Did you know that 50% of all memoirs and nonfiction books are at least partially ghostwritten? What does it mean? Only that everyone has a story to tell, but most folks need a little help getting started.

As a ghostwriter and co-writer, I pen personal memoirs for private clients. These are not dry, nonfiction tomes detailing every moment of your life. Instead, they read like novels—with all the thrills, suspense, humor, and sensitivity that a great novel should have. Your life story is interpreted through a narrative nonfiction style so that the story is true, the characters are real, and the events are honestly reported. However, if the order of a few events needs to be tweaked for the sake of story pacing, or some forgotten dialogue has to be reinvented . .  we don't sweat the details.

My first task in writing your narrative nonfiction memoir will be to determine the essense of your story. I'll ask you: what have been the greatest achievements of your life? What were the pivotal moments? What have been your life's major themes? Through this process, we'll discover the central "story" of your life. Perhaps it's a great love story. Perhaps it's a rags-to-riches tale. It could be a swashbuckling adventure or a philosophical exploration of small town life.

And yes, if you're just looking for a ghostwriter to get you started so that you can finish the book yourself, I do that too.

Clients have approached me to ghostwrite titles as diverse as the following:

• The Secrets to Time Management
• My Life as a Rock Star
• My Childhood in Anarchy
• My Friendship with an Outlaw Cowboy
• How I Survived Cancer and What I Learned
• A Holistic Approach to Sustainability
• The Two Weeks I Spent in a Third-World Prison
• My Life as a Merchant Marine and Smuggler
• How to Become a Business Mogul

In addition to memoir and family history, I also write business books for consultants, motivational speakers, and the like.

Whether you seek to gain the attention of a major publishing house or simply self publish, as a ghostwriter or co-writer I can help you author a book that becomes an entertaining legacy as well as a testimony to your expertise in any field. Your ghostwritten book gives you bragging rights and encourages your clients to share your interesting life story and unique viewpoint with friends. It's invaluable for increasing word-of-mouth business and disseminating ideas.

People are usually surprised at how easy it is to simply talk out their story and have me write the subject matter into something conversational, informative, humorous, or suspenseful, as the case may be. I'll also let you know what's missing from your story:

• Do you need to tell more about your early days?
• Do you need to explain your underlying motivations?
• Do you need to go deeper into the backgrounds of other characters?
• Is research needed in order to explain some of the mysteries of the past?

As your ghostwriter, I'll help you figure out the best way to frame your work and the most effective approach to take, so that your story or instructional book will enchant, amuse, and inform. My work is of a the highest quality and comes to you ready to be read by publishers and agents. 

Contact me at katie@katiemehrer.com or go to the "contact me" link on the left.