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Brian S.

Okayama, Japan

$10/hr
5.0
37 jobs

I help creators and coaches turn ideas into clear, grounded content — and support the publishing side so it actually goes out consistently. Most of the people I work with know what they want to say, but writing, editing, and publishing end up fragmented or mentally draining. I step in to handle the thinking, structure, and basic production so they can stay focused on their work. I’ve been writing professionally for over six years, primarily in reflective, insight-driven spaces such as personal growth, education, and long-form thought pieces. What I Can Help With Writing & Ghostwriting • Blog posts and articles (1,200–1,500 words) • Ghostwriting • Ebook outlining and drafting YouTube & Content Support (Simple, Clean, Consistent) • Clean, readable YouTube thumbnails • Basic video editing • Shorts / Reels repurposing I focus on clarity and consistency rather than heavy production or flashy effects. How I Work I keep things simple and predictable. • Clear scope • Light revisions included • Calm communication • Reliable delivery If consistency or mental bandwidth is the bottleneck, I’m usually a good fit.

  • Content Writing
  • Creative Writing
  • Content Creation
  • Search Engine Optimization
  • English
  • Content Development
  • Blog Writing
  • SEO Writing
  • Editing & Proofreading
  • YouTube Thumbnail
  • YouTube Video
  • YouTube Shorts
Sharon S.

Tokyo, Japan

$25/hr
5.0
75 jobs

Hi! I’m Sharon, an architect and graphic designer specializing in book and journal interior design—helping authors, coaches, and creatives bring their publishing projects to life with print-ready results and elegant, cohesive layouts. I provide complete design and publishing support, including: 🎨 Interior layout design & formatting (journals, planners, workbooks, and more) 🖋️ Cover design & formatting for paperback or hardcover 📦 KDP & IngramSpark upload assistance — ensuring smooth, error-free publishing 📚 eBook conversions that retain formatting consistency 🔧 Print troubleshooting & layout fixes to meet POD standards Every file you receive will be: ✅ Print-ready and upload-approved ⚡ Delivered on time with responsive communication 🎯 Polished to match your brand and reader experience goals Whether you’re launching your first guided journal or publishing a full series, I help make the design and upload process seamless—so you can focus on your message while I handle the production details. 🛠️ Tools I use: Adobe InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Canva, Figma, Affinity Designer 💬 Let’s collaborate to create something professional, beautiful, and ready to publish :)

  • Graphic Design
  • Architecture
  • Book Editing
  • Editing & Proofreading
  • Copywriting
  • Illustration
  • Flyer Design
  • Adobe InDesign
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Figma
  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Canva
Jerry Tunde O.

