Sample chapter
Two interviews and one written chapter so you can hear your voice back.
Ghostwriting since 2013
You have the book. You do not have the mornings.
We interview you weekly, build the structure, and write a manuscript that sounds like you on the page rather than like a writer imitating you.
12 yrsghostwriting
41books delivered
6 to 9 motypical full manuscript
100%confidential by contract
Engagements
From a proposal to a finished manuscript
Every project starts with a paid sample chapter so voice is proven before you commit.
Book proposal
Overview, chapter outline, comparable titles and sample chapters for agents.
Business book
Full manuscript of 50,000 to 70,000 words across six to nine months.
Memoir
Deeper interview schedule, archival review and careful handling of real people.
Executive thought leadership
Monthly essays, keynote drafts and long form posts under your name.
Manuscript rescue
A half finished draft restructured and completed instead of restarted.
About us
Two writers, a small list, no anonymous subcontractors
Quiet Byline is Elena Marsh and Paul Osei. Between them they have written for founders, surgeons and one retired diplomat. We take four book projects a year so the person you meet is the person writing every sentence. Your name goes on the cover and ours goes nowhere.
•Weekly ninety minute interviews, recorded and transcribed
•Chapters delivered as we go, never one giant reveal
•Mutual NDA signed before the first call
•Full rights and all research assigned to you
Reviews
What clients tell us
“My board read the first three chapters and asked when I found time to write. That is the whole review.”
Nina C., Software founder
“She kept the parts of my story I was tempted to cut and cut the parts I was proud of. She was right on both counts.”
Harold V., Memoir client
FAQ
Working with a ghostwriter
How much of my time does a book take?
Plan on ninety minutes a week for interviews plus two or three hours a month reading chapters. Most clients spend under six hours a month across a six to nine month project.
Will anyone know a ghostwriter was involved?
Only if you say so. Our contract is mutual and permanent, we do not list clients without written permission, and we will decline to name you even when asked directly.
How do payments work?
Projects are milestone based: a deposit, then payments at the outline, the halfway mark and delivery. The paid sample chapter comes first so nobody signs a long contract on a guess.
Do you help sell the book to a publisher?
We write the proposal that agents read and we can introduce you to agents we know, but we are writers, not agents, and we do not take a cut of your advance.
Contact
Start with a conversation
Tell us the book you keep meaning to write. Thirty minutes is usually enough to know whether it is a book or an essay.
Phone(898) 555-0198
Address77 Sands Street, Suite 6C, Brooklyn, NY 11201, Brooklyn, New York
HoursMon to Fri 10am to 6pm Eastern
AreaClients worldwide, all work by video call