✍️ Featured Job: Memoir/Narrative Ghostwriter

A memoir author is seeking a ghostwriter at a rate of ~$75-100/hour.

Role: Memoir/Narrative Ghostwriter

Rate: ~$75-100/hour

Description: A writer is sought to help craft a compelling, historically grounded memoir tracing a Black family’s journey through the Civil Rights Movement, Brown v. Board, Affirmative Action, and other programs that shaped upward mobility in America. The book will explore the family’s story—from the first generation of Black lawyers graduating from PWI law schools, to the author’s own elite educational path, to the challenges facing the next generation—as a deeply personal, reflective narrative that blends memoir, oral history, and social commentary in the style of The Warmth of Other Suns.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with the author to outline and develop the book’s narrative arc.

• Conduct research into historical, social, legal, and educational contexts relevant to the family’s story.

• Interview and collect other sources to incorporate oral histories.

• Draft, revise, and polish manuscript sections to ensure a compelling, cohesive narrative.

• Maintain a voice that is intimate, reflective, and deeply human while providing historical context.

Skills & Qualifications:

• Proven experience in memoir, narrative nonfiction, or historical writing.

• Strong research skills with the ability to weave context seamlessly into storytelling.

• Excellent interviewing and oral history skills.

• Ability to write with nuance, empathy, and historical accuracy.

• Collaborative, reliable, and able to meet consistent weekly deadlines.

About the Client:
The author is creating a personal memoir that reflects on the intersection of family history and Black upward mobility in America. The work aims to offer an intimate, human perspective on social, legal, and educational reforms that shaped multiple generations, blending lived experience with historical context for a compelling, reflective narrative.

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