Sakai, Japan

$35/hr
4.7
543 jobs

This profile is associated with the USA-based writing company "LETTERSPEED", and our primary vision is to produce high-quality writing (in whatever forms) that will satisfy our clients' expectations, and to meet their deadlines, as this has been a crucial part of our great business strategies. WHAT OUR CLIENTS ARE SAYING? "Jerry was very solid in helping ghostwrite my desired book," J.J. "Jerry did an excellent job! He was fast, efficient and completed everything that was requested. He even finished before his deadline!" Vanessa R. "Very cooperative, polite, and talented!" Alex M. "Jerry is awesome!" Emmanuel N. "Excellent writing quality with solid research. I trust this freelancer with projects of high importance!" Kingsy C. "Thanks! You delivered exactly what I requested," Woods. "Fantastic work, very friendly, and fast delivery of agreed work," Chris. WRITING and PUBLISHING EXPERIENCES: With over 100 high-quality books/eBooks written for clients across the globe, I have deep understanding of the mechanics of producing bestselling and great books/eBooks. I have written books for Dell Publishing (as a commissioned ghostwriter), done some book reviews for the Atlantic Publishing Company, Ocala, FL, USA; the publisher of books on real estate, management, hospitality, and food services. My articles on various topics have appeared in several publications, both online and offline. My poems have been published in an anthology and read on popular FM Station in Japan. SEO EXPERTISE, TECHNICAL, & BUSINESS WRITING If you are looking for an experienced wordsmith to help you craft high-ranking, well-SEO articles, blogs, reports, and other documents filled with sweet and enjoyable storytelling, you are in the right place! More so, I have nearly 2 decades of experience as a technical writer handling software/app documentation, report writing, proposal/RFP writing, user's and customers' guides/manual documentation, etc. As a seasoned business writer, I have done many business plans, pitch decks, business reports, etc. for satisfied clients. LET US HELP YOU IN THE FOLLOWING WRITING AREAS: 1. Article Writing 2. SEO/SEM Writing 3. Web Content 4. Creative Writing 5. Editing and Proofreading 6. Academic Editing (Papers, Journals, Specialized Publications) 7. Technical Writing [Users’ Guides & Manuals] 8. Sales Writing 9. Resumes & Cover Letters/Profiles for LinkedIn and Job Sites 10. Report Writing 11. White Paper Writing 12. Press Releases 13. Blog Writing & Posting 14. Grant Writing 15. Newsletters 16. Fashion Writing 17. Social Media Content 18. Marketing Materials 19. Video and Podcast Scripts 20. Request for Proposals (RFPs) writing

  • Ghostwriting
  • Nonprofit Organization
  • Children's Writing
  • Film Screenplay
  • Business Analysis
  • Technical Writing
  • Request for Proposal
  • Market Research
  • Citation Style
  • Book Writing
  • Management Skills
  • Business Services
  • Copy Editing
  • Business Presentation
Mikey B.

Yokohama, Japan

$50/hr
5.0
16 jobs

🟢 // 𝗪𝗛𝗬 𝗖𝗛𝗢𝗢𝗦𝗘 𝗠𝗘? // 🟢 "MIKEY!!!! I’ve been impressed with your writing innumerable times but perhaps never more so than when reading your first piece for [client]. for all his stylistic quirks and language nuances, you really stepped up to match his writing beautifully. 𝗜 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗳𝗲𝗹𝘁 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗜 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝗱 𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝗵𝗶𝗺𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳! thank you thank you!!!" - 𝘈𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘺 𝘌𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘰𝘳 — Hey, I'm Mikey. I ghostwrite for busy founders and CEOs who value 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗰, 𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 over AI-generated gruel. As an agency copywriter, I've written for some of the world's top brands, including: - Tesla - 𝗕𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲 - BMW - 𝟯𝗠 - Quadrant Advisory - 𝗛𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲 - ... and many, many more You can also find my articles on Medium -- 15,000+ views and counting. (I could go on... or you could just ask for samples and see for yourself. 😉) 🔴 // 𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗦𝗢𝗡𝗦 *𝗡𝗢𝗧* 𝗧𝗢 𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗞 𝗪𝗜𝗧𝗛 𝗠𝗘 // 🔴 1️⃣ 𝘠𝘰𝘶'𝘭𝘭 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘶𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘴𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘈𝘐 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘴𝘭𝘰𝘱 I know how to use AI to speed up my work. But I don't outsource my creativity to it. If you want bulk-order blogs, I'm not your guy. 2️⃣ 𝘐'𝘮 𝘢𝘯 𝘈𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘢𝘵 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯 𝘑𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘯. If the idea of asynchronous work gives you the "heebie-jeebies", I'm not your guy! 3️⃣ 𝘐 𝘥𝘰𝘯'𝘵 𝘥𝘰 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘤 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘺 "𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘸𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨." I ghostwrite for a specific person -- your founder, CEO, or anyone with a story to tell (and a following to monetize). If you want cookie-cutter company posts... I'm not your guy. But if you're cool with all that? And if you're looking for 𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗴𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘀? Then maybe I am. (Your guy, that is.) 😉 🟢 // 𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗨𝗟𝗧𝗦 𝗜'𝗩𝗘 𝗗𝗘𝗟𝗜𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗘𝗗 // 🟢 - 𝘓𝘰𝘯𝘨-𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗯𝘆 𝟮𝟳𝟯% with five thought leadership articles over 60 days. - 𝘓𝘪𝘯𝘬𝘦𝘥𝘐𝘯 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘴 𝟮,𝟬𝟭𝟴.𝟳% 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮 𝟭𝟰𝟲.𝟮% 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 within 90 days. - 𝘌𝘮𝘢𝘪𝘭 𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘴-𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘤𝘢𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘴 +𝟮𝟬% 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮 +𝟲𝟳.𝟴% 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀 in the first two months. 🟢 // 𝗛𝗢𝗪 𝗜𝗧 𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗞𝗦 // 🟢 New to hiring a ghostwriter? No worries -- I leverage an easy, five-step framework to build your content strategy: 1. Hop on a discovery call to talk out your needs 𝟮. 𝗡𝗮𝗶𝗹 𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁/𝘀𝗲𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲𝘀 3. Workshop interview (30-45 min) to mine for content 𝟰. 𝗧𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘃𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲 5. Content calendar delivery 𝗢𝗥... If you already have the strategy in place and just need execution, we can get started even faster. Either way? You get money-making content on autopilot, with as much or as little of your personal input as you'd like. 🟢 // 𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗦 // 🟢 I charge per project. So give me the scope of the job, and we can work out an estimate. :) 🟢 // 𝗕𝗢𝗧𝗧𝗢𝗠 𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗘 // 🟢 I'm a chameleon at heart. Meaning I'll ghost your workstyle just as well as your voice. - You want pure professionalism backed by 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗱, 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘀? Done. - Prefer to 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗼𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗲𝘇𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗸𝗶𝗰𝗸 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗮 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗿 while we mine for content? Love it. - Somewhere in the middle? 𝗟𝗲𝘁'𝘀 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗱. So if you're looking for a "thought-partner" for content strategy, execution, or both... And if you want genuine, 𝘃𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲-𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 that outperforms AI writing... Then reach out and tell me about your project. I'd love to hear from you :)

