Memoir Writing Services

Meet Amy Suto: Your Memoir Ghostwriter

Are you looking to hire a memoir writer to help you tell your story?

I help entrepreneurs, accomplished individuals, and families capture their life stories in a compelling way in the formats of memoirs, business books, and hybrid genres that stem from the life experiences you’ve had.

Here are the elements you need to consider when hiring a top-tier ghostwriter for your memoir or autobiography:

Understand the importance of professional writing credentials. When hiring a memoir ghostwriter, you’re looking for someone like myself who has had books published with the major publishing houses (Simon & Schuster, Penguin Random House, HarperCollins, Macmillan, and Hachette) and who has top-tier writing credentials (I graduated from USC’s writing program that is more competitive than Harvard Law.) Professional writing experience is also important — that’s why I spent the first few years of my career writing for TV shows in Hollywood and also being hired to write for publications like The Los Angeles Times.

Experience and awareness of both the traditional and the self-publishing spaces. A lot of my memoir ghostwriting clients find success from the self-publishing models — especially entrepreneurs who want an end-to-end book ghostwriting solution that not only includes a high-end book manuscript but also compelling book funnels and a book marketing team behind them. I work one-on-one with you for the book writing process, but once it’s time for us to think about the publishing outcomes of your book, I have a book marketing and design team I can loop in to help you grow your audience and drive revenue to your business with your book.

High-end book ghostwriters are an investment. If you’re looking to work with someone on my level, expect to invest anywhere from $60,000-$120,000 depending on the complexity of your book project and if you’d like me to fly out and meet you in person for the interview portion of the book writing process.

Be sure to work with a book ghostwriter who is also a published author. I’ve written and published two books: a nonfiction “how-to” book with personal stories called Six-Figure Freelance Writer: A Holistic Guide on Finding Freedom in Freelancing, and the first book in my fiction detective series, The Nomad Detective: Volume I. Real authors understand how to publish profitable books that their audiences love, and those ghostwriters will be able to apply those skills to your book as well.

Understand how you want to work with your book ghostwriter. I don’t mind traveling to visit my clients in person (and I’m not afraid of a long-haul flight!) but I do include increased fees to cover my travel and the time spent in transit. I book my own travel for these types of jobs, and for in-person interviews I recommend somewhere between 3-10 days to kick off a project if you’d like to do so in person. Mostly, however, I work with my clients via Zoom and phone calls. I’m adaptable based on what you’re most comfortable with, and during the writing process itself, I prefer to switch to asynchronous work (emails and voice memos instead of calls) to help me better focus on the writing process.

Ready to get help with your book? Let’s talk.