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I may have ghostwritten or book doctored that bestselling book you are reading, but you will never know, and I will never tell…

I am a bestselling ghostwriter, novelist, journalist, op-ed columnist, book doctor, editor, and screenwriter. I am highly selective about the projects I become involved with, but once involved, I give everything I have to give and more. I treat every manuscript as if it were my own and my name was going to appear on the cover or byline.

Articles about me can be found in newspapers, magazines, and elsewhere. I can also assist with every aspect of publishing, whether you go indie or traditional publishing. I have done this for myself and many of my clients. I can do this for you, too.

Publisher’s Weekly has repeatedly written about my work and identified me as one of the “Writers Who Rocked Self-Publishing” and reported how my books “exploded” on Amazon (their words, not mine).

All my thought-leadership op-eds and articles have been published in the top 100 ranked newspapers in the country and the highest circulation publications. Many books I have written have ranked #1 on Amazon in their genres and become bestsellers.

I have been ghostwriting and book doctoring for over 20 years. Even though my public image is that of a bestselling novelist, I have ghostwritten and book doctored as much nonfiction as fiction.

In my prior career, I was a scientist, AI architect, software and electrical engineer, consultant, tech business owner, and e-car inventor. As an AI expert, I have strong opinions and insights regarding artificial intelligence.

Once AI matures and evolves, the technology is likely to be transformative in some ways. It will, however, never be conscious, never be a weapon of mass job destruction, and never be transformative in areas that involve creativity. So other than the occasional curiosity, it will not be painting masterpieces, sculpting art, creating hit songs, writing books, writing articles, or really writing anything that is of value. So, if I ghostwrite, doctor, or edit something for you, I will not be using AI to write a single word. If you want to know more about my insights into AI, take a look at this essay from 2023, “Imitation by A.I. is not the Sincerest Form of Flattery.”

Samples of my work published under my byline can be found in this portfolio. This includes samples of my bestselling books, articles, and op-eds.

Publisher’s Weekly STARRED review of Immortality: “Bohacz’s vision of a humanity that faces the need to evolve profoundly or face certain destruction is as timely as today’s news and as chilling a doomsday scenario as any ecological catastrophe can suggest.”

Kirkus review of Immortality: “There is enough power in the premise to leave readers reeling.”

Publisher’s Weekly STARRED review of Ghost of the Gods: “Bohacz provides mind-bending portrayals of factions vying for power and reflections on the essence and fragility of humanity. But philosophical concerns never obtrude on the fast-paced plot… The question of who can be trusted impels the reader to keep turning the pages of this highly satisfying and dynamic techno-thriller.”

Kirkus of Ghost of the Gods: “If you thought Immortality was powerful, just wait until you read the sequel.”

Civilization has been selected by the Kirkus editorial team as one of the Best Indie Books for their January 2026 edition!

Kirkus STARRED Reviews of Civilization: “A mind-expanding SF/international-adventure thriller, with density to match its ambition.”

Kirkus Reviews of Artificial: “A compelling and clever tale of AI run amok.”

Publisher’s Weekly “Editor’s Pick” review of Artificial: “Smart, surprising thriller of AI and advanced VR in a fractured America… This compelling tech-thriller of AI, a fractured America, and the ethics of digital and medical privacy, reveals itself, as its tense and thoughtful narrative develops, as a pointed thought-experiment. The setup to this novel from Bohacz (author of Ghost of the Gods) is urgently of-its-moment. Bohacz’s storytelling tends to be more explanatory than in most tech thrillers, emphasizing how everything works and what brought humanity to this brink rather than who is punching whom, but Artificial legitimately thrills, provokes, disturbs, and surprises as the pages fly by.”

Over an extended period of years, my bestsellers experienced numerous long runs in the low #200s out of the millions of titles Amazon sells, as well as repeatedly hitting #1 in their respective genres and categories. I wrote all the marketing copy and managed the marketing campaigns that elevated these books to bestsellers. So I intimately know how to market and promote books.

You can find my full bio on the About page of this website. The abbreviated version is that I started life as a scientist, e-car inventor, AI architect, and software and electrical engineer. While still in college, I invented an advanced electric car propulsion system and started a tiny company to build a prototype. Many years later, I started a successful AI software company named CPrompt, which I ran for decades. During that time, I was also writing and freelancing. Eventually, for my second act, I became a full-time writer.

I am located in the greater Boston area and a professional active member of The Authors Guild, SFWA (Nebula Awards), and the Association of Ghostwriters.

 

Ghostwriting

For nonfiction manuscripts and journalism: While I have written extensively in most genres and styles of nonfiction, I specialize in narrative nonfiction, with a particular focus on big idea books, memoirs, biographies, technology, history, true crime, how-to, self-help, business, politics, science, and anything that is thought leadership. It is my experience and skill as a bestselling fiction writer that makes me an equally exceptional narrative nonfiction author and book doctor. Writing narrative nonfiction is closer to writing a character-driven novel than writing expository nonfiction. All my own bestselling books are character-driven novels. It is this talent for writing character-driven fiction that makes me a uniquely powerful narrative nonfiction ghostwriter.

For fiction manuscripts: I have written everything from epic fantasy to literary novels to sci-fi to thrillers to YA/MG to screenplays. I specialize in the sci-fi/fantasy, thriller, adventure, and mystery genres.

“Yes, I have tricks in my pocket, I have things up my sleeve. But I am the opposite of a stage magician. He gives you illusion that has the appearance of truth. I give you truth in the pleasant disguise of illusion.” —Tennessee Williams.

Many nonfiction stories and ideas are more effectively communicated through fiction than nonfiction. This is especially true if your goal is to change people’s minds. Orwell’s Animal Farm was only a 100-page novella. It was the truth about Europe and the UK in the 1940s, as was Orwell’s 1984. Those two books arguably changed the world. There are countless other examples of fiction making significant differences in people’s lives.

