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Daniel Mark Creative
Ghostwriter & Editor
Precise and passionate ghostwriting and editing services for memoir, nonfiction and fiction
Testimonials
Testimonials
I am a literary editor with over a decade of professional experience in the trade publishing industry. Dan has written a beautiful debut novel, and he has been a client of mine since 2020. I have found him to be a tremendously talented and hardworking writer. I can enthusiastically recommend him for almost any writing job, fiction or nonfiction.
Ronit Wagman, Editorial Consultant
I worked with Dan to write a memoir about my father’s difficult passing. It was an emotional
project, and my own thoughts were too jumbled to write this alone. Dan spent hours on the
phone, teasing out emotions, documenting dialogue and events, and even collecting experiences
from my childhood. My father was someone you’d swap tales with over a coffee or a beer—Dan
brought him to life, beautifully.
Dr. Lisa Marie MacLeod, Educational Consultant, author of Not A Day Goes By
I tried writing my own memoir, and a friend of mine said it read like 50,000 words of dry facts. After Dan got through with it, he’d transformed my memoir into 75,000 words of amazing stories. That same friend told me Dan’s rewrite made him laugh, cheer and cry for me and the love of my life, the two main characters of my life story.
Brian Presson, Founder, Capone’s Meals and One World Water, Author, The Last Capone, A Memoir
Working with Daniel to pull together our 200-year history into one book was an absolute pleasure. Through his excellent interviewing and research skills, he managed to capture our story in depth, with engaging stories, which brought our history and legacies to life in a way that truly reflects who we are. We are extremely proud to share the book with our old colleagues, current staff, partners, and customers. The books looks great and reads great—thank you Daniel!
​Kristian Vandermeer, CEO, Ben Line Group, Commissioned The Phoenix of the Seas: The Two-Hundred-Year History of the Ben Line, Birlinn Press 2025
​Dan was consistently excellent to work with: very skilled and professional, prompt and good communication about the work, good turn-around time on projects. Great to work with, I definitely recommend his services and will use them again myself in future if relevant.
Dr. Iain Dolan, Clinical Psychologist, Author of A Clinician’s Guide to Supporting High-Masking Autistic Adults: Strategies for Responsive Care, Routledge Press 2025
​Thank you so much Dan. You have provided very valuable insights and edits that I could only get from someone who invested time and had the subtlety needed to understand my story and what I was trying to say. I have learned a lot along the way. I could write a chapter in my next memoir about this experience.
Amer Catovic, Bosnian War Veteran, Author of Stories From the Back of My Mind
About Me
Daniel Mark Creative is powered by a Ph.D. scientist with 35 years of experience as a journalist, memoirist, novelist, nonfiction book author and editor.
I ghostwrite and edit fiction and nonfiction, including memoir/biography and creative nonfiction, a.k.a. Sapiens style. I am a former Nature magazine international news correspondent.
When called upon, I can bring a wicked double serving of precision and passion to any freelance writing project.
Take a moment to explore my portfolio to see what I can do for you. My book writing service offers free edits of your first five pages to evaluate whether I’m a good fit for your project.
All editing and ghostwriting projects include weekly consultations and submission of works-in-progress.
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Memoir
Memoir
Not a Day Goes By
The Last Capone
Maybe you’ve written (or half-written) your memoir or biography.
Maybe you’re at the outline stage.
Or perhaps you simply need the services of a talented wordsmith to write your memoir or biography for you.
Whichever stage you find yourself, I can provide the services you need to craft your polished memoir or biography.
I offer copy, line or developmental editing of your biography or memoir manuscript, a critique of your outline, and full-service biography or memoir ghostwriting.
All services include telephone or video interviews or consultations, as appropriate
Nonfiction
Nonfiction
The Phoenix of the Seas
Sample pages from my corporate history, The Phoenix of the Seas, featuring archival research and on-location interviews from Scotland to Singapore to Japan.
Scrubbing the Ganges
Sample pages from my nonfiction book proposal, with professional layout.
I provide full writing/ghostwriting and editing services for corporate and individual clients, specializing in nonfiction or creative nonfiction books, book proposals, and nonfiction short-form writing.
I am available to travel for interviews and research. I use over a dozen online research tools to support my writing, including EBSCO, Pubmed, Agricola, Medline, Jstor, HeinOnline and Business Source.
Editing services include copy editing, line editing and developmental editing. I can prepare your nonfiction book proposal.
All services include telephone or video interviews or consultations, as appropriate.
See my Journalism portfolio for samples of nonfiction article writing.
Fiction
Do you need editing help with your fiction manuscript? Do you have an outline or character sketch that requires editorial feedback before you get down to writing?
Perhaps you’re searching for a skilled, fresh pair of eyes to provide a beta read of your completed manuscript? Are you ready to market your manuscript, but you need help with query writing and literary agency research?
Then again, maybe you have an idea for a novel or short story, but lack the time or the confidence to write it yourself?
I provide a full suite of editing services, plus outline or character sketch critiques, beta reading, and query writing and marketing research.
If you are searching for a high-quality freelance fiction ghostwriter, I have the experience and the passion to write your story with you.
Fiction
Sample pages from my historical fiction novel coauthored with my wife, which we are currently marketing to literary agents.
Journalism
Journalism
I provide journalistic reporting and editing services. I've published formal, short-form pieces in Nature magazine as well as popular, short-form and feature pieces in a variety of periodicals. I have led large reportorial teams as lead editor through my work with a daily internet bulletin, Earth Negotiations Bulletin.
My writing is precise, concise and deadline-oriented. I collaborate closely with writing and editing teams, and regular communication is part of my process.
Notes
Three samples of my published journalism, from formal short-form reporting to popular feature writing.
I am available for freelance journalism, editing or contract work
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Contact
Contact Me
Contact me today for a quote on nonfiction, memoir and fiction writing services pertaining to:
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Copy, line or developmental editing of your manuscript. Free edit of your first five pages to evaluate my service
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Outline critiques and development
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Full-service freelance ghostwriting
Other services available:
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Freelance journalism
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Real estate or corporate copywriting
All services include telephone or video interviews and/or consultations, as appropriate.
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