Posts by Kate
The Cost of Living
I left my air-conditioned appointment in London’s Knightsbridge on Saturday, stepping out into a thirty-three-degree afternoon. London almost suits rain. The red buses and post boxes somehow sit better against grey. In the heat, one wishes London were by the sea (the little patch of beach on the Thames compensating for very little).…
Read MoreFictionalising a Life
When I meet a new client, I am often greeted by the familiar: a hallway with coats hung neatly, the warm waft of tea, the clink of a cup gently returned to its saucer. There is something about these small rituals that anchor us before the story begins. A shared nod to the ordinary, the…
Read MoreGhostwriting and Powers of Ten
There is a short film called Powers of Ten about the relative size of the universe. It begins with a man lying on a rug in the sun. The camera pans out until the planet is barely distinguishable. It continues further, showing the whole solar system, the Milky Way, the outskirts of the galaxy, and…
Read MoreThe Quiet Architecture of Other People’s Stories
I’ve always been drawn to the in-between spaces. The pauses before answers. The beat between heartbeats. The moment someone exhales and begins to speak—not perform, not posture, but really speak. That’s where the story lives. That’s where I work. Being a ghostwriter in London is a bit like being a translator for someone’s interior life. You sit…
Read MoreThe Art of Ghostwriting: From Closed Doors to Open Books
As a professional ghostwriter based in London, UK, I’m often entrusted with the task of telling stories that have never been told before. Many of my clients—whether they’re commissioning a biography, memoir, or work of fiction—arrive hesitant, guarded. Like a therapist faced with a shut-down mind, I meet people who may never have let anyone…
Read MoreHealing Through Memoir and Biography: The Transformational Power of Storytelling
Healing Through Memoir and Biography: How Storytelling Transforms Trauma When I sit down with clients to help them tell their stories, the process often becomes more than just an interview—it turns into something deeply personal, even therapeutic. I’ve worked with people who’ve experienced profound trauma, and as they recount their lives, our sessions naturally shift…
Read MoreUrban Solitude
Robert Louis Stevenson’s Travels with a Donkey in the Cévennes chronicles a journey that is both physical and spiritual—an account of the writer hauling his obstinate donkey, Modestine, through the rugged French mountains. It’s a charming, introspective travel memoir and a 12-day odyssey through the Cévennes along a journey that reflects not only the rocky…
Read MoreWho needs novelists or ghostwriters now that we have AI and do writers need to be afraid?
As a ghostwriter, I was strangely excited yet simultaneously afraid when I was shown ChatGTP for the first ime. The awe came from seeing both the speed at which a question was answered and the humanness within the interaction. No longer was it clear I was dealing with a bot dishing out a set of…
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