A memoir ghostwriter who sounds like you
You've lived the story. We turn your memories, voice memos and old letters into a finished memoir your family will actually read, written in your voice, at a price normal people can pay.
- Fixed price, quoted up front
- Outline approved before writing
- 2 rounds of edits
- You own 100%
- AI-assisted, human-edited
Most people who want to write a memoir never start, and most who start never finish. It isn't a talent problem. It's time, structure and the blank page. A memoir ghostwriter takes all three off your plate: you talk, we write, you approve.
We work fully remote. You answer questions in writing or send voice memos from your phone, whenever it suits you. We build a chapter outline from what you share, you approve it, and then we write the book chapter by chapter so you can correct a date or add a story as we go.
Prices
Fixed prices, no surprises
| Project | Length | Price | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Family memoir (short) | 15,000–25,000 words · about 60–100 pages | $1,500 | 4–6 weeks |
| Full memoir | 40,000–60,000 words · about 160–240 pages | $2,500–$3,500 | 8–12 weeks |
| Life-story gift book | 10,000 words + photos layout · for a parent or grandparent | $1,200 | 3–4 weeks |
| Publishing add-on | Formatting, cover setup, Amazon, Apple Books, Kobo, B&N | from $149 | +1 week |
Every project gets a fixed written quote before we start. Books are paid in milestones, so you never pay for pages you haven't seen.
How it works
- 1
Tell us the idea
Fill in the short form below. Tell us what the book is about and who it's for. No call needed; email works fine.
- 2
Get a fixed quote
Within one business day you get a fixed price, a timeline and the payment milestones. No surprises later.
- 3
Approve the outline
We gather your story through written Q&A or voice memos, then send a chapter outline. Nothing is written until you approve it.
- 4
Chapters, then edits
We send chapters as we go so you can steer. Two rounds of edits per draft are included.
- 5
It's yours
You get the final manuscript (Word and PDF). You own 100% of it and the copyright. Optional: we publish it for you.
Writing sample
Read how we write
My father's hands smelled of yeast until the day he died. Even in the hospital, after three weeks without touching a sack of flour, I would lean in to kiss his knuckles and there it was, faint and sweet, the smell of five in the morning.
He opened the bakery in 1971 with eight hundred dollars, a borrowed oven and a sign he painted himself. For most of my life I thought the bakery was the story of his life. It took me forty years, and one shoebox of letters I was never meant to find, to understand it was the story of how he survived it.
More samples on the home page.
Questions people ask
How does a memoir ghostwriter capture my voice?
We start with your own words: written answers, voice memos, emails, journals. We study how you tell a story (your phrases, your humor, what you leave out) and write the way you talk. You read every chapter and flag anything that doesn't sound like you.
Do I have to be famous to hire a memoir ghostwriter?
No. Most of our memoirs are family books: a parent's life story, an immigrant journey, a career, a recovery. They are written for children and grandchildren, not bestseller lists.
What if my memories are scattered?
That's normal. We ask the questions that put them in order, and the outline gives the book its shape before any chapter is written.
Is my story kept private?
Yes. We never name clients or share their stories, and we'll sign an NDA if you like.
Do you use AI?
Yes, and we say so up front. AI helps with structure and first drafts; a person rewrites and checks every page for accuracy and voice before you see it. That is why our prices are a fraction of a traditional ghostwriter's.
Who owns the memoir?
You do. Your name goes on the cover and you hold 100% of the rights once the final payment is made.