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Professional Manuscripts, Long-Form and Long-Lasting
My services are built on authentic client relationships.
As ghostwriter, editor, or project manager I’ve worked on 90 long-form projects, from keyword-targeted ebooks to painstakingly crafted best-sellers with high profile authors.
What keeps me coming back is my passion for telling amazing stories. I believe in the value of legacy enshrined in durable works to last generations. As your writer, I will hear your message and conform it faithfully to the written word.
John Donnachie
Director, ClydeBank Media LLC
My intent is to apply my creativity in service to extraordinary work products. Though naturally curious and open-minded, I only pursue engagements that are copacetic with my Catholic faith.
Here’s a brief sampling of some of my current writing interests and specialties:
Life Story
Few writerly accomplishments are more gratifying than delivering a beautiful book on a life well-lived. This is why I left a rather cozy position in the publishing industry for the freedom and inspiration that your story might provide. Let's get it done together!
Business
I’ve helped founders, execs, and big-thinkers turn their ideas into books, articles, and brand-defining copy — with features in Bloomberg, Entrepreneur.com, and beyond. Whether you need to sound brilliant, bold, or just like yourself (but better), I’m here to wordsmith your business brainwaves into gold.
Parenting
I'm throwing this out there not only because I've a book forthcoming on the topic, but because I see parenthood as the most significant challenge of my lifetime. So I'm going to list the topic here for your sake. That's right, if your book is on parenting, then congratulations; you've found the guy with all the battle scars and a pen in hand. You'll benefit from my camaraderie and hard-won moments of clarity on this topic. Shall we get to work?
Catholic/Faith-Based
Catholic stories are some of the richest, weirdest, most awe-inspiring tales ever told — and that’s just in the lives of the saints. Whether you’re exploring theology, personal testimony, Church history, or the everyday messiness of trying to live liturgically in a secular world, I can help bring depth, clarity, and a little reverent humor to your project. Cradle Catholic or curious convert — let’s write something true.
Selected Work Samples
Tracy Locke
Memoir (Travel)
The Millions
Memoir (Travel)
Port of Hueneme + Chiquita
Corporate Bio
Clydebank Media
Cryptocurrency, Blockchain
Pennant Park
Artist's Statement
Cirque Du Soleil
Promo (Theater)
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This is how I find the words worthy of your message
Build Author-Writer Rapport
I meet clients in person, over the phone, and through video chat sessions. These meetings are memorialized by audio recordings, video playbacks, and transcriptions. Prior to beginning work, I’ll take time to analyze your speaking style, diction, dialect, and other voice elements as you tell me about what you want to create and why.
Outline
I’m a planner. This is why a detailed outline is the first major deliverable you can expect from me. I provide outlines that are disciplined in scope, logically organized, yet flush with innovative ideas for your consideration.
Open-Access Drafting
I’ve grown quite comfortable over the years with open-access drafting and clients love it. All draft work is done in the cloud in a shared doc, which you may access and inspect at any time. Authors may be as high- or as low-touch as they prefer throughout the entire writing journey.
Revision
It’s more often the case than not that certain essential themes of your story—elements you may not have even known were there—become manifest in the very act of writing it all down. During our revision, we’ll zoom in on your story’s hidden gems, we’ll backlight them nicely and let them shimmer. We’ll also check in on any and all promises made to your readers, ensuring we’ve delivered on them and satisfied all other key objectives for your work.
Revision is also when you may want your work subjected to another set of eyes other than mine. Everyone needs an editor. (If you encounter the writer for hire who claims to be the exception, then I’d advise you not to hire them.) We’ll work with either my own editor or one of your choosing as we bring your manuscript into its most compelling form.
Finalization and next steps
My work is complete when your manuscript shines like a chorus of suns. At your discretion, I’ll also manage your post-production processes, including copyediting, typesetting, graphics, ebook design, querying, and/or hiring of appropriate marketing consultants.