x Your Business' by Brendan McGurgan and Claire Colvin (Houndstooth 2022)

The authors approached me with a partially written manuscript, and needed help to bring it to a point where it was good enough to capture the essence of the business they were about to launch. The fact that the book remains the handbook of what has become a thriving business is testament to how well we worked together.

This project was all about collaboration. I guided Brendan and Clare on their authors’ journey, cutting what needed to be cut and expanding what needed to be expanded.

Check out the comments on Amazon to see just how influential this book has been since it landed in 2022.

Ghostwriter for ‘Commit! Make Your Mind and Body Stronger and Unlock Your Full Potential’ by Enda McNulty, published by Penguin Random House.

As word of mouth began to do its magic, the book moved steadily up the bestsellers chart, reaching the number one slot in February.

This marked the culmination of an extensive collaboration with Enda – honing his vision for the book, developing a template, interviewing him, watching him in action, interviewing his clients, then drafting and redrafting the book until it was everything it needed to be. I worked closely not alone with Enda, but with a wide variety of his clients, and of course the publishing team, to produce a work that we are all very proud of.

Ghostwriter for ‘A Full Life – the Memoirs of Paddy McKillen Snr’ by Paddy McKillen, privately published.

Interviewing 96 year old Paddy to document his extraordinary life was a wonderful experience. As part of his legacy, he wanted to leave a unique and lasting gift to his many children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren scattered around the world.