Anna Katz

Ghostwriter & Editor

for people who’ve been through stuff

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How did you survive that bad/amazing/unbelievable thing that happened to you?

What do you wish you had known back then that you know now?

How did you become the person you are today?

This is what your reader wants to know.

Hello.

I’m a ghostwriter and editor, specializing in memoir and fiction.

I collaborate with aspiring authors and publishing professionals to transform life’s trials into captivating tales. My job is to help you:

  • Ask the questions you didn’t know—or couldn’t bring yourself—to ask

  • Figure out what’s juicy and important versus dull or gratuitous

  • Discover the essential psychological or emotional impulse behind the action

  • Build your world within the world at large

  • Make it easy (for you)

→  Turn your complicated life and big ideas into a compelling book. 

 
 
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Services

 
 

Ghostwriting

Turn your idea into a story that captures your voice, your emotional and lived experience, your expertise and, of course, the reader’s attention.

 

Developmental Editing

Congrats on your draft! A developmental edit will give you the fresh perspective, specific feedback, and actionable ideas for getting it into fighting shape.

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I dreamed about writing my story for many years. Anna helped me make this dream come true. I greatly appreciate Anna’s commitment to her craft, her insight and expertise, and her dependability.

- Hao Lam, Author of From Bad to Worse to Best in Class: A Refugee’s Success Story

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