Notes from a Ghost 👻 - A Storytelling Podcast

Mark Grdovic is the author of Those Who Face Death: The Untold Story of Special Forces and the Iraqi Kurdish Resistance. Mark spent over 20 years in the US Army, 19 in special operations. Now he is telling the story of his time with the Kurdish resistance in the early days of the Iraq war.

I had a chance to provide notes on an early draft of the book, and I described it to the publisher as “Mad Max meets Lord of the Rings.”

NOTES FROM A GHOST is a podcast about stories and the people who tell them. My name is Charles Daly, and I’m a ghostwriter. If you have an epic story, I’d love to hear it. You can find me at ⁠Dalyprose.com⁠ or on ⁠LinkedIn.

Bestselling ghostwriter Jeffrey Mangus is back to talk about his new venture, Mangus Media Group, an agency connecting authors with world-class collaborators.

NOTES FROM A GHOST is a podcast about stories and the people who tell them. My name is Charles Daly, and I’m a ghostwriter. If you have an epic story, I’d love to hear it. You can find me at ⁠Dalyprose.com⁠ or on ⁠LinkedIn.

Laura Gale is a multi-bestselling ghostwriter and editor of business books and co-host of the Business of Writing podcast. She helps business leaders stand out and grow with the help of a book.

NOTES FROM A GHOST is a podcast about stories and the people who tell them. My name is Charles Daly, and I’m a ghostwriter. If you have an epic story, I’d love to hear it. You can find me at ⁠Dalyprose.com⁠ or on ⁠LinkedIn.

Chris Pavlak is the author of FROM LAWYER TO WARRIOR: FAILING THE BAR, BECOMING A MARINE, AND FINDING MEANING. A book I had the pleasure of helping out with as a developmental editor and early reader.

Chris served as a ground intelligence officer, leading marine rifle and scout sniper platoons. He has been a planner for Marine Corps service-level exercises and served as an adviser to the Afghan security forces. He has also worked as a faculty member at National Intelligence University and as a civilian consultant on policies and ethics related to AI and other emerging technologies, on and off the battlefield. Chris lives in Alexandria, Virginia.

NOTES FROM A GHOST is a podcast about stories and the people who tell them. My name is Charles Daly, and I’m a ghostwriter. If you have an epic story, I’d love to hear it. You can find me at ⁠Dalyprose.com⁠ or on ⁠LinkedIn.

Mia Döring is the author of Any Girl: a Memoir of Surviving Prostitution in Ireland, a 2022 bestseller. Mia’s fiction, essays, and articles have been published in the Sunday Miscellany Anthology, Ropes Literary Journal, Litro Magazine, The Bohemyth, The Irish Independent, The Sunday Independent, Irish Country Magazine, and more. 

She is a 2024 Irish Writers Centre Novel Fair winner with her novel Baby Girl. She is working on her second novel.

When she’s not writing, Mia has a small psychotherapy practice and appears in documentaries, podcasts, and radio on issues around violence against women and sexual trauma, as well as speaking in colleges, schools, and at conferences. She has given a TED talk on her experience.
In a letter to Mia, Irish President Michael D. Higens wrote, “Your message is one of radical truth.”

She holds a BA in Fine Art from NCAD, an MA in broadcast journalism, a diploma in Psychology, and a BA in Integrative Psychotherapy. She lives in Dublin by the sea.

NOTES FROM A GHOST is a podcast about stories and the people who tell them. My name is Charles Daly, and I’m a ghostwriter. If you have an epic story, I’d love to hear it. You can find me at ⁠⁠Dalyprose.com⁠⁠, on Substack at Charles Daly Projects, or on ⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠.

Marie Ellis is a Sunday Times number 1bestselling ghostwriter, freelance editor, and writer of literary fiction. She has also led content strategies at top health publishers and managed content teams to great success. She combines her journalism and acting background with her writing skills to help businesses and individuals tell their stories.

NOTES FROM A GHOST is a podcast about stories and the people who tell them.

My name is Charles Daly, and I’m a ghostwriter. If you have an epic story, I’d love to hear it. You can find me at⁠⁠⁠ Dalyprose.com⁠⁠⁠ or on⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn.⁠⁠

Paul Martin is a philanthropist, community advocate, former U.S Congressional candidate, and philosophy major. In March, 2024, he launched United Against Fentanyl, a non-partison advocacy group promoting awareness and solutions for the Fentanyl epidemic, which the DEA has called “the greatest drug threat our country has ever faced.”” It’s so bad out there, that some social workers miss the days of heroin.

NOTES FROM A GHOST is a podcast about stories and the people who tell them.My name is Charles Daly, and I’m a ghostwriter. If you have an epic story, I’d love to hear it. You can find me at ⁠Dalyprose.com⁠ or on ⁠Linkedin.⁠

Rachel Lance has a PhD in biomedical engineering, which basically means using the math and equations of engineering to study the problems of medicine. She started her career as a civil servant for the US Navy in Panama City, Florida, where she worked building custom diving equipment to meet the needs of military divers. Her scientific work has focused on the medical problems related to extreme environments, such as trauma following explosions and the challenges of surviving underwater. Her most recent book isChamber Divers: the untold story of the D-Day Scientists who changed special operations forever.

NOTES FROM A GHOST is a podcast about stories and the people who tell them.

My name is Charles Daly, and I’m a ghostwriter. If you have an epic story, I’d love to hear it. You can find me at⁠⁠ Dalyprose.com⁠⁠ or on⁠⁠Linkedin.⁠

So, you’ve finished your manuscript? Now, it’s time to call Jeanette Smith. Jeanette is a Dallas-based copyeditor who helps authors find flow in their edit. She’s also a fiction writer, scuba instructor, and mermaid. She is the author of Modern Mer: Become the Mermaid of Your Dreams, a guide to the sport and lifestyle of recreational mermaiding.

NOTES FROM A GHOST is a podcast about stories and the people who tell them.

My name is Charles Daly, and I’m a ghostwriter. If you have an epic story, I’d love to hear it. You can find me at ⁠⁠⁠Dalyprose.com⁠⁠⁠ or on ⁠⁠⁠Linkedin.⁠

"This is not an accounting of the modern US Navy SEAL teams. If that’s what you’re interested in, may I suggest you reach for one of the dozen or so recently published memoirs now crowding bookstore shelves everywhere."

That is from the preface ofBy Water Beneath the Walls: The Rise of the Navy SEALsby Ben Milligan. This book, which focuses on the frogmen and UDTs of WWII, Korea, and Vietnam that would evolve into the SEAL Teams has been described as “the Navy SEAL book we need.” Ben served in the SEAL Teams from 2001-2009, a fact that never comes up in this book in true, quiet professional fashion. Ben is the recipient of the Bronze Star among other combat decorations. He lives in Chicago and is the father of three boys.

NOTES FROM A GHOST is a podcast about stories and the people who tell them.

My name is Charles Daly, and I’m a ghostwriter. If you have an epic story, I’d love to hear it. You can find me at⁠⁠ Dalyprose.com⁠⁠ or on⁠⁠Linkedin.⁠