Book Ghostwriter

JR United Kingdom; Luton; Remote; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in publishing seeks experienced book ghostwriters to assist authors in various fiction and non-fiction genres. Freelancers will collaborate with clients to enhance their stories while managing their projects independently. This is an opportunity to work flexibly, focusing on your writing craft without handling contracts and payments directly.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Independence in project selection

Support with contracts and payments

Qualifications

• At least 3 years of professional experience in ghostwriting.
• Experience with 5 published books that have strong reviews on platforms like Amazon.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with authors to shape their stories.
• Guide clients through the publishing process.
• Select projects based on personal skills and preferences.

Skills

Ghostwriting

Editing

Creativity

Job description

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We are looking for experienced book ghostwriters to collaborate with authors across a variety of fiction and non-fiction genres.

As a freelancer on our platform, you will work one-on-one with clients to shape their stories and guide them through the publishing process.

As a professional writer on Reedsy, you will:

• Receive project requests tailored to your skills and preferences
• Choose which projects to take on
• Set your own rates
• Let us handle contracts and payments, so you can stay focused on your craft

To maintain the quality of work on our platform, we carefully vet every professional before they join. If approved, you'll become visible to thousands of authors seeking top-tier editors and coaches.

Requirements

Beyond being discrete and consummate professionals, the ghostwriters on Reedsy marketplace also need:

• At least 3 years of professional experience in ghostwriting.
• Demonstrated experience on a minimum of 5 published books that are well-reviewed on Amazon, Goodreads, Apple Books, or Google Books. Alternatively, professionals who submit work that has been published by a renowned magazine, journal or newspaper can be considered for ghostwriting of short-form content.

While the nature of ghostwriting can make it tricky to provide evidence of your expertise, we provide alternatives to describe your work so that we’re able to assess your application.

About us

Reedsy is a community of over 1,000,000 authors and freelance publishing professionals who create high-quality and beautiful books. We help authors find and work with the best experts in the industry, including editors, designers, illustrators, marketers, ghostwriters, and translators.

Reedsy's vetted group of freelancers have worked on a range of widely acclaimed novels, such as The Hunger Games (Suzane Collins), Originals (Adam Grant), and His Dark Materials series (Phillip Pullman).