Dear Friend,

My name is Ruby Peru and I ghostwrite memoirs for a living. I am the very best at what I do for one simple reason: I’m the only memoir ghostwriter I know of who uses humor to heighten and explore the events of your life. 

I don’t write stand-up routines.

I don’t write jokes.

I ghostwrite memoirs in an easy-going style that brings out the best in your personality. I write this way because it keeps readers reading, and it’s the most natural style for me.

 In fact, I consider this humorous style a strength of mine—a unique take on the world that few other writers have mastered.

 Events of the past can’t be changed, yet how you and I look at those events can. By taking a lighthearted view of life’s ups and downs, we insulate ourselves from the tendency to let triumphs go to our heads and failures, to our hearts.

 That said, I don’t know of another memoir ghostwriter on the planet who exhibits my unique understanding of irony and playfulness. This style elevates the meaning of each scene, enabling readers to laugh even as they cry.

 Are you looking for a ghostwriter to help bring your story to life?

 Are you concerned that the style of the book not only reflect your personality but enhance it?

 If the answer is yes, then I can help.

 I have over a decade of experience and have studied with masters. My teachers have included the great Kurt Vonnegut, best-selling novelist David Foster Wallace, award-winning memoirist Thom Jones, and poet and New York Quarterly founder William Packard.

 I have learned from these exceptional authors that great stories don’t present themselves whole but must be nurtured, cultivated, and developed into maturity.

 In fact, when the most heart-breaking scenes of your life are depicted with subtle wit and strong emotion, readers intuit that hindsight has given you perspective, perhaps even a new philosophy.

 I’m here to walk you through the book writing process.

My approach to story development ensures your memoir will build to a dramatic ending,one that shows how you have changed and what you have learned.

My clients run the gamut from the unique to the eccentric, and over the years I have created a wide range of narrative voices in order to tell these true life stories.

What can I say but simply amazing work! Worth every cent and very professional. Fast turnaround and open to feedback. An A-team member without a doubt. I have been looking for a writer for a long time, I've tried many. I can now stop looking. The quality of this work is simply outstanding. I can only offer praise and more praise. Thank you!

--Scott Cansdell

business developer

"Ruby is really tapping into my sense of humor in writing this book . . . and has definitly gotten what am looking for here....really fun!

--Kim Whiteford

owner, Creative Touch Aesthetics

One benefit of choosing me as your ghostwriter is that you will come away from the ghostwriting experience feeling that, for once, you have been understood. People who can laugh at their triumphs and wrong turns show a hard-won maturity, and that is the “you” readers will finally meet.

Why no other memoir ghostwriter can do what I do

I am both a memoir ghostwriter and an improv comedy performer. You heard me right. I perform comedy in front of crowds in and around my home in Santa Fe, New Mexico. In ghostwriting, as in comedy, my work is about revealing everyday truths in new and exciting ways. In my experience, readers yearn for an author insightful enough to inject levity into a tragic or frightening situation. In doing so, a writer makes the experience more memorable and more meaningful.

I have ghostwritten more than ten memoirs in the last several years and if you will allow me, I’m ready to help you hone your story into a poignant, powerful, and focused memoir.

If we work together, my first task will be to find the core of your story. I’ll listen and ask a few questions. I will prompt you to remember the pivotal moments of your life and, together, we will uncover important details that reveal your life as exceptional and unique.

Throughout this process, we’ll uncover the central message of your memoir.

As a ghostwriter, I work with the clay of your life experiences—selecting the telling moments, leaving out the boring stuff, plumbing deeply for meaning, and working it all into a can’t-put-it-down book with your name proudly splashed across the cover.

What to put in, what to leave out . . .

It’s important that we identify the critical events of your life. Interestingly, those moments are not always the most dramatic. These events, however, are the most emotional. These emotional events could include a moment of heartfelt advice from your mother, the day you got married, an injustice you witnessed, or the day you met your spiritual guru. As a ghostwriter, my job is to find the story within the story.

Here's how I work.

You and I will talk on the phone several days a week. In each call, I will ask you to recall the stories you remember most, the sense memories that never go away. Using this background, together we will uncover hidden meanings and emotions. I’ll ask you to be honest with me, to tell the truth without any self editing.

Our initial interview will include a discussion about which subjects and characters need to be handled with kid gloves. Thereafter you can feel free to simply let loose and describe things exactly as you felt them.

Your ability to remember sights, sounds, smells, and emotions is crucial to creating an engaging, true-to-life novel. I want to hear your opinions, prejudices, angers, and joys. As your ghostwriter, it’s imperative that I know what lies beneath the surface.

"Ruby is a superb creatie thinker and writer. Ruby can take the complex and turn it into an entertaining document. On time and easy to work with as well."

--William De Ora

Co-founder of Quantum Dynamics business Consulting

"Ruby is Amazing! She took my vision, ideas, and story and made it into a masterpiece. I'm looking forward to our future professional relationship."

--David Bailey

Founder, Making a Melody Corp.

It is my job to ask the right questions.

Throughout the writing process, you and I will discover the central theme of your memoir. Perhaps it is a great love story or a rags-to-riches tale. It could be a spiritual travelogue, an exploration of small town life, or any other type of memoir. It all depends upon what forces shaped you into the person you are now. No matter the theme of your story, we will tell it with lightness and wit.

Humorous memoirs often make the New York Times bestsellers list.

Eat Pray Love, by Elizabeth Gilbert, remained on the New York Times bestseller list for a whooping 187 weeks. Gilbert’s story details a woman’s attempt to find herself as she travels the world. Its self-deprecating humor and depiction of cultural conflicts highlight both the light and dark sides of serious soul-searching.

Angela’s Ashes, by Frank McCourt, topped the NY Times list for more than two years. The story deals with the immense hardships of growing up destitute in Ireland, but uses McCourt’s memories of unusual characters and dialogue to focus the reader’s attention on life as seen from a child’s perspective.

Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim, by David Sedaris, is the story of an adolescent with daunting challenges and ingrained fears. Sedaris’s approach to memoir blends innocence with insight to highlight life’s ironies.

When you work with me, I enable you to talk (in person, via skype, telephone, or email), while I listen. That is all there is to it.

When the rough draft of the story is complete, we will go through a very specific, 5-part, editing process.

I’ll ensure your memoir is a top-quality, publishable book.

Your memoir will be edited by one or more professional third party editors. You won’t have to take my word for it that the book is “finished” or trust only in your own judgment. A professional with experience in the publishing field will put the final stamp on the work.

I am the only ghostwriter I have ever heard of who offers this additional benefit, and I do it because it gives you the confidence to know your manuscript is ready-for-publication.

Timeline and Cost

If you choose me as ghostwriter, I will deliver a 240- page memoir in six months. 

I charge a flat rate of $25,000 for my services.

Are you ready to get started?

Go ahead and email me today, so that we can set up a time to chat on the phone. I can’t wait to meet you!

Ruby Peru

ruby [at] rubyperu [dot] com