Ghostwriter for Substack & Lifestyle Blog — Personal Essays, Home, Food, and Starting Over - Contract to Hire

Overview

I’m a full-time content creator looking for a talented ghostwriter to help me write ongoing posts for my Substack and website.

My content centers around starting over in my 40s, creating a home, slow living, personal growth, solo life, food, travel, DIY projects, and the honest realities behind building a new chapter.

I already have the stories, ideas, videos, photos, and personal experiences. I need someone who can help shape them into thoughtful, engaging writing that still sounds completely like me.

This is not a role for generic blog content or heavily polished corporate writing. I want the posts to feel personal, warm, funny, vulnerable, conversational, and specific—like I’m talking to a close friend over coffee.

This could become a long-term position for the right person.

What You’ll Help With:

-Writing Substack newsletters and personal essays

-Turning YouTube videos, voice notes, outlines, and rough drafts into finished posts

-Writing lifestyle and story-driven website blogs

-Creating recipe posts with personal context and clear instructions

-Writing updates about home projects, travel, routines, food, and life

-Helping organize ideas into strong story arcs and recurring newsletter formats

-Repurposing existing content without making it feel copied or repetitive

-Light editing and polishing of drafts I write myself

-Adding headings, image-placement notes, links, and calls to action

-Maintaining a consistent voice across Substack and my website

-The Voice I’m Looking For

-The writing should feel:

-Personal and conversational

-Emotionally honest without being overly dramatic

-Warm, reflective, and occasionally funny

-Detailed and specific

-Natural rather than “perfect”

-Story-led, not generic or instructional

-Written in complete, flowing sentences—not short, clipped AI-style writing

-You should be able to preserve the way I naturally speak and write, including humor, imperfect thoughts, and personal observations.

Ideal Experience

You may be a great fit if you have experience with:

-Ghostwriting for creators, founders, or public personalities

-Substack newsletters

-Personal essays or memoir-style writing

-Lifestyle, home, food, wellness, or travel content

-Interviewing someone and capturing their voice

-Turning videos or transcripts into original written stories

-WordPress or website blog formatting

-Basic SEO without sacrificing personality

-Experience with content creators is helpful, but strong storytelling and voice-matching matter more.

Workflow

I may provide:

-Voice notes

-Rough outlines

-YouTube videos or transcripts

-Photos

-Personal stories and context

-Existing writing samples

-Notes about the tone and purpose of each post

-You would turn those materials into a polished first draft, then revise based on feedback.

-I’m looking for someone responsive, organized, open to edits, and comfortable learning a very specific personal voice over time.

Expected Workload

Initially, I’m considering:

-1–2 Substack posts per week

-1–2 website blog posts per week

-Occasional editing or repurposing of existing content

-The workload may grow depending on the fit.

To Apply

Please include:

-A short introduction

-Your experience with ghostwriting, newsletters, or personal essays

-Two to four relevant writing samples

-Your rate per article, per hour, or preferred package

-Your current availability and turnaround time

-How you approach learning and matching a client’s voice

-Whether you are comfortable working from videos, transcripts, voice notes, and rough ideas

-Please begin your application with the phrase:

“I know how to sound human.”

Applications that feel generic or clearly AI-generated will not be considered.

Paid Test

-Selected candidates may be asked to complete a paid test assignment using a real video, outline, or voice note. The test will help determine how well you capture my voice, story, and tone.

I’m looking for someone who wants to build a long-term creative partnership and become deeply familiar with my story, audience, and content.

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