Shelley Moench-Kelly is a New York-adjacent based writer, ghostwriter and editor from Tokyo via Los Angeles. She offers 24 years' experience writing more than 3,500 articles, blogs and interviews for numerous industries, including entertainment, finance, tech, beauty, fashion, education, advertising, lifestyle, parenting, food and cooking, business, and travel/hospitality. Her expertise also includes concurrent experience as a developmental editor, line editor, copyeditor, researcher, and proofreader.
Her freelance clients include Google, L'Oreal Paris, Paramount Studios, Marvel Comics, Warner Bros., TheWeek.com, The Fashion Spot.com, Prevention.com, LendingUSA.com, Mamapedia.com, Radisson Blu Hotels, and Relish.com.
Shelley is a longtime member of the Association of Ghostwriters, the Freelancers Union, and The Author's Guild. Her latest co-authored book, LIFT, is a thought leadership book about the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) and was a No. 1 best seller on Amazon, USA Today, and The Wall Street Journal. Her memoir, Here's Your Pill, Kitten! (www.HeresYourPillKitten.com) is available on Amazon.
Her freelance clients include Google, L'Oreal Paris, Paramount Studios, Marvel Comics, Warner Bros., TheWeek.com, The Fashion Spot.com, Prevention.com, LendingUSA.com, Mamapedia.com, Radisson Blu Hotels, and Relish.com.
Shelley is a longtime member of the Association of Ghostwriters, the Freelancers Union, and The Author's Guild. Her latest co-authored book, LIFT