  • Ghostwriting
  • Content Writing
  • Email Copywriting
  • Blog Writing
  • Business Writing
  • Copy Editing
  • Newsletter
Maxwell A.

Osaka, Japan

$50/hr
5.0
43 jobs

To me, art is its own reward, and you'll be sure to benefit from hiring a professional editor/ghostwriter that doesn't see the work as "work" at all. Perfectionistic by nature, I'll always deliver a punctual, highly-refined product that includes unlimited revisions. (I'm not happy until you're elated.) I've spent decades honing my craft, I and look forward to showing you what I'm capable of. Thanks for stopping by!

  • Ghostwriting
  • Creative Writing
  • English
  • Technical Writing
  • Academic Writing
  • Academic Proofreading
  • Academic Editing
  • Copywriting
  • Sales Copywriting
  • Line Editing
Subash B.

Takasaki, Japan

$75/hr
5.0
2 jobs

**Professional Content Writer, Proofreader, and Ghostwriter - $75/hr** With a passion for crafting compelling narratives and a keen eye for detail, I bring over 7 years of experience in content writing, proofreading, and ghostwriting. My expertise spans various industries, where I have consistently delivered high-quality work that resonates with audiences. Whether you need polished content, error-free documents, or a well-written story that captures your voice, I am here to elevate your project. My services include: - Content writing (blogs, articles, web content) - Proofreading (grammar, syntax, consistency) - Ghostwriting (books, memoirs, articles) I pride myself on meeting deadlines, exceeding expectations, and helping clients achieve their communication goals. Let’s collaborate to make your words stand out! --- Feel free to customize it further to reflect your personal experience and areas of focus!

  • Content Writing
  • Creative Writing
  • Writing
  • Proofreading
  • Academic Editing
  • Website Translation
  • English
  • Japanese

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