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.
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Ryan D
After working in the film and television industry for over a decade, Ryan co-authored OpTic Gaming: The Making of eSports Champions in 2016. It become a New York Times bestseller and was recently optioned by Unique Features. In 2018, he co-authored No Malice, the memoir by controversial NBA basketball player Metta World Peace. In addition to Ryan’s work as an author, ghostwriter, and editor for clients looking to tell their life stories, he also works with professionals and social media influencers to craft business and self-help books.
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Renee M
Renee is a freelance writer focused on health and science, technology, and personal finance. She has been published in The New York Times, Scientific American, Forbes, and NPR, among others. She was a staff reporter for the Wall Street Journal’s personal finance magazine SmartMoney and an editor for Xfinity.com. She is a graduate of New York University with a BA in Journalism. Prior to her journalism career, Renee was a professional contemporary ballet dancer, performing in New York City and on a cruise ship that sailed around Scandinavia, Mediterranean Europe, and the Caribbean.
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Reid S
Motivated by a passion for faithful and original storytelling, Reid has worked hard to depict unique and obscure subjects in a fresh and authentic voice. A graduate of the University of Chicago, he has written stories on art school activism, Brooklyn speakeasies, urban archaeology, and guerilla traffic engineering, with bylines in The New Yorker, The New York Times, The Forward, and The Art Newspaper. His favorite novelist is Philip Roth, his favorite comedian is Jonathan Winters, and his greatest living hero is Tom Brands, the head wrestling coach for the University of Iowa.
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Randy S
Randy likes helping people create better stories. Formally a Green Beret and an Army Ranger, he received his BA in History from Campbell University and MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Texas in El Paso while in the service. He began a career as a freelance editor and writer after he separated from the military. Randy was the chief editor and co-writer of the NYT bestseller Operation Pineapple Express by Scott Mann and co-wrote (as a ghostwriter) The Wise Investor by Rich Fettke which was an Amazon bestseller in numerous financial categories. He hosted the Story Grid Showrunners podcast for two years, analyzing stories across different mediums to determine if they work or not. Randy is a certified Story Grid editor trained by Shawn Coyne and currently works as a book coach, freelance writer, and freelance editor.
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Rick H
I have been a journalist, interviewer, and transcriber with over 20 years’ experience covering popular culture, urban culture, professional and collegiate sports, music and politics for dozens of publications and online outlets, including The Root, Bleacher Report, The Shadow League, EURweb.com, and many more. Over that span, I have interviewed and written about some of the biggest names in entertainment and sports. From Harry Belafonte to Denzel Washington in Hollywood, and Deacon Jones to Allen Iverson in pro sports, I have honed my ability to communicate and engage interview subjects with questions that garner answers and offer insight into the heart of the subject matter.
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Radha B
From an early age, Radha was interested in the arts; especially in books and paintings. After graduating from the Fieldston School in New York, she studied Political Science and English in India. Since she loved books and words as well as pictures, working in the mainstream Hollywood movie business turned out to be a natural fit. After overseeing such productions as Rainman and Batman, she served as a speechwriter to the head of the United Nations Population Fund. After another pause to attend to a serious health crisis, here she is, writing again.
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Rachel S
Much of Rachel’s background has been in the field of sports, where she was the first regularly published female sports columnist on the national level. She frequently wrote on the offbeat side of sports and on issues impacting minorities and women, including athletes and domestic violence. She has covered three Olympics and numerous Super Bowls and World Series and edited such breaking news events as 9/11, deaths of prominent stars, election night results, etc. Her freelance work includes editing fiction and nonfiction manuscripts, including one that became a best-selling eBook.
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Pamela F
Pamela is an award-winning journalist (The Washington Post, Boston Globe, Miami Herald) and nonfiction author who has written about everything from natural disasters, business, and politics to health, science, and parenting. She has taught writing and editing at universities and co-wrote a triple memoir published by Little, Brown & Co. in the U.S. and five other countries that Oprah’s “O” Magazine called “A Tome of the Brave.” Pamela earned her master’s degree from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, and she currently freelances as a writer and book editor.
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Orianne D
Orianne’s favorite aspects of life include new places to visit, new books to read, and new friends to meet. A graduate of Yale University, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, and Columbia Law School, Orianne left her legal career to pursue her true love: writing. She recently optioned a screenplay with a major film company and is currently revising a historical novel. She is also working on a second screenplay and a collection of short stories. Orianne enjoys running marathons, playing the violin, and studying art history.
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Oren R
A journalist turned ghostwriter with two decades of high-level editorial experience, Oren has penned words for a long list of prominent figures, including a United Nations secretary general, a leader of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, and a world-renowned military scholar. Oren has crafted the life stories of a history-making Mideast peacemaker and the CEO of America’s largest local philanthropy, among others, and his work has been published in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Boston Globe. Prior to ghostwriting, Oren worked as the opinion editor of the Forward newspaper.
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Nikki C
Nikki spent her early career in the world of feature film story development in Los Angeles, with stints at Twentieth Century Fox, Paramount Pictures, and Propaganda Films. Eventually, she discovered documentary filmmaking, and fell in love with the world of creative nonfiction. Nikki started Life-Portraits Documentaries to capture biographical documentaries for everyday people. She has an MFA in Creative Nonfiction from Sierra Nevada College and is an adjunct instructor in Visual Media and English at Nevada State College. She is also the founder and executive director of the Nevada Women’s Film Festival.
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Nicki W E
An award-winning newspaper and magazine journalist and the author of Chasing Cosby, Nicki has covered some of the nation’s biggest stories. She was a senior writer at PEOPLE magazine where she specialized in stories about ordinary people doing extraordinary things, and a crime investigative writer at the Philadelphia Daily News. She has a master’ degree in criminal justice and is about to publish her second book. Nicki moved around the East Coast a lot as a child and now lives in suburban Philadelphia with her husband, two dogs and cat.
