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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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.
United States
Senior
Lisa R
Lisa is a writer, editor, and podcaster based in sunny St. Petersburg, Florida. She got her start in local journalism early, but has also worked in a variety of small businesses, including her own vintage clothing store. Now, she works as a personal finance reporter by day, while co-hosting a weekly podcast about the business of fashion by night. When she’s not working, you can find Lisa watching baseball, enjoying the Florida coastline, and playing in a shuffleboard league.
United States
Senior
Lisa R
Lisa is a screenwriter, journalist, story consultant, and especially, a passionate teller of stories. Recently, she co-wrote a documentary feature script on the spiritual and cultural resilience of the contemporary Maya, and wrote a dramatic feature screenplay on a little-known chapter of American history for an independent production company in Los Angeles. She has also written “house histories” of historic mansions and children’s dramas for public TV, illustrating how the U.S. Constitution comes to life in our everyday lives. She is married to a composer and has two amazing daughters.
United States
Senior
Lisa M
Lisa believes that everyone has an interesting life story, not just the rich and famous! An avid reader from the age of four, it was a high school assignment writing about a family member’s life that got her hooked on telling other people’s stories. A bonafide ghostwriter with published works in magazines, online, and in print, Lisa’s superpower is her exuberant personality, making it easy for clients to share their lives. If you lived it, then it’s greater than fiction because, as Dr. Suess said, ”there’s no one alive that’s youer than you!”
United States
Senior
Lisa G
A graduate of Allegheny College and the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, Lisa is an attorney turned writer, and an award-winning author. Lisa spent a good portion of her 30-year legal career either in front of the court as a litigator or behind the scenes translating German language documents for use at trial. Her passion is holistic health and now, as a Doctor of Naturopathy and Certified Natural Health Professional, she has written her first book about how to follow your own inherently unique blueprint for a healthy, balanced life.
United States
Senior
Lisa D
Lisa is a freelance writer and editor with a special interest in writing about art and history. She holds a Master’s degree in Art, Style and Design from Christie’s Education London/University of Glasgow and has worked at Christie’s in New York. Since moving to London from New York seven years ago, she has written for a variety of publications on topics that range from general interest to scholarly research.
United States
Senior
Lisa A
Lisa has been a waitress, a toy and collectible store manager, a paralegal, a staffing assistant, and a writer and editor. She’s a fiercely protective mom of three (all taller than her now), the oldest of six in a blended family (all girls—her poor dad!), and a believer in the power of story. She started blogging to keep family briefed on kid news; then started writing for others; then earned two master’s degrees (one in creative nonfiction, the other in poetry). Her favorite writing gig so far? Dating profiles for Match.com!
United States
Premium
Linda H
Linda’s writing career began in sixth grade when she tripped and fell on her way to the podium to read her entry in a short story contest and ended up winning third place. She has worked as a college writing instructor, editorial director, and freelance writer for the last thirty years. Her extensive publications list includes Chicken Soup for the Soul, Reader’s Digest, Good Housekeeping, and more. Her knack for carving out themes and helping writers “see” them serves her well as a ghost writer. She’s a respectable cook, and she’s funny, or so say her eight grandchildren.
United States
Senior
Lily C H
An author and interviewer, Lily is driven by conversation. Oftentimes referred to as the “people whisperer,” she finds nuggets of insight that are uniquely her own. In her career, Lily has written three books, the first of which, Word of Mouth: Nashville Conversations was a local bestseller and sparked yearlong partnerships with the airport, Nashville Entrepreneur Center, and Vanderbilt University. She has also penned hundreds of biographies and magazine articles and been commissioned to create custom projects for global corporations. While Lily is an artist in all senses of the word her favorite medium is still conversation.
United States
Senior
Ladd W
With over 20 years’ experience as a professional writer, Ladd has received recognition for his short stories, play scripts, and news articles. A two-time Kansas Press Association award-winning reporter, when not freelance writing, Ladd teaches high school English in his hometown of Oberlin, Kansas, where he also served as Mayor for four years. No matter what the occasion or audience, Ladd has the uncanny ability to use the right mix of words to bring any story to life, but most importantly – your story!
United States
Senior
Kindi L
Kindi became aware of her writing potential when her third grade teacher required her to enter a contest. To her surprise, the effortlessly written poem about her big toe took first place. Kindi danced around her love of writing for fear of becoming the dreaded “starving artist,” instead obtaining degrees in Marketing and Advertising. Despite a successful career including Director positions for three separate companies, she was unfulfilled. While working for a company offering online storytelling courses, she surrendered to her passion, dropped the nine to five, and pursued a writing career.
United States
Senior
Ken K
In 1989, Ken earned his first writer’s pay check ($25!) for reviewing a concert near Boston. He later covered the arts full-time for several newspapers, most recently the Winston-Salem Journal ghostwrites the memoirs of art professionals with the goal of passing on their insightful life stories to future generations. He writes features and profiles for the communications departments of several performing arts schools, including the University of North Texas College Of Music. Recently, Ken became the Assistant Director of Communications at Pfeiffer University, where he writes press releases, profiles, and features.
United States
Senior
Kelly B
Kelly is a journalist who shares stories of mental illness, addiction, family, and wellness. Her work has appeared in The Washington Post, The Atlantic’s City Lab, Quartz, Vice and other publications. She graduated from Boston University with a journalism degree and worked for Yoga magazine in London and as a children’s television writer in Australia before returning to the U.S. She is dedicated to sharing stories of those who serve others, as well as people who have overcome stigmas and challenges to persevere.
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