When I tell people I’m a ghostwriter and I help others tell their stories, I almost always hear one of two things.
The first is: “I’ve always wanted to write a book.”
The second is: “I have an interesting story, but no one would want to read it. I’m not famous.”
Let’s start with the first group.
Get Over Your Excuses and Write the Book
If you’ve always wanted to write a book, my answer is simple…
You should.
Your story doesn’t need permission. It doesn’t need a platform or a blue checkmark. This isn’t high school and you’re waiting to be assigned a topic to write on. The only thing standing between you and the page is what you’ve placed in front of it.
We all have the same 24 hours. The difference is how we use them. If time feels like the barrier, take an honest look at how many minutes slip away to scrolling, streaming, or busywork that doesn’t matter.
You don’t need long, uninterrupted days to write a book. You need consistency. A few minutes at a time is enough. Books are written the same way anything meaningful is built: one small, deliberate step after another.
And if the fear isn’t time but talent, you’re in good company. Even authors who had amazing success with their first books often face crippling imposter syndrome and worry the second book won’t be a success. (If you find that to be the case, there’s always a Vice Presidential run.)
Many people know what they want to say but don’t know how to shape it into something others want to read. That’s where support comes in. Some people outline with AI. Others dictate their thoughts. Some choose to work with a professional. Hiring a ghostwriter isn’t for everyone, but it exists for a reason: to help translate lived experience into a clear, compelling story.
Now to the second group—the ones who believe their story doesn’t matter because they’re not famous.
That simply isn’t true.
The Connection Behind Commonality
If anything, our culture has moved in the opposite direction. Social media, influencers, podcasts, reality television—we are more interested than ever in other people’s lives. Years ago, The Truman Show felt like an absurd concept (at least to me). Who would want to watch someone else’s ordinary life? Now we do it daily.
People read memoirs for connection. For recognition. To see themselves reflected in someone else’s choices, mistakes, resilience, or growth.
If you’re considering a memoir, ask yourself this instead:
Have you learned something that could help someone else?
Maybe it’s how to survive a season you didn’t choose or how to leave an abusive relationship.
Perhaps it’s how to build a life, a business, or a sense of self from the ground up.
Memoir isn’t about fame. It’s about meaning.
And while most of us understand that writing a book won’t make us billionaires, books do something far more lasting. They help people feel less alone. They create understanding. Research consistently shows that readers develop deeper empathy. Like most readers will tell you, when you spend 200 or 300 pages inside someone else’s experience, your perspective shifts.
That matters.
So when someone tells me they want to work with me to write a book, I don’t ask if they’re famous. I ask what they’ve lived, what they’ve learned, and why it matters now.
And if your story keeps tugging at you—if it’s been sitting quietly (or not so quietly) in the background of your life—stop ignoring it.
Stop wondering whether your story is “enough” and start exploring how to tell it well.
I work with people who don’t want noise. They want clarity. Together, we shape lived experience into a story that has impact and purpose.
Your story doesn’t need fame.
It needs care.
If you’re ready to give it that, I’m here.