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Nicholas C
Nicholas’ passion for storytelling began at an early age, prompted by a love of science fiction novels, comic books, and horror movies. His award-winning novel, Pale Highway, is influenced by his experience working with Alzheimer’s patients in a nursing home, a subject that he has also written about for publications such as Vox, Alzheimers.net, and HeadStuff.org. When not busy writing, Nicholas spends his time reading, traveling to new places, and indulging in a lifelong coffee habit.
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Nan B
A graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism, Nan first plied her sheepskin marketing bestsellers at Doubleday Publishing, then moved to the mad world of money on Wall Street where she marketed high tech financial services for Merrill Lynch and Citibank. Following that head trip, she returned to her roots as a journalist and has been published in over 30 magazines and websites as well as ghostwritten several books. She likes gardening, history, travel, and taking piano lessons to prove her more mature brain can still learn new tricks.
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Lisa-Beth H
I have spent the last two decades leveraging words to make clients’ dreams come true. Trained at Columbia University in Journalism and Public Policy, my writing and advocacy have elected presidents, won grants for nonprofits, passed ballot measures, and landed dream jobs for applicants in multiple fields. I’ve worked as a political campaign strategist and writer and a journalist for NYC papers and the Voice of America, taught college students political science and writing, and performed as a professional actor for films, TV, and stage. I look forward to using my passion for crafting the perfect words to tell your unique and vital story.
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Sharita H
Sharita works as a copywriter at Cardwell Beach where she gets to write and edit content about overcoming trauma and physical, mental, and behavioral health. Before joining Cardwell Beach, she worked as a freelance writer who conducted interviews and wrote profile pieces for GOODLife Magazine, highlighting stories of faith, perseverance, and legacy. Sharita has also written about blended family life, motherhood, and travel. When she isn’t writing, Sharita enjoys traveling, gardening, learning about other cultures, and reading a good book before the rest of the world wakes up.
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Julie C
Julie has written professionally for more than 10 years. She’s written hundreds of articles for magazines and newspapers, ghostwritten several full-length books, and published a cookbook. She is currently writing her first novel and works as senior writer at Bright Horizons. In this role, she writes a quarterly magazine for teachers and has written books on supporting children through grief and trauma.
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Jim M
Jim is an avid fan of baseball, history, writing, and travel. A graduate from Northern Illinois University, Jim spent over fifteen years in the museum field, where he created exhibits and did the research to tell their stories. Jim wrote several short historical articles for museums in St. Charles and Winfield, and these articles appeared in local newspapers, the Daily Herald, and membership newsletters. He also did a historical image book on Winfield, part of Arcadia Publishing's Images of America series. There is nothing like bringing stories to life.
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Molly E
As a freelance writer, editor, and storyteller, Molly believes in the power of stories. Her literary work has appeared in Fresh Yarn, Analemma Quarterly, and on Chicago Public Radio. She pens food, travel, and lifestyle topics for publications like Minnesota Monthly and Plate Magazine. She has spent more than a decade helping people craft personal stories for readings such as 2nd Story and Between Bites, and she’s also co-written several books, including a cookbook called A Blending of Bittersweet Memories. Molly can often be found cooking for friends and family while listening to The Beatles.
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Michelle A
Michelle wears a lot of hats including academic, local journalist, facilitator, book reviewer, and shopgirl. Her essays have popped up so far at GOOD, Fourth & Sycamore, and Roar, and one time she accidentally found herself on a radio show. She has always loved reading, so writing was a natural extension. Coincidentally, inventing cocktails, learning about Scotch, baking, yoga, and making friends with random dogs seem to also be natural extensions of writing.
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Melissa S
A New York City resident for over fifteen years, Melissa spent the first half of her life in North Carolina where she cultivated her appreciation for quiet beaches and tomato sandwiches. She has an MFA from New York University and currently edits Bodega, a digital magazine of poetry and prose. She’s at work on a collection of stories, several of which have appeared in recent publications online. Beyond writing, Melissa loves taking walks with her pug, playing Boggle, and tending her indoor garden—most recently she’s coaxed lemon and lychee seeds to sprout.
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Marta M
Marta loves stories. Over the last twenty years, she has worked as a writer, story editor, and producer on over 65 independent film and television projects and a dozen literary projects, including writing five books. She has also developed and produced 40 films, four reality series, and two drama series for HBO, Lifetime, FX Channel, AMC, Showtime, The Hallmark Channel, and TV Land. Marta most recently wrote a media advocate memoir and two children’s middle-grade books in addition to teaching a successful “How To Write Your Memoir” class in Los Angeles. She attended The London School of Journalism and Stanford University’s Writer’s Studio.
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Maegan C
Maegan is a Maryland native and New England convert with a background in journalism, creative writing, and theater. She is a proud graduate of Washington College where she was a finalist for the Sophie Kerr prize, the largest undergraduates writing prize in the country. As a theater writer, she contributes to Howlround, Everything Sondheim, and On Stage Blog. Additional passions and writing interests include holistic living, women’s health, tabletop gaming, martial arts, knitting, and cats. She lives with her partner and small menagerie: Badger the hedgehog and Otter the cat.
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Lorna G
Lorna has been writing stories—both real and imagined—since she could hold a pen. She is the author of numerous articles; coauthor of three published books, most recently An Intimate Life; and she’s probably penned a metric ton of marketing copy. After nearly two decades working in the publishing industry, Lorna launched her own publicity firm in 2007 specializing in media relations for authors. She loves writing memoirs because she believes everyone’s story deserves to be told. Lorna is also a sculptor and assistant to a rather demanding cat.
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