Notes from a Ghost 👻 - A Storytelling Podcast

Mark Grdovic is the author of Those Who Face Death: The Untold Story of Special Forces and the Iraqi Kurdish Resistance. Mark spent over 20 years in the US Army, 19 in special operations. Now he is telling the story of his time with the Kurdish resistance in the early days of the Iraq war. I had a chance to provide notes on an early draft of the book, and I described it to the publisher as “Mad Ma...

Bestselling ghostwriter Jeffrey Mangus is back to talk about his new venture, Mangus Media Group, an agency connecting authors with world-class collaborators. NOTES FROM A GHOST is a podcast about stories and the people who tell them. My name is Charles Daly, and I’m a ghostwriter. If you have an epic story, I’d love to hear it. You can find me at ⁠ Dalyprose.com ⁠ or on ⁠LinkedIn .

Laura Gale is a multi-bestselling ghostwriter and editor of business books and co-host of the Business of Writing podcast. She helps business leaders stand out and grow with the help of a book. NOTES FROM A GHOST is a podcast about stories and the people who tell them. My name is Charles Daly, and I’m a ghostwriter. If you have an epic story, I’d love to hear it. You can find me at ⁠ Dalyprose.com...

Chris Pavlak is the author of FROM LAWYER TO WARRIOR: FAILING THE BAR, BECOMING A MARINE, AND FINDING MEANING . A book I had the pleasure of helping out with as a developmental editor and early reader. Chris served as a ground intelligence officer, leading marine rifle and scout sniper platoons. He has been a planner for Marine Corps service-level exercises and served as an adviser to the Afghan s...

Mia Döring is the author of Any Girl: a Memoir of Surviving Prostitution in Ireland , a 2022 bestseller. Mia’s fiction, essays, and articles have been published in the Sunday Miscellany Anthology , Ropes Literary Journal , Litro Magazine , The Bohemyth , The Irish Independent , The Sunday Independent , Irish Country Magazine , and more.  She is a 2024 Irish Writers Centre Novel Fair winner with he...

Marie Ellis is a Sunday Times number 1bestselling ghostwriter, freelance editor, and writer of literary fiction. She has also led content strategies at top health publishers and managed content teams to great success. She combines her journalism and acting background with her writing skills to help businesses and individuals tell their stories. NOTES FROM A GHOST is a podcast about stories and the...

Paul Martin is a philanthropist, community advocate, former U.S Congressional candidate, and philosophy major. In March, 2024, he launched United Against Fentanyl , a non-partison advocacy group promoting awareness and solutions for the Fentanyl epidemic, which the DEA has called “the greatest drug threat our country has ever faced.”” It’s so bad out there, that some social workers miss the days o...

Rachel Lance has a PhD in biomedical engineering, which basically means using the math and equations of engineering to study the problems of medicine. She started her career as a civil servant for the US Navy in Panama City, Florida, where she worked building custom diving equipment to meet the needs of military divers. Her scientific work has focused on the medical problems related to extreme env...

So, you’ve finished your manuscript? Now, it’s time to call Jeanette Smith . Jeanette is a Dallas-based copyeditor who helps authors find flow in their edit. She’s also a fiction writer, scuba instructor, and mermaid. She is the author of Modern Mer: Become the Mermaid of Your Dreams, a guide to the sport and lifestyle of recreational mermaiding. NOTES FROM A GHOST is a podcast about stories and t...

" This is not an accounting of the modern US Navy SEAL teams. If that’s what you’re interested in, may I suggest you reach for one of the dozen or so recently published memoirs now crowding bookstore shelves everywhere." That is from the preface of By Water Beneath the Walls: The Rise of the Navy SEALs by Ben Milligan. This book, which focuses on the frogmen and UDTs of WWII, Korea, and Vietnam th...

Gemma Holgate is an author, ghostwriter, journalist, publisher , and wellbeing specialist. She is the author of Connected: The 12 Ways of Wellbeing for a Holistically Healthy Life . Her second book, Where your Book Begins, comes out in May of this year. NOTES FROM A GHOST is a podcast about stories and the people who tell them. My name is Charles Daly, and I’m a ghostwriter. If you have an epic st...

Kourtney Jason is the president and co-founder of Pacific & Court , an award-winning Brooklyn-based book publicity and digital marketing agency. She has worked with and represented celebrities, world-renowned chefs, and best-selling authors. She’s secured coverage for clients in top-tier national media that includes NBC's TODAY show, The New York Times, Associated Press, People magazine, NPR,...

