The Largest Selection of Specialist Writers In The World
With the largest selection of specialist writers in the world, we can match you with the perfect biographer for your book based on your background, goals, personality and location. You can work with junior, senior or premium writer.
United States
Senior
Patricia W
Patricia is a former high school English teacher/lyrical gangster turned stay-at-home mom with a Masters in Literature from Slippery Rock University. As the co-founder of the I Remember Committee, she worked with students to raise funds for and increase awareness of atrocities such as the Holocaust and other genocides/human rights situations for those in her community. Published in Chicken Soup for the Soul: Inspiration for Teachers as well as online platforms such as HerViewFromHome, BluntMoms, and ESME, Patricia loves to explore the stories of her life and those around her using the written word.
United States
Premium
Pat M
A New Jersey native and Rutgers graduate, Pat began her career in New York City and has written for newspapers, state and national magazines, websites, and academic publications. She has interviewed heads of state, music and stage stars, street sex workers and everyone in between. Her work has been cited for excellence in science writing by the American Association for the Advancement of Education and for Best Minority Coverage by the Ohio Society of Professional Journalists. She now enjoys the sunshine and freelancing in the Tampa Bay area.
United States
Senior
Pamela H
Pamela is a writer and editor with a passion for learning people’s stories. She has written about the people and places of Vermont for several publications, including Best of Burlington, Chowhound, Northern New England Journey, Vermont Magazine, and Roadtrippers. Though she’s originally from Buffalo, New York, she’s a New England girl at heart. in her free time, she’s exploring new places in her camper van, playing with her goofy shepherd Gabby and sassy pug Maple, or trying out new Instant Pot recipes.
United States
Senior
Paloma V
Paloma speaks three languages and has a three-crossword puzzles per day habit! Her experience as a translator led her to writing and copy editing. She has written three books and edited five more. One of her translations was published on Words Without Borders and she spent four years as main copy editor for a cycling magazine. She loves people and the myriad human stories unfolding in the world. Her experience in harm reduction zones at festivals and as a hypnotherapist has made her one of those people others love to confide in.
United States
Senior
Osmond A
Osmond still believes in stories. After working overseas, he learned that there will be too many stories that will go untold. So, he decided to get to work. Currently, Osmond is a freelance writer and a lifelong student. Wherever he may be living in the United States right now, he brings with him a love of strange people, strange foods, and D&D. His fiction was featured in Worlds Without Master, Protodimension, and Fiction365.
United States
Senior
Odeen J D
With a keen eye for detail and a quick wit for copy, Odeen has managed, edited, and written content for more than 11 years in print and digital media. He has led the messaging behind some of the strongest local and national brands, as well as adapted to and mastered several different beats and environments in his time as a journalist. He does not believe in writing content. He believes in creating poetry. Masterpieces.
United States
Senior
Nancy C
As a freelance writer and narrative life coach, Nancy helps people explore pivotal life moments—those that bring joy and those that show where resiliency resides. Nancy has written on diverse subjects including wellness, addiction recovery, careers, home design, and film (she’s a movie buff). Credits include magazine features, blogs, memoirs, and work for nonprofits and corporations (Annapolis Film Festival, QVC, Caron Treatment Center). She has a B.S. in Human Development and Family Studies and an M.A. in Education from Cornell University.
United States
Senior
Naima K
A 23-year-old New Yorker, born and raised in the East Village, Naima studied Writing and Literature at Emerson College and has been freelance writing since she was just 16 years old. With a Pakistani mother, a Russian Jewish father, and a Sikh boyfriend, she enjoys interweaving her writing with cultural discussions of all kinds. Her role models are strong female authors like Toni Morrison and Jhumpa Lahiri, and she hopes to one day belong to the same category as them.
United States
Senior
Nahid S
In love with nature, adventure, and photography, Nahid hiked and travelled in Iran and around the world and wrote reports for herself, group members and her hiking club’s bulletin for years. Nahid believes life is an exciting adventure full of surprises and any precious moment should be saved in words or pictures. She is a mother, teacher, translator, EC educator, linguist, professional hiker, and photographer. She enjoys writing bilingual educational books for children and helps Persian speakers have their beautiful and true stories told.
United States
Senior
Monique R
Monique loves how writing transports her to another time or place. Her passion for writing began as a child while penning stories in her journal. Now, as a freelance writer, she has 20 years of experience in corporate marketing communications and is the author of two novels. Monique was born in Cape Town, South Africa, and her grandparents were European Jews who fled their home as Hitler rose to power. It’s their story that was the inspiration behind her historical novel, Across Great Divides. She looks forward to deepening her passion by creating unique stories as a ghostwriter.
United States
Senior
Molly B
Molly is a freelance writer and marketer in the beautiful Black Hills of South Dakota. She has almost finished her first book, a collection of senior memoirs from the Black Hills, titled Dakota Heirlooms. The book is the capstone project for her Master of Fine Arts degree from Wilkes University. Molly loves traveling, wine tasting, reading and watching Alfred Hitchcock films with her husband. She believes that everyone has a story and that everyone deserves to have their voices heard. Her life’s passion is helping people tell their unique tales.
United States
Senior
Michelle B
As a writer, ghostwriter, and editor, Michelle has more than 20 years of experience helping clients tell their stories. She has edited the memoir of a former NBA basketball player, and profiled NBC’s The Biggest Loser for Oklahoma Sports & Fitness Magazine. In addition to working in publishing, she helps companies in a variety of industries — from oil and gas, higher education and gourmet food to senior living — with their marketing and public relations efforts. Michelle is an avid reader and has been an adult literacy tutor helping others discover the joy of reading.
