Peter Gerardo

Peter Gerardo – Ghostwriter

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

Overview

I'm a seasoned journalist (former New York Times reporter) and ghostwriter with 42 years of experience.


I’ve ghostwritten more than 40 books, as well as hundreds of thought leadership articles, on a wide range of topics. My specialties are books and articles about business and innovation, leadership, and self-help.


Recent books include: "Digital Customer Success," written for the CEO and CCO of the leading Customer Success software maker, and slated for publication by John Wiley & Sons in May 2024; “Demystifying Corporate America,” a business memoir written for a Citigroup executive; and “ALIEN Thinking: The Unconventional Path to Breakthrough Ideas,” written for an academic team from IMD Business School and published by Hachette Book Group in 2021.


Ghostwritten articles have appeared in The New York Times, CMSWire, Entrepreneur, Forbes, Harvard Business Review, Inc. Magazine, MIT-Sloan Management Review, and TechCrunch.


When you hire me, you're not simply hiring a skilled researcher, interviewer, and ghostwriter, but a creative problem-solver and strategist who knows how to achieve your larger goals by artfully conveying the right messages to the right target audiences.

Services
Non-Fiction
Buddhism Business & Management History Self-Help & Self-Improvement Sex & Relationships Technology
Languages
English (US)

Work experience

Self-employed

Oct, 2002 — Present
Twenty-two years as a full-time ghostwriter. Author of more than 40 books, as well as hundreds of thought leadership articles, Op-Eds, blog posts, white papers, and case studies.

Most recent contributions

How can authors spot red flags when approached by a vanity press?

The easiest way to distinguish a scam publisher from a reputable hybrid publisher or self-publisher is PRICE. If a publishing firm quotes a fee of just a few thousand dollars for a service package that includes everything from copy editing, cover design, and layout to marketing and publicity—or e...
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Are there different ways you can be credited if a client doesn't want you to be fully anonymous?

Over the past 22 years, I’ve ghostwritten more than 40 books, and have received co-authorship credit for only one. In that case, I received a “with” credit. In other words, the book cover says “By [client name]” “with [my name].” In every other book, I’m named in the acknowledgements section as a...
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What's the simplest way for prospective clients to know that you can capture their voice?

Having failed the Vulcan mind-meld certification course, I know only one way to capture an author’s voice. Interviews. Lots of them. Here’s what I tell every prospect … As a ghostwriter, I will spend lots of time interviewing you. And thanks to these interviews, I’ll acquire much of the book's co...
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