I’m Richard Lowe, a ghostwriter and the author of 113+ books, based on Florida’s Gulf Coast. I didn’t end up in Florida by accident. I chose it, deliberately, when I left California to build a quieter writing life. More than a decade later I write books for people all over the state and well beyond it. (See also the bookstores of this coast) I bring a strength most ghostwriters can’t match. A deep technical and business background.
Why hire a ghostwriter in Florida?
When I left California in 2013, I went looking for somewhere calmer and a little out of the way, a place with the kind of quiet that long writing projects need. Florida’s Gulf Coast gave me that, along with something I hadn’t fully expected: a state that’s worth photographing. I’m a photographer as well as a writer, and between the beaches, the light, the water, and the small towns, Florida has kept a camera busy for years. That same eye, knowing what to include, what to leave out, and where attention should land, is the one I bring to every manuscript.
Florida has a deep well of people with stories and expertise worth putting into books. Entrepreneurs. Executives. Retirees with a lifetime behind them. Technical professionals, first-time authors who’ve been meaning to write for years. That’s who I work with.
Why I’m Proud of This State: The Hurricane Response
I’ve lived through four significant hurricanes here, Category 1 or stronger, and two stand out: Irma in 2017 and Milton in 2024. Milton hit close to home. These were serious, destructive storms, and I won’t pretend otherwise. If you want the full picture, here are my ghostwriting services. What’s stayed with me is how the state handled the aftermath. Before Milton even made landfall, tens of thousands of utility trucks and line crews were staged at the state line, fueled and waiting for the all-clear.
The moment it was safe, they rolled in. Power and internet came back fast, and a state that had just taken a Category 3 hit was functional again far quicker than you’d expect from a disaster that size. That kind of preparation tells you something about a place: Florida takes the hard things seriously and gets them done. Having lived through the worst of it, I came out prouder to be here, not less.
Do you work with clients across Florida?
Most of my work is done remotely. That means it doesn’t matter much whether you’re in Miami, Orlando, Jacksonville, Tampa, or a town most people couldn’t find on a map. The process works the same. I serve clients throughout Pinellas County. For clients near my home base on the Gulf Coast, in the Clearwater and Pinellas County area, I’m happy to meet in person, usually over in Safety Harbor. Either way, you get the same attention and the same book.
How would a Florida book project work?
Anywhere in Florida, the process is the same: a kickoff meeting, recorded interviews by Zoom or phone, an outline you approve, and chapters delivered one at a time. Clients near the Gulf Coast can meet in person; clients in Miami, Orlando or Jacksonville rarely need to. Everything is covered in how a ghostwriting project works.
Can a Florida ghostwriter handle a technical book?
Florida’s technology, healthcare and aerospace businesses produce stories that need a writer who knows the ground. I came to writing from 33 years in enterprise IT. There’s more on that in why technical books need a ghostwriter who gets tech.
What does Florida give a writer?
A good deal of my work is with people who did something real elsewhere and moved here, which I have written about in you retired here with a life behind you. For authors with a finished book there is getting into a bookstore, and for the state’s literary history, the house where Kerouac died.
Frequently asked questions about working with a Florida ghostwriter
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Looking closer to home? I’m based on the Gulf Coast, with pages for my home base in Pinellas County, and Polk County and central Florida.
How do you start a book with a Florida ghostwriter?
The Book Discovery Intensive is the smaller first step: a book strategy and one finished chapter in your voice. You’ll find my rate on the ghostwriting services page.
Wherever you are in Florida, if there’s a book in you that isn’t getting written, let’s have a conversation. The first consultation is free, and there’s no pressure. Describe the book you have in mind, and I’ll say straight out whether I should write it.