Fiction can have far greater intellectual and emotional impact than nonfiction. It can sneak past mental blocks, filters, and other barriers that nonfiction can’t hope to bypass. Fiction can instruct, educate, and even scold without being preachy. If you want to get your message across and make a positive difference, fiction can be a far more powerful vehicle than nonfiction.

Pricing: All ghostwriting is done on a fixed cost-per-word basis with no charge for revisions. I also personally promise and guarantee in writing that everything I ghostwrite for you will be imbued with the same quality and craftsmanship as my bestsellers and articles published in the top 100 newspapers. The fee also includes advice and mentoring.

Everything I work on receives the same attention, care, and love as my own books and articles. For me, ghostwriting a book or article is a personal collaborative experience. It’s not about the money. It’s about the art. It’s about crafting extremely well-written material that makes a difference.

 

 

Doctoring and Editing

Most long and short forms of writing can benefit from either doctoring or developmental editing. It can be difficult to figure out what type of help you need: doctoring, developmental editing, or high-level copy editing. Instead of trying to label the solution, see if one of these scenarios fits:

  • You have a complete draft, but something isn’t working, and you can’t tell what. Developmental editing will help identify what’s needed.
  • An agent or editor gave you notes, and you don’t know how to make the changes. Doctoring is the cure.
  • Your draft needs to be reworked and polished, but you don’t have the time to do it. Doctoring is the one-step solution for polishing it to perfection.
  • Your draft needs to be polished. You want all the rough edges smoothed, and you want to do it yourself. Developmental editing will point out all the rough spots.
  • You want more than notes and red lines, but you’re not sure what. Doctoring is the answer.
  • You feel you are too close to your material and, as a result, can’t be objective enough to fix it. Doctoring is the objective solution.

There can be a fine line between doctoring and developmental editing, especially intensive developmental editing. Both these forms of editorial help focus on the big picture: structure, cohesion, pacing, clarity, consistency, theme, narrative voice, authenticity, and so much more.

Doctoring is a collaboration between the author and myself almost as if we are co-authors. At its simplest, doctoring is developmental editing combined with a ghostwritten rewrite of the material. Think of it as ghostwriting lite. The end result is something worthy of becoming a bestseller or publication in a major newspaper.

Both intensive and standard developmental editing provide a holistic analysis of the draft, covering all the same areas as doctoring but not nearly to the same depth. The other big difference is that this type of editing does not include rewriting. The end result of developmental editing is an editorial letter that outlines strengths and weaknesses along with specific recommendations. Also included are high-level redlined corrections and notes in the draft.

High-level copy editing is a line-by-line edit of a draft, correcting for grammar and mechanical errors as well as fixing issues with transitions, wordiness, clarity, jargon, consistency, and general smoothness. The end result of high-level copy editing is a redlined document. There is no editorial letter or overview.

 

Editorial Service Tiers

Tier 1: High-Level Copy Editing

Deep polishing of a draft before proofreading.

What’s included:

  • Full line-by-line edit of the draft.
  • Red-line recommended corrections and suggestions (MS Word document).
  • You make the corrections.

Best for: Authors with a finished draft who want it professionally polished.

 

Tier 2: Developmental Edit

Structural feedback for a complete draft when you don’t want a rewrite.

What’s included:

  • Full read-through of the draft.
  • Editorial letter covering everything.
  • Red-line corrections, comments, and suggestions flagging specific scenes, chapters, or passages (MS Word document).
  • One follow-up call to walk through the letter.
  • You do all the rewriting. I diagnose, and you execute.

Best for: Authors with a finished draft who know something isn’t working but can’t see the shape of the problem from inside it.

 

Tier 3: Intensive Developmental Edit

Tier 2, plus greater depth and a hands-on demonstration.

What’s included:

  • Multiple full read-throughs of the draft.
  • Everything in Tier 2, but to a greater depth
  • One fully rewritten sample scene or subchapter, showing exactly what the finished material will look like.
  • Two follow-up calls instead of one.

Best for: Authors who learn more by example than by abstract notes.

 

Tier 4: Book Doctoring

For drafts with problems that the author can’t get their arms around on their own, or authors who do not have the time to repair the draft.

What’s included:

  • Full structural diagnosis (same as Tier 3)
  • Instead of the editorial letter, you get direct intervention: restructuring chapters, rewriting weak sections, pacing, and more.
  • Full red-lined draft in MS Word. So you know what was changed and retain full authorship and understanding of your own material.

What this is NOT: Ghostwriting. If a manuscript needs new chapters written from scratch rather than existing material reworked, that’s a separate conversation with separate terms.

Best for: Authors with an agent/publisher note they can’t resolve, a manuscript that’s structurally broken beyond what notes can fix, or an author who does not have the time to fix it.

 

Pricing: Since no two pieces of writing are the same, all editorial work is scoped and quoted individually after a sample read at no charge to you. I charge a fixed cost-per-word fee for the entire project. Revisions are included in the fee. I also personally promise and guarantee in writing that everything I doctor or edit for you will be imbued with the same quality and craftsmanship as my bestsellers and articles published in the top 100 newspapers. For doctoring, the fee also includes advice and mentoring.

Everything I work on receives the same attention, care, and love as my own books and articles. For me, working on a book or article is a personal collaborative experience. It’s not about the money. It’s about the art. It’s about crafting extremely well-written material that makes a difference.

 

*Finder’s fee: All client referrals are eligible for a 10% finder’s fee. Think about it as the same kind of commission a literary agent gets. Be sure to tell the client to mention who referred them. The 10% commission will apply to all work the client does with me for a period of two years.