United States
Senior
Michele V
A former history teacher, Michele has been a litigation paralegal for more than twenty years. She is also a freelance writer with an interest in law, history, education, and food. Her articles have appeared on LegalZoom and TheNest.com. She has branched out into print journalism, covering local government and profiling residents for several newspapers in New Jersey.
United States
Senior
Melanie F
Melanie has always loved words and the magic they can create. Reading and reciting poetry from an early age, Melanie’s passion for the written word persisted, even as she engaged in a lengthy career in business publishing with Thomson Reuters. Since starting her communications business, Melanie has worked as a proofreader, editor and writer. Her personal writing has garnered several awards, including first place in a national poetry competition in 2017, and her short stories and poems have appeared in anthologies and journals. Besides writing, Melanie loves gourmet cooking, traveling, and spending time with her family.
United States
Senior
MaryLois A
MaryLois wrote her first story at five years old and spent decades writing “on the side” of her careers as a Financial Advisor, Business Manager, and Manager/Merchandiser. Now, from her home office on Florida’s Treasure Coast, she writes for over a dozen websites, publications, and blogs. With several published books to her credit, MaryLois’ passion is “paying forward” what she has learned and helping people find their voice through writing and book studies.
United States
Senior
Mary Y
From a young age, the joy, tears, and connection Mary felt as she lost herself in books inspired her to become a writer. Although life and work has taken Mary on adventures all around the world, the one constant she’s had in every season was writing and storytelling. Mary has authored articles, screenplays, and two semi-autobiographical novels. She particularly loves telling stories that highlight unique perspectives and cultural nuances. Mary currently lives in Los Angeles, California, where she enjoys a variety of hobbies including hiking, filmmaking, and playing her ukulele.
United States
Senior
Mary C
As a child, Mary loved to listen to family stories, asking for favorites time and time again so she could learn the cadence and pacing to tell a good story. Now, Mary is a teacher and coach of memoir and creative writing. With degrees in English (B.A.) and Counseling (M.S.), and years of experience caregiving and teaching, Mary’s ability to draw stories from people has become almost second nature. She has ghost-written and edited others’ memoirs, and is even currently writing her own.
United States
Senior
Marla C
Marla is an award-winning writer, editor, and writing instructor who lives in Arkansas. Her first media job was in broadcast news where she learned to edit stories and work on tight deadlines. From there, she worked at a business journal, and then at a lifestyle magazine where she found her true calling: writing profiles of everyday people. She’s been published in the Huffington Post, Woman’s World, and numerous regional publications. She also writes fiction and is an Arkansas Arts Council Fellowship Award for Short Fiction.
United States
Senior
Margeaux P
Margeaux is a USA Today bestselling ghostwriter. She has written in many genres, from fashion reporting to restaurant reviews to video game strategy guides, but her passion lies with storytelling. After graduating from the University of Chicago with degrees in English Literature, Theater, and German, she spent time traveling Asia and writing her first mystery novel. Margeaux has previously worked as a ghostwriter for Scholastic and as a staff writer for the Parcast Network. Her writing has also been published in Buzzfeed, Encyclopedia Britannica, Screen Rant, and Comic Book Resources.
United States
Senior
Maren S
Maren works as a middle-school English teacher who believes in the power of storytelling for both writers and readers. Two of her past works have been published, including an award-winning novella put out by Clean Teen Publishing. Her other interests include performing and composing music as well as teaching piano. Life experience and its accompanying joys and pains has taught her the power of expressing her voice through writing, and the healing power that comes through others’ words. She believes capturing the humanity of a story’s characters makes it worth reading.
United States
Senior
Lynelle K
Gone with the Wind. Thelma and Louise. James Bond series. Lynelle began her career introducing classic films to new audiences as a copywriter in the home entertainment advertising group at MGM. After rising to Senior Creative Director, Lynelle was inspired by her daughter to write an empowering children’s book series. The Flower Girl World books feature diverse characters who build friendships, learn about new cultures, and experience global adventures. Lynelle grew up in Ohio and graduated from the University of Pennsylvania. She is always tap dancing, literally and figuratively.
United States
Senior
Lusine K
Born in Armenia, Lusine received her roots in writing in her native tongue. When her family fled the crumbling USSR to pursue the American dream, she quickly fell in love with the English language and has been quietly writing stories of creative nonfiction since. She holds a BA in English from UCLA and an MFA in Creative Writing from San Francisco State University where she served as Editor-in-Chief of the literary magazine Fourteen Hills. She recently completed her first novel, a story exploring the divided self of an Armenian-American.
United States
Senior
Liz P
Liz is a cat mom and everything bagel enthusiast who, when not cat-momming or bagel-eating, writes for outlets including Salon, Refinery29, Forbes, Bustle, BUST, The Forward and Pacific Standard Magazine. A former Title I classroom teacher, Liz is passionate about storytelling as a means of social justice and building empathy. She can usually be found exploring the local bookstores and coffee shops in her hometown of New York City.
United States
Senior
Lisa W
Lisa loves cycling, hiking, swimming, yoga, reading, cooking, baking, knitting, and writing. She’s worked as a newspaper reporter and freelance magazine journalist. As a personal historian, she’s written memoirs, edited an anthology of essays by women writers, and compiled a cookbook of her mother’s favorite recipes. In her spare time, she blogs, writes poems and plays, and walks her rescue dog, Moses. She loves meeting people and helping them share their stories.
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