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Keir
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Chicago, IL, USA
Ghostwriter specializing in fiction, mystery, memoir, and middle-grade. I've authored 11 books for 7 publishers using 3 different names!
Genres: Contemporary Fiction, Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Thriller & Suspense, Middle Grade, Children's, and Anthologies.
Work experience:
- Self-Employed
- American Library Association, Booklist Publications
Chet
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Chicago, IL, USA
Chet writes for Hollywood personalities, executives, and influencers specializing in memoir, business and LGBTQ+ narratives.
Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Business & Management, Health & Wellbeing, LGBTQ Non-Fiction, New Age, and Self-Help & Self-Improvement.
Work experience:
- Self-employed
Arnie
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Chicago, IL, USA
Acclaimed nonfiction writer, journalist, ghostwriter, editor, writing coach. Helping you make your story be the story that matters.
Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Business & Management, Education & Reference, Entertainment, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Political Science & Current Affairs, True Crime, Judaism, and Religion & Spirituality.
Work experience:
- Self-employed
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Ed
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South Pasadena, United States
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
Hannah
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Chattanooga, United States
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
Amelia
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Chicago, IL, USA
New York Times bestselling ghostwriter who specializes in business and motivational books. My clients are execs, entrepreneurs and speakers
Genres: Business & Management, Non-Fiction, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, and Career Guides.
Work experience:
- Self-employed
Marina
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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
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Marcia
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Rochester, NY, United States
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
Kendall
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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
Ellis
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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
Daniel
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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
Barry
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Chicago, IL, USA
I have ghostwritten 21 books - from business to memoir – in clear, engaging prose that reflects each author's voice, style, and ideas.
Genres: Business & Management, Non-Fiction, and Self-Help & Self-Improvement.
Work experience:
- Self-employed
- New Homes Magazine
- The Real Estate Profile
James
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Exeter, NH, United States
I help authors achieve their creative goals in creative nonfiction, fiction, nonfiction, screenplays, and treatments
Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Business & Management, Short Story, Life Sciences, Math & Science, Coming of Age, Sex & Relationships, and Plays & Screenplays.
Work experience:
- James B.
Alice
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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
John
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Davenport, IA, United States
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, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Middle Grade Fantasy, Children's, Fiction, and Young Adult.
Work experience:
- Forbes Books
- New York Times
- Self-employed
- Today Show
- Writers Digest
- World-Changing Books
- World Changing Books
Mollie
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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
Alan
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Atlanta, GA, United States
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
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