Notes from a Ghost 👻 - A Storytelling Podcast

Bestselling ghostwriter Jeffrey Mangus is back to talk about his new venture, Mangus Media Group, an agency connecting authors with world-class collaborators.NOTES FROM A GHOST is a podcast about stories and the people who tell them. My name is Charles Daly, and I’m a ghostwriter. If you have an epic story, I’d love to hear it. You can find me at ⁠Dalyprose.com⁠ or on ⁠LinkedIn.

Laura Gale is a multi-bestselling ghostwriter and editor of business books and co-host of the Business of Writing podcast. She helps business leaders stand out and grow with the help of a book.NOTES FROM A GHOST is a podcast about stories and the people who tell them. My name is Charles Daly, and I’m a ghostwriter. If you have an epic story, I’d love to hear it. You can find me at ⁠Dalyprose.com⁠ or on ⁠LinkedIn.

Chris Pavlak is the author of FROM LAWYER TO WARRIOR: FAILING THE BAR, BECOMING A MARINE, AND FINDING MEANING. A book I had the pleasure of helping out with as a developmental editor and early reader.Chris served as a ground intelligence officer, leading marine rifle and scout sniper platoons. He has been a planner for Marine Corps service-level exercises and served as an adviser to the Afghan security forces. He has also worked as a faculty member at National Intelligence University and as a civilian consultant on policies and ethics related to AI and other emerging technologies, on and off the battlefield. Chris lives in Alexandria, Virginia.NOTES FROM A GHOST is a podcast about stories and the people who tell them. My name is Charles Daly, and I’m a ghostwriter. If you have an epic story, I’d love to hear it. You can find me at ⁠Dalyprose.com⁠ or on ⁠LinkedIn.

Mia Döring is the author of Any Girl: a Memoir of Surviving Prostitution in Ireland, a 2022 bestseller. Mia’s fiction, essays, and articles have been published in the Sunday Miscellany Anthology, Ropes Literary Journal, Litro Magazine, The Bohemyth, The Irish Independent, The Sunday Independent, Irish Country Magazine, and more. She is a 2024 Irish Writers Centre Novel Fair winner with her novel Baby Girl. She is working on her second novel. When she’s not writing, Mia has a small psychotherapy practice and appears in documentaries, podcasts, and radio on issues around violence against women and sexual trauma, as well as speaking in colleges, schools, and at conferences. She has given a TED talk on her experience. In a letter to Mia, Irish President Michael D. Higens wrote, “Your message is one of radical truth.”She holds a BA in Fine Art from NCAD, an MA in broadcast journalism, a diploma in Psychology, and a BA in Integrative Psychotherapy. She lives in Dublin by the sea.NOTES FROM A GHOST is a podcast about stories and the people who tell them. My name is Charles Daly, and I’m a ghostwriter. If you have an epic story, I’d love to hear it. You can find me at ⁠⁠Dalyprose.com⁠⁠, on Substack at Charles Daly Projects, or on ⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠.

Marie Ellis is a Sunday Times number 1bestselling ghostwriter, freelance editor, and writer of literary fiction. She has also led content strategies at top health publishers and managed content teams to great success. She combines her journalism and acting background with her writing skills to help businesses and individuals tell their stories.NOTES FROM A GHOST is a podcast about stories and the people who tell them.My name is Charles Daly, and I’m a ghostwriter. If you have an epic story, I’d love to hear it. You can find me at⁠⁠⁠ Dalyprose.com⁠⁠⁠ or on⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn.⁠⁠

Paul Martin is a philanthropist, community advocate, former U.S Congressional candidate, and philosophy major. In March, 2024, he launched United Against Fentanyl, a non-partison advocacy group promoting awareness and solutions for the Fentanyl epidemic, which the DEA has called “the greatest drug threat our country has ever faced.”” It’s so bad out there, that some social workers miss the days of heroin. NOTES FROM A GHOST is a podcast about stories and the people who tell them.My name is Charles Daly, and I’m a ghostwriter. If you have an epic story, I’d love to hear it. You can find me at ⁠Dalyprose.com⁠ or on ⁠Linkedin.⁠