Lisa Caskey is a ghostwriter, fiction author, and DJ. She has been the ghost, developmental editor, and coach behind dozens of books ,including several bestsellers Her most recent book is  MOTHERBOARD: 00 , the first of a cyberpunk novella series. NOTES FROM A GHOST is a podcast about stories and the people who tell them. My name is Charles Daly, and I’m a ghostwriter. If you have an epic story, I...

Daniel Pace is a retired U.S. Army Special Forces officer, ethics teacher, and family man. He is the author of It Was What it Was about his experience in the Iraq war and Grey Zone Ethics: A Practitioners Guide to Making Ethically Difficult Decisions . NOTES FROM A GHOST is a podcast about stories and the people who tell them. My name is Charles Daly, and I’m a ghostwriter. If you have an epic sto...

In this bonus episode, Ryan Guthrie is back to talk about how ghostwriters and other storytelling professionals can find clients. NOTES FROM A GHOST is a podcast about stories and the people who tell them. My name is Charles Daly, and I’m a ghostwriter. If you have an epic story, I’d love to hear it. You can find me at ⁠Dalyprose.com⁠ or on ⁠Linkedin.⁠

One Sunday Morning, November 10th, Ariel Gazarien , callsign “Pacific Selkie,” paddled her Rockpool Taran sea kayak across Dublin Bay to complete a circumnavigation of Ireland, becoming one of around 100 people to do so and around 30 to do it solo. She completed her trip during a terrible summer with tight weather windows that sent every other trip home. Ariel is an outdoor educator and guide who...

Jenny Milchman is the Mary Higgins Clark award-winning and USA Today bestselling author of five novels. Her work has been praised by the New York Times, New York Journal of Books, San Francisco Journal of Books and more; e Four of her novels have been Indie Next Picks. Jenny's short fiction has appeared in numerous anthologies as well as Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, and a recent piece on touring...

Toni Serofin has forty years of commercial design experience. Since 2009, she has been designing books, leveraging her design skills and industry connections to help authors make beautiful books. NOTES FROM A GHOST is a podcast about stories and the people who tell them. My name is Charles Daly, and I’m a ghostwriter. If you have an epic story, I’d love to hear it. You can find me at ⁠Dalyprose.co...

Tim Jacobs is the founder of Jacobs writing Consultants , an agency of professional ghostwriters, writing coaches, editors, and book designers that helps authors and business leaders create books that make an impact. NOTES FROM A GHOST is a podcast about stories and the people who tell them. My name is Charles Daly, and I’m a ghostwriter. If you have an epic story, I’d love to hear it. You can fin...

Welcome to NOTES FROM A GHOST, a podcast about stories and the people who tell them. My name is Charlie, and I’m a ghostwriter. In this bonus episode, literary agent Lucinda Halpern is back to talk about cover letters. If you’re trying to get published, sign with an agent or just job hunting, you won’t want to miss this one. NOTES FROM A GHOST is a podcast about stories and the people who tell the...

Russel Worth Parker is a retired U.S Marine raider turned writer and bestselling ghostwriter. His work has appeared in The New York Times, Garden and Gun, and Backcountry Journal, among others. He works closely with a number of veteran publications and writing workshops including PB Abate and Lethal Minds Journal. When he’s not writing, you’ll find him walking the woods of North Carolina and talki...

Joe McKay is a LinkedIn ghostwriter and the host of The Thought Follower , he works with consultants and LinkedInfluencers helping them position themselves as experts in their field. He’s here today to fill us in on one of the most lucrative fields in ghostwriting. NOTES FROM A GHOST is a podcast about stories and the people who tell them. My name is Charles Daly, and I’m a ghostwriter. If you hav...

“There’s no such thing as a nice rich kid.” That is the tagline for To Have and to Have More by Sanibel , a novel described as “sad rich girl satire about hyper-privileged boarding school kids and their consequence-free lives. Sanibel’s essays have been published in  New York Magazine ,  ELLE , and  Air Mail . Her debut novel  To Have and Have More  will be published by 8th Note Press in fall/wint...

Jennifer Locke is a ghostwriter and book strategist who helps business owners, thought leaders, and entrepreneurs become authors and showcase their brilliance on the page. She has been writing for 11 years, with experience ghosting for major publishers. As a book coach, she has helped dozens of authors write their own books. She has also developed a guide called Book in Six to help authors write a...

Bryson White is a hiphop and R&B ghostwriter, here to tell us about his work and maybe ruin some of your favorite songs. You can find him on Instagram @IamBrysonW NOTES FROM A GHOST is a podcast about stories and the people who tell them. My name is Charles Daly, and I’m a ghostwriter. If you have an epic story, I’d love to hear it. You can find me at ⁠Dalyprose.com⁠ or on ⁠Linkedin.⁠