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New page layout. Old text and the true logo are kept from the old site.

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Why Hire Me?

Tell Your True Life Story to founder and renowned author, Erica Manfred

As a journalist for 35 years for websites, magazines and newspapers I’ve interviewed hundreds of people. My articles and essays have appeared in the Village Voice, the New York Times, New Age Journal, Cosmopolitan, Salon, the Atlantic, Ladies Home Journal and many others. As a contributing writer at Bottom Line/Personal, and Seniorplanet.org. I’ve interviewed both celebrities and ordinary people.

I’ve written a number of books, including He’s History You’re Not; Surviving Divorce after Forty It has become a classic in the field of divorce.

I started my career in ghostwriting by co-authoring a memoir about a haunted house, The Demon of Brownsville Road.

I recently wrote Macro Man the life story of a local retired dentist whose family wanted the story of his life in book form to distribute at his 100th birthday party.
My own memoir: I’m Old So Why Aren’t I Wise has just been published.

I hope you’ll give me the opportunity to tell your story

 

Read what others have to say…

Erica has the ability to cut through to the “heart” of a story, stripping away irrelevant details that can bog-down a narrative and bore a reader. She has a flair with words that can likewise enhance and polish literary works making them much more appealing and attractive. The book proposal she compiled for me captured the attention of a major agent which eventually led to a publishing contract. — Bob Cranmer, author The Demon of Brownsville Road, published by Random House in 2014.

“This book (Macro Man) never would have happened without Erica” —Mark Fishman

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Reading Guide: The Writer's Background

This archived bio describes Erica Manfred as a journalist for 35 years. It names articles in the Village Voice, the New York Times, and Salon.

The source lists books: He’s History You’re Not; Surviving Divorce after Forty (divorce), The Demon of Brownsville Road (co-authored memoir), Macro Man (retired dentist's family book), and I’m Old So Why Aren’t I Wise (her memoir).

The Demon of Brownsville Road shows real ghostwriting and co-author experience. This matters when choosing family memoir help. These are historic qualifications, not current service claims.

Four-stage process
  1. 1Interview
  2. 2Transcription
  3. 3Writing/Editing
  4. 4Proofreading/Layout

Here is a newly drawn diagram. It is based on the original saved How it Works process by Erica Manfred. It shows the stages of interviews and audio recording. Next are photos, mementos, and ancestor information, followed by transcribing, organizing, writing, and editing. Finally, it shows client review, and then proofreading and layout. How it Works