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Ghostwriting and Book Collaborations
While
pop culture is my forte, I am also a non-fiction generalist with
extensive experience in ghostwriting, speech writing, book proposals and
book collaborations. I work with experts from many different
fields on both fiction and non-fiction projects. Past subjects
include politics, history, biography, true crime, psychology, business,
self-help and motivational non-fiction.
Among
my recent projects, I was
the collaborator on
Voice of Reason
(Wiley, 2004) by National Radio Hall of Fame nominee and Marconi Award
winner
Ronn Owens of KGO-AM/San
Francisco. KGO has been Northern California's
No. 1 radio station for over 25 years; The Ronn Owens Program is KGO's most listened-to show, with over
500,000 regular listeners.
Ronn
competes directly against Rush Limbaugh and is the only radio host in
the country
who consistently beats Limbaugh in the ratings.
Voice of Reason
is a lively look at politics, current affairs and slice-of-life issues
from Ronn's unique perspective. The book placed in the Top Ten of
many newspaper bestseller lists, including the San Francisco
Chronicle.
I
also am co-author of
The Ethics
of Star
Trek (HarperCollins, 2000)
with Dr. Judith Barad, head of the Philosophy Department at
Indiana
State University. Based on a popular course taught by Dr.
Barad at ISU,
the book uses Star Trek as a model to
illustrate classic philosophy and timeless ethical precepts to a general
audience. Since its publication, many schools across the country have
been using The
Ethics of Star Trek as a supplemental text for teaching
philosophy, including Penn State, the University of Southern California,
the University of Oklahoma, the University of North Texas, and the
Applied Ethics Institute in St. Petersburg, Florida.
In
addition, "A Glass of Lemonade," a
project on which I collaborated
with Mary Gardner and Vincent Luong, appears in the New York Times
best-selling anthology
A Sixth Bowl
of Chicken Soup for the Soul.
"A Glass of
Lemonade" is the inspiring story of a Vietnamese refugee’s
epic journey to America in
1980.
As
a collaborative writer, I specialize in capturing the voice of my clients
and developing their ideas in a dynamic, compelling way. I have an
excellent reputation in the industry and am particularly known
delivering manuscripts even under the tightest of deadlines.
I am a member of the Authors Guild, American Society of Journalists and
Authors, the Editorial Freelancers Association and the Bay Area Editors Forum.
If you're an expert with a book idea you'd like to develop, or
would like a list of other projects on which I've worked, email me at
writing@edrobertson.com. |
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What They're Saying About
Ed Robertson
"Ed is very easy to
work with.
He knew how I think
and how I speak
and conveyed it perfectly.
I cannot imagine
a better collaborator."
Ronn Owens
National Radio Hall of Fame
nominee,
Award-Winning
Radio Talk Show Host,
Author,
Voice of Reason
"I have long
been impressed
with Ed's drive, creativity,
and talent
as a writer.
My respect
and admiration increased even more
after collaborating with him
on a project
based on my friend
Vincent Luong's emigration to America. Vincent's remarkable
journey is a story
I'd long believed should be told.
I turned to Ed,
and he
more than came through. He wrote a wonderful story,
'A Glass of Lemonade,'
which appears in
the national best-seller
A Sixth Bowl of
Chicken Soup for
the Soul."
Mary Gardner
Celebrity Coach,
Co-Author,
"A Glass of Lemonade" |