You want to write a book.

But you don't have months of spare time. 

Or you aren't comfortable writing it yourself.

Or both.

I'm Al The Ghost and I write books. 

I never take credit, a cut of your earnings, or reveal my involvement at all. Ever.

Not even on this website. 

My service is 100% discreet — you are the author — it’s your story, after all.

I guarantee you will have the book you want as quickly as 6 months. 

How does ghostwriting work?

A lot goes into writing a book. Leave that to me. I'm a professional. Here is all you need to know:

Step 1: The Call

All you have to do — whether you have 3 pages of notes, 300 pages of edited writing, or nothing written down yet — is tell me about yourself below and schedule a call. 

I contact you — at your convenience — for free. You get to tell me all about your book and send over anything you have so far.

It takes about one hour and only requires you to talk.

One week later, I send you a short analysis of your idea and recommend exactly how to bring it to fruition.

Step 2: The A&R

A&R stands for analysis and recommendations: think of it as surgery on your book idea. 

Don't worry: I'm a professional and I've done this many times.

The A&R has two main functions:

1. It is a professional assessment of your book idea.

2. It tests the waters for collaboration.

In a few pages you can see exactly how I work and I get a deeper understanding for what you want in your book.

Step 3: The Book

After the A&R, we know if we are on the same page before investing months of time and thousands of dollars.

You are given a blueprint for where your book is now and where it needs to reach or surpass industry standards. Even if we don't end up working together for the full project, you walk away with a map of exactly where to go next.

There are no strings attached to the A&R.

There is no risk. 

Step 1: The Call

Give me one hour on the phone and I will start your book. 

That’s it.

No big agency.

No team.

No complicated process. 

No cheesy sales jargon. 

I just want to help you write your book.

After we go over the A&R over the phone or in-person, we discuss how to put it into action and bring your book to life for the world to read. 

Albo Devine — recognized only by his trademark Facial Hair and Al The Ghost moniker — specializes in stories with an international angle: mostly memoir, fiction, and screenplays. A globetrotting multi-linguist — conversational in Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, and Japanese — Al is a genuine ghostwriter for stories in the age of the global citizen and a proud member of the Millennial generation.

After nearly a decade working as a journalist in an increasingly post-fact world from Spain to Brazil to China, Al had a realization. He read a novel featuring a protagonist who wrote obituaries for a living. It was a fascinating tale, recounting the lives of interesting women and men who had passed away. As much as he loved the story, Al was saddened. "If only those people could have shared those stories while they were still alive," he thought. "If only the protagonist gave them their flowers when they could smell them." 

Not long afterward, Al was asked by a diplomat during an interview to help write her memoir. Almost overnight, he watched his ego disappear along with his byline.  The vanishing act allowed Al to do his best work: putting himself last and the needs of his clients — the true authors — first. 

Based in Los Angeles and Japan, Al counts himself among the precious few Millennial ghostwriters ushering the publishing business into a world without digital or physical borders. He’s guided his clients to traditional, self, and hybrid publishers, all while keeping every client relationship 100% confidential. He’s worked with billionaires and blue-collar workers, entertainers and entrepreneurs across five continents but refuses to take credit on any project.