Luke Shipman

Luke Shipman; Ghostwriter, Story Consultant, Founder

Luke’s career in story development began making short films and editing video, which taught him the fundamentals of structure and narrative. He studied film theory, has a BA in Film & Video and an MA in Scriptwriting. After university he went on to write books and scripts as a writer for hire, working for publishers and privately as a ghostwriter. He has worked as lead writer, consultant and editor on hundreds of commissions for companies and individuals around the globe, advising one-to-one and in groups, and has gone on to establish LGC as a significant literary service in the publishing world today.

He works locally and internationally to guide clients through their creative projects by helping them find the true theme to their story – his knowledge of how experience shapes biography deepens his thematic explorations as a writer, editor and consultant. He likes hiking, boxing, and painting. He loves meeting new people, hearing their stories, and is the go-to man to start your project. Favourite books include; Demian, The Room on the Roof, and The Outsider.

“I am a writer and story consultant with experience managing writing teams. As Founder and Director of The London Ghostwriting Company, I supervise and train an extensive network of authors and journalists who work as ghostwriters, editors and scriptwriters.

Working on a list of projects at any one time, managing teams and securing both work for writers and readable books for clients has been a tremendous way to serve the literary community and work in publishing.

Commercial and literary fiction and nonfiction projects include: business titles, financial thrillers, crime, historical fiction, science fiction, literary horror, memoirs, and contemporary genre fiction. I work with agents, publishers and writers of all types.”