John Vibes
ghostwriter
Memoir and narrative nonfiction, plus business and technology. Three ghostwritten books, two of them published by Wiley. Fifteen years of published writing behind them.
Most ghostwriters can't show you their work. I can.
The author of both books I wrote for Wiley credited me by name in the acknowledgments. In the second, he notes that it took about four months from our first conversation to a finished 75,000 word manuscript.
"When we work together, we absolutely crush it."
Two books published by Wiley. Ghostwritten, credited in the acknowledgments of both. The first was an Amazon bestseller on release and holds 4.8 stars across nearly 500 reviews.A third ghostwritten book. A memoir for a musician, under NDA until it publishes.Five books under my own name. Most recently Paper Squares and Purple Stars, a memoir at 4.9 stars.Fifteen years of published writing. Five as a staff writer and editor filing daily investigative stories, and thousands of published articles since.
How a book gets made
We talk first. I want to hear the story out loud before anyone writes anything. That conversation usually tells us what the book actually is.
I interview you. We conduct recorded interviews, to fully capture your voice and establish paths of research.
You see a structure before you see prose. An outline you can push back on, so we are not fixing the shape of the book in chapter nine.
Then chapters, on a schedule. You are never waiting and wondering. Revision is part of the process and I'm happy to push the project in whichever direction you specify until it's perfect. If you prefer that I take the lead, I can do that as well.
Your name on the cover. I am comfortable being invisible. The credit is yours, and I sign whatever confidentiality terms you need.
I have written for public figures with large audiences and for people who have never published a word. Both work. What matters is that you have a story to tell or a lesson to teach.I am based in Maryland and work with clients anywhere, remote or on location.
Let's talk about your book.
Tell me what it is about, roughly how far along you are, and when you want it finished. I will tell you honestly whether I am the right person for it.