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If you need a ghostwriter for a self-published book, an ebook, or a book already under contract, look no further. I’m a bestselling author of 14 books under my own name, and of dozens of books and other projects I wrote as a ghostwriter. I’m a skilled, quick, efficient, and meticulous ghostwriter who’ll create a great book for you.

Then again, if you have a great idea for a nonfiction book that you want to sell to a traditional publisher, the first step isn’t to create the manuscript, but to craft a book proposal that clearly describes your concept, why it’ll be compelling to a large number of readers, the ways in which it can be promoted to those readers, and how you’d flesh it out in book form. This proposal can then be used to attract agents and convince book publishers. It’s only after obtaining a contractual commitment and advance payment from a publisher that you should proceed to the next step, which is hiring me to write the entire book.

Publishers vastly prefer this approach, because it avoids your being “locked in” to any element of the book, giving an editor the freedom to request adjustments before you pour time and energy into the manuscript.

I know of what I speak, because I’ve sold 14 acclaimed books under my own name that have sold hundreds of thousands of copies.

These include five books in the popular Dummies series, which demonstrate my ability to explain even dry, complex concepts in an accessible, entertaining manner that anyone can understand.

They also include a book on electronic tools for writers that garnered raves from The New York Times; and my interview-based book The Sandman Companion, which involved conducting hundreds of hours of conversations with over two dozen people…resulting in a national bestseller.

I sold each of these books on the basis of a 5-15 page “pitch” letter and a detailed contents outline.

And I use the same skills developed to get my own books published to help both experienced writers and beginners—business experts, artists, life coaches, attorneys, chefs, psychologists, marketers, financial advisors, spiritual gurus, and many other diverse professionals—turn their sharp book ideas into dynamic book proposals.

My name is Hy Bender, and you’re unlikely to find anyone who’d do a better job of identifying and then presenting on paper the best aspects of your book idea for a proposal, and/or ghostwriting your entire book. Regardless of your level of experience, I’ll take your concept very seriously and, if I believe you have a solid chance at selling it, will work hard to create a winning book for you.

Among the reasons I’m successful at this work is I’m a superb listener and interviewer. In addition to the extensive interviewing performed for my bestselling books, I’ve used my conversational skills to tackle projects for such renowned organizations as Morgan Stanley, Reuters, American Insurance Group, New York Mercantile Exchange, Northern Telecom, Juno Online Services, the U.S. Air Force, and the U.S. Congress. I can therefore pick up a great deal of information about your book by simply chatting with you casually over the phone and via email.

In addition, I have a sharp sense of humor. I’ve sold funny articles to such diverse national publications as The New York Times, Mad Magazine, Spy, American Film, and Advertising Age; contributed to the book The Mad Bathroom Companion; am developing several comedy screenplays; and run a daily-updated Web site that covers the NYC comedy scene (HyReviews.com). My expertise with humor allows me to write with wit and an easy-going style, thus avoiding the sort of dry, muted tone that spells death for most nonfiction books.

On top of all that, I learn very quickly; have an intuitive understanding of how to communicate effectively to a mass audience; am meticulous about details; and am second to none at analyzing, editing, rewriting, and ghostwriting.

To learn more about my experience, please click below to explore:

• Hy’s resume

• Hy’s writing samples

• Hy’s arts Web site

You can also read about the 14 books I’ve published to date by searching for “Hy Bender” via either Google or online book superstore Amazon.com. The following are the covers of several of my books:

Creating a proposal and/or a complete book is challenging and time-consuming, so this isn’t an inexpensive process. That said, I’m quite affordable if you’re serious about getting published to get out your message, enhance your reputation, and/or push your career to the next level.

Further, when you land a publisher you’ll typically receive an advance of anywhere from $10,000 to $100,000+ (depending on the projected number of readers likely to buy your book); and if your sales take off, you could earn a great deal more than that from your royalties.

My email address is hy@hyreviews.com, and I’d love to hear from you.