I am a ghostwriter and editor offering author services to writers who need either hands-on help such as ghostwriting and editing or guidance and mentoring to get their book self-published. Want to see your book for sale on Amazon in print and available on Kindle? Call me. I can help … Read More about Alan Whelan
FRAN: A Song for Banyana
By Alan Whelan and Fran Hilton-Smith
Fran Hilton-Smith is an award-winning coach and sports personality, and a crusader for women’s rights. But that’s not half the story of this remarkable South African’s life. In a frank, poignant and often hilarious account of her time playing and leading women’s football, A Song for Banyana goes behind the scenes when she was at the centre of Banyana Banyana’s rise from dusty pitches in the townships to the biggest football stadia in the world.
A Debt Repaid
Johannesburg criminal lawyer Gary Edwards has a choice to make. His childhood friend and fellow lawyer is accused of murder and all the evidence points to him being the killer…
Coming to his aid means Gary will have to sacrifice his high-flying career and jet-set lifestyle… Perhaps this is the moment he has been waiting for to right a long-standing wrong. What’s his next step?
A Poisoned Life, A Nourished Soul
I ghosted, edited and published this memoir of crippling illness and recovery. For many years…
Love, from You-niverse
I edited and proofed this inspirational book intended to be read by both parents and children. REVIEWS I…
Ditching the ugly suit
A successful entrepreneur stumbles into a technology that allows people to choose new faces and bodies to swap for their own…
Rags of Time (2)
By Michael Ward
I edited and originally published this excellent novel in 2019. Mike Ward was soon offered a contract by Sharpe Books and the book was re-launched—same manuscript but with a more commercial cover.
It has since found a wider audience and sold shedloads.
The Black Stars of Ghana
By Alan Whelan
The Black Stars of Ghana tells the story of my motorcycle adventure through Ghana during the 2010 World Cup... Back…
A Little Book of Words
I edited and published Erika Hauptmann's book of short stories... "Tales of love and loss, laughter and life. This collection of…
Prayer Flag
I edited/proofed and published this novel set in Johannesburg and Nagasaki... "On his deathbed, Johannesburg multimillionaire…
Mandela Park
By Alan Whelan
"Anna Schippers, descendant of Southern Africa’s rural San people, receives a mysterious letter which prompts her first ever visit…
Telegram from Mandalay
By Will Cribb
I edited and published this memoir set in Burma, India and the UK... "This is the story of Will Cribb: an idyllic childhood, his…
The Titanic Document
By Alan Veale
I edited and proofed this dual timeline political thriller, the second novel from Alan Veale. "It all comes down to who you can…
Baggy Pants & Bootees
I edited and published this dual-era (1940s—1960s) romance... "When war baby Sophie joins the macho world of 1960s journalism,…
Love Has Many Faces
By Lisa Morgan
I edited and re-published this memoir... "Lisa Morgan didn’t know how strong she was until she lost everything. Following eight…
Svetlana’s Garden
I edited and published this thriller novel set in Russia... "Driven by a desperate mother to investigate the mysterious death…
ISO: A Blueprint for your Life Goals
By Ray Wilson
I edited and published this self-help book... "ISO: A Blueprint for your Life Goals is an incredibly powerful life management…
African Brew Ha-Ha
By Alan Whelan
African Brew Ha-Ha is about my quest to find the ultimate cup of tea on a solo motorcycle trip through Africa—Lancashire to Cape…
The Swarm Project
By Tim Akerman
I edited and published this sci-fi thriller set in the distant past... "Have you ever wondered why humans behave the way we do?…
Sellology: Simplifying the Science of Selling
I edited and published this business book... "SELLOLOGY: Simplifying the Science of Selling will 1 Help you communicate…
Three Harleys, Three Aussies, One American Dream
I edited and published this travel memoir of a thrilling ride across the western United States on Harleys... "Three Harleys,…
Empire Road
By Alan Whelan
My third journey, Empire Road, took me around Lake Victoria in East Africa. I travelled through Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi…
Doonata
By Walt Oxer
A Family Slaughtered – A Daughter on a Mission. On her 7th birthday, fate saves Mari Bambella’s life when hired killers assassinate her entire family as she plays an innocent game of hide and seek. She watches the horror unfold from a cupboard under the stairs, which leaves her psychologically scarred, but also fuelled with a lifelong desire to find the killers.
Occupying Love
I edited and published this gripping romance set in wartime Guernsey... "With the Nazis poised to invade Guernsey in 1940, feisty…
Rags of Time
By Michael Ward
I edited and published this thriller set in Stuart London... "London, 1639. Spice merchant Thomas Tallant returns from India to…
A Call from the Future
I was ghostwriter on Mandy Cockburn's memoir of her tortured life of hallucination and coincidence. Extract "I would love to…
A Journey to Prosperity
I was ghostwriter on Lionel Gorick's memoir of his life as a successful Lancashire businessman. Lionel and Desmond were identical…
Covering the World
I was ghostwriter on this combined memoir and corporate history... "Covering the World is both a company history and personal…
Casualties of the Mind Field
I was ghostwriter on this heartbreaking tale of personal injury and medical and legal negligence... "At the back of the group…
Independent publishing (self-publishing)
Print on Demand has revolutionised the world of publishing. POD allows authors to easily set themselves up as micro-publishers, lay out the internal pages of their book, create a cover, produce any number of low-cost copies, and get that all-important listing on Amazon. I have led many authors through the maze of self-publishing, who are now selling their books to an eager readership. Self-publishing does not require the financial investment it once did. There is no minimum order. This is not 'vanity publishing', in which an agency promises much, delivers little and costs a lot. Print on Demand keeps you in control of your own publication – and in possession of ALL your royalties. For published authors—if your publisher has allowed your book to go out of print, why not self-publish an updated version? All the hard work has already been done, we just have to lay out the pages and you continue to sell your book (with a greater share of the royalties than you ever received from the publisher). … Read More about Independent publishing (self-publishing)