Largo sits right in the middle of Pinellas County, and it’s got a calm, unhurried feel I’ve always liked. I’m Richard Lowe, a ghostwriter based in Safety Harbor, and I’ve written a memoir for a Largo client. In 2016 I was part of RealTalkers Toastmasters, which met off Ulmerton Road. I’ve authored 113+ books under my own name and ghostwritten 54+ more.
Why hire a ghostwriter in Largo?
Because the person writing your memoir ought to be somebody you can meet. Largo clients are close enough to sit across a table from me, and for a life story nothing is more important. A lot of my local clients can’t stand Zoom. The out-of-state agencies that come up when you search for a Largo ghostwriter will never meet you. They’ll paste the town’s name into a template and assign your book to whoever’s free.
What draws me to Largo is the Florida Botanical Gardens. It’s roughly 150 acres, it’s free, and it’s among the best quiet places in the county to walk and think. I’m a photographer as well as a writer, and I’ll happily spend a few hours there with a camera, in the butterfly garden, the tropical walks and the wetlands. Heritage Village sits right next door, and the whole Pinewood Cultural Park rewards slowing down.
I’m not a beach person, but Indian Rocks Beach and the rest of that stretch are an easy drive from anywhere in town. Largo’s also full of lakes, and dotted with the unfussy, been-here-forever seafood places I’ve eaten at over the years.
“The moment I held my book in my hands, it reminded me of the first time I held my child. Overwhelming, emotional, unforgettable.”
Doris, author of Gators in the Soup
How would a Largo book project work?
We start with a free call. If you’d like to meet in person first, it’s lunch at Poblanos Mexican Grill (2451 N McMullen Booth Rd, Clearwater; book a free call to set it up) or the Safety Harbor Resort & Spa, a short drive up the road. The real interviews happen in a reserved room at the Safety Harbor Public Library, an hour or two at a time, and I record every one on my tablet. You get a written summary after each session, and I send each chapter as it’s finished, so you steer the book as it grows.
Most memoirs take four to eight months, and your part is roughly 20 to 40 hours, nearly all of it talking. People cry in these sessions sometimes. We take a break, talk about something easy, and come back when you’re ready. The full process is in how a ghostwriting project works, and there’s more on my memoir ghostwriting page.
Can we meet in person in Largo?
Yes. Largo’s close enough that in person is easy. If getting out is hard, I’ll come to your home, and home visits add my travel time and expenses, which we agree on before we start. If you’d sooner not meet at all, phone works just as well, and it’s recorded the same way. About half my local clients want to meet face to face. The rest start by phone.
Can a Largo ghostwriter handle a technical book?
Yes. Largo has plenty of engineers, healthcare professionals and small manufacturers with technical stories. I spent 33 years in enterprise IT, 20 of them as Director of Computer Operations and Technical Services at Trader Joe’s, so those books don’t need a translator. I explain why in why technical books need a ghostwriter who gets tech.
What does Largo give a writer?
Books, for one. There’s three miles of shelving on Ulmerton Road. For local authors, I’ve written about getting a book onto Pinellas library shelves and which independent bookstores are left and how each takes local books. And if you brought a whole life here from somewhere else, read recording a life you brought here from somewhere else.
I keep all of it, libraries, bookstores and writing groups across the bay, in my Writing in Tampa Bay hub.
Frequently asked questions about working with a Largo ghostwriter
Nearby and related
I cover the whole county. You might also be looking at Clearwater, a few minutes north, St. Petersburg to the south, Safety Harbor, my home base, or the wider Pinellas County area.
How do you start a book with a Largo ghostwriter?
Book a free call below. Tell me about the book, and I’ll tell you whether I’m the right writer for it. If you’d like a smaller first step, the Book Discovery Intensive ends with a sample chapter in your voice.
You’ve told these stories at the dinner table for years. Get them on paper before the people who can check your facts are gone. Book the call.
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