Rachel Lance has a PhD in biomedical engineering, which basically means using the math and equations of engineering to study the problems of medicine. She started her career as a civil servant for the US Navy in Panama City, Florida, where she worked building custom diving equipment to meet the needs of military divers. Her scientific work has focused on the medical problems related to extreme environments, such as trauma following explosions and the challenges of surviving underwater. Her most recent book isChamber Divers: the untold story of the D-Day Scientists who changed special operations forever.NOTES FROM A GHOST is a podcast about stories and the people who tell them.My name is Charles Daly, and I’m a ghostwriter. If you have an epic story, I’d love to hear it. You can find me at⁠⁠ Dalyprose.com⁠⁠ or on⁠⁠Linkedin.⁠

So, you’ve finished your manuscript? Now, it’s time to call Jeanette Smith. Jeanette is a Dallas-based copyeditor who helps authors find flow in their edit. She’s also a fiction writer, scuba instructor, and mermaid. She is the author of Modern Mer: Become the Mermaid of Your Dreams, a guide to the sport and lifestyle of recreational mermaiding. NOTES FROM A GHOST is a podcast about stories and the people who tell them. My name is Charles Daly, and I’m a ghostwriter. If you have an epic story, I’d love to hear it. You can find me at ⁠⁠⁠Dalyprose.com⁠⁠⁠ or on ⁠⁠⁠Linkedin.⁠

"This is not an accounting of the modern US Navy SEAL teams. If that’s what you’re interested in, may I suggest you reach for one of the dozen or so recently published memoirs now crowding bookstore shelves everywhere."That is from the preface ofBy Water Beneath the Walls: The Rise of the Navy SEALsby Ben Milligan. This book, which focuses on the frogmen and UDTs of WWII, Korea, and Vietnam that would evolve into the SEAL Teams has been described as “the Navy SEAL book we need.” Ben served in the SEAL Teams from 2001-2009, a fact that never comes up in this book in true, quiet professional fashion. Ben is the recipient of the Bronze Star among other combat decorations. He lives in Chicago and is the father of three boys.NOTES FROM A GHOST is a podcast about stories and the people who tell them.My name is Charles Daly, and I’m a ghostwriter. If you have an epic story, I’d love to hear it. You can find me at⁠⁠ Dalyprose.com⁠⁠ or on⁠⁠Linkedin.⁠

Gemma Holgate is an author, ghostwriter, journalist, publisher, and wellbeing specialist. She is the author of Connected: The 12 Ways of Wellbeing for a Holistically Healthy Life. Her second book, Where your Book Begins, comes out in May of this year. NOTES FROM A GHOST is a podcast about stories and the people who tell them. My name is Charles Daly, and I’m a ghostwriter. If you have an epic story, I’d love to hear it. You can find me at ⁠Dalyprose.com⁠ or on ⁠Linkedin.⁠

Kourtney Jason is the president and co-founder of Pacific & Court, an award-winning Brooklyn-based book publicity and digital marketing agency. She has worked with and represented celebrities, world-renowned chefs, and best-selling authors. She’s secured coverage for clients in top-tier national media that includes NBC's TODAY show, The New York Times, Associated Press, People magazine, NPR, The Wall Street Journal, among others. She is the author of five non-fiction books, including Lights Camera Booze: Drinking Games for Your Favorite Movies, which was included in the Academy Awards swag bags. NOTES FROM A GHOST is a podcast about stories and the people who tell them. My name is Charles Daly, and I’m a ghostwriter. If you have an epic story, I’d love to hear it. You can find me at ⁠Dalyprose.com⁠ or on ⁠Linkedin.⁠

Lisa Caskey is a ghostwriter, fiction author, and DJ. She has been the ghost, developmental editor, and coach behind dozens of books ,including several bestsellers Her most recent book is MOTHERBOARD: 00, the first of a cyberpunk novella series. NOTES FROM A GHOST is a podcast about stories and the people who tell them. My name is Charles Daly, and I’m a ghostwriter. If you have an epic story, I’d love to hear it. You can find me at ⁠Dalyprose.com⁠ or on ⁠Linkedin.⁠

Daniel Pace is a retired U.S. Army Special Forces officer, ethics teacher, and family man. He is the author of It Was What it Was about his experience in the Iraq war and Grey Zone Ethics: A Practitioners Guide to Making Ethically Difficult Decisions. NOTES FROM A GHOST is a podcast about stories and the people who tell them. My name is Charles Daly, and I’m a ghostwriter. If you have an epic story, I’d love to hear it. You can find me at ⁠Dalyprose.com⁠ or on ⁠Linkedin.⁠

In this bonus episode, Ryan Guthrie is back to talk about how ghostwriters and other storytelling professionals can find clients. NOTES FROM A GHOST is a podcast about stories and the people who tell them. My name is Charles Daly, and I’m a ghostwriter. If you have an epic story, I’d love to hear it. You can find me at ⁠Dalyprose.com⁠ or on ⁠Linkedin.⁠

One Sunday Morning, November 10th, Ariel Gazarien, callsign “Pacific Selkie,” paddled her Rockpool Taran sea kayak across Dublin Bay to complete a circumnavigation of Ireland, becoming one of around 100 people to do so and around 30 to do it solo. She completed her trip during a terrible summer with tight weather windows that sent every other trip home. Ariel is an outdoor educator and guide who leads dog sledding expeditions and teaches winter survival. She’s also a lindy-hop and American tap dance instructor. NOTES FROM A GHOST is a podcast about stories and the people who tell them. My name is Charles Daly, and I’m a ghostwriter. If you have an epic story, I’d love to hear it. You can find me at ⁠Dalyprose.com⁠ or on ⁠Linkedin.⁠

Jenny Milchman is the Mary Higgins Clark award-winning and USA Today bestselling author of five novels. Her work has been praised by the New York Times, New York Journal of Books, San Francisco Journal of Books and more; e Four of her novels have been Indie Next Picks. Jenny's short fiction has appeared in numerous anthologies as well as Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, and a recent piece on touring appeared in the Agatha award winning collection Promophobia. Jenny is about to launch a new series with Thomas & Mercer featuring psychologist Arles Shepherd, who has the power to save the most troubled and vulnerable children, but must battle demons of her own to do it. Jenny is a member of the Rogue Women Writers and lives in the Hudson Valley with her family. NOTES FROM A GHOST is a podcast about stories and the people who tell them. My name is Charles Daly, and I’m a ghostwriter. If you have an epic story, I’d love to hear it. You can find me at ⁠Dalyprose.com⁠ or on ⁠Linkedin.⁠

Toni Serofin has forty years of commercial design experience. Since 2009, she has been designing books, leveraging her design skills and industry connections to help authors make beautiful books. NOTES FROM A GHOST is a podcast about stories and the people who tell them. My name is Charles Daly, and I’m a ghostwriter. If you have an epic story, I’d love to hear it. You can find me at ⁠Dalyprose.com⁠ or on ⁠Linkedin.⁠

Tim Jacobs is the founder of Jacobs writing Consultants, an agency of professional ghostwriters, writing coaches, editors, and book designers that helps authors and business leaders create books that make an impact. NOTES FROM A GHOST is a podcast about stories and the people who tell them. My name is Charles Daly, and I’m a ghostwriter. If you have an epic story, I’d love to hear it. You can find me at ⁠Dalyprose.com⁠ or on ⁠Linkedin.⁠

Welcome to NOTES FROM A GHOST, a podcast about stories and the people who tell them. My name is Charlie, and I’m a ghostwriter. In this bonus episode, literary agent Lucinda Halpern is back to talk about cover letters. If you’re trying to get published, sign with an agent or just job hunting, you won’t want to miss this one. NOTES FROM A GHOST is a podcast about stories and the people who tell them. My name is Charles Daly, and I’m a ghostwriter. If you have an epic story, I’d love to hear it. You can find me at ⁠Dalyprose.com⁠ or on ⁠Linkedin.⁠

Russel Worth Parker is a retired U.S Marine raider turned writer and bestselling ghostwriter. His work has appeared in The New York Times, Garden and Gun, and Backcountry Journal, among others. He works closely with a number of veteran publications and writing workshops including PB Abate and Lethal Minds Journal. When he’s not writing, you’ll find him walking the woods of North Carolina and talking books with his fellow Marine and previous guest on this podcast, John Dailey. Michael “Mick” Patrick  Mulroy is the former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for the Middle East. He is a retired CIA Paramilitary Operations Officer in the Special Activities Center and a retired United States Marine. He is currently the President of Fogbow (a company that enables international humanitarian efforts), a Senior Fellow for the Middle East Institute, an ABC News National Security Analyst, a Co-founder of the Lobo Institute,  the Co-president of End Child Soldiering, and on the Board of Advisors for Plato’s Academy Centre and the Aurelius Foundation. Mick and Russel have teamed up on a variety of humanitarian missions including working to end child soldiering and delivering food and aid to Gaza. NOTES FROM A GHOST is a podcast about stories and the people who tell them. My name is Charles Daly, and I’m a ghostwriter. If you have an epic story, I’d love to hear it. You can find me at ⁠Dalyprose.com⁠ or on ⁠Linkedin.⁠