I don’t live in Polk County, and I haven’t written a book for anyone there yet. I’d like to. I’m Richard Lowe, a ghostwriter based in Safety Harbor, over on the Gulf Coast, and I’ve authored 113+ books under my own name and ghostwritten 54+ more. What I can offer Polk County is a Florida ghostwriter who answers his own phone and meets you in person when it’s worth the drive. The out-of-state agencies with “Polk County” pasted into a template can’t say that.
Why hire a ghostwriter in Polk County?
Polk sits in the middle of the state, between Tampa and Orlando: Lakeland, Winter Haven, Bartow, and the chain of lakes the whole area’s built around. It’s farming and citrus country, scenic in a way the coast isn’t, and I owe it more road trips than I’ve given it so far. I’m a photographer as well as a writer, and the lakes, the open farm country and the light off the water are on my list.
A Florida ghostwriter shares your time zone and your state. When you want to talk, I pick up. When you want to meet face to face, we can. And when in person isn’t practical, the work runs just as well by phone or Zoom. Plenty of my clients never meet me at all.
Who is Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd?
A Local Worth Knowing: Sheriff Grady Judd
If you spend any time around Polk County, you’ll run into Sheriff Grady Judd. He’s held the job since 2005, and he’s known statewide for blunt press conferences where he lays out exactly what happened and why someone got arrested, with no hedging and no spin. He’s especially hard on corrupt officers, on the principle that breaking the public’s trust is worse than an ordinary crime.
Whatever you make of his style, he explains his cases so clearly there’s rarely any doubt left over. As a writer, I respect that. Clarity is clarity, in a press room or a chapter.
“When Richard steps in, I know he’s not just ghostwriting. He’s writing with my heart. He gets me. That’s rare.”
Gerry Mecca, memoir client
How would a Polk County book project work?
Most of it happens by Zoom or phone, and that suits people running farms, groves and businesses on their own schedules. We start with a free call and an hour-long kickoff, then a run of recorded interviews. You get a written summary after each one, and chapters come to you one at a time for review. Most books take four to eight months. The details are in how a ghostwriting project works.
If you’d like to meet in person, the drive over to my side of the bay is about an hour and a half. We can have 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, and do working sessions at the Safety Harbor Public Library across the street from the resort.
Can a Polk County ghostwriter handle a technical book?
Yes. Central Florida’s agriculture, logistics and manufacturing businesses run on systems most writers don’t understand. I spent 33 years in enterprise IT, 20 of them as Director of Computer Operations and Technical Services at Trader Joe’s, so a book about supply chains, automation or security won’t need a glossary from you first. More on why technical books need a ghostwriter who gets tech.
What does Polk County give a writer?
Stories most people never hear. A lot of my memoir work is with people who arrived in Florida after the part of their life that makes the book. I wrote about them in you retired here with a life behind you. When your book’s done, there’s getting local media to cover it and getting it into library collections.
If you’re ever over on the coast, my Writing in Tampa Bay hub covers the libraries, bookstores and writing groups worth a visit.
Frequently asked questions about working with a Polk County ghostwriter
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How do you start a book with a Polk County ghostwriter?
Book a free call below. Tell me about your book, and I’ll tell you whether I’m the right person to write it. If you’d like to see my work first, the Book Discovery Intensive runs the interviews on a small scale and ends with a sample chapter in your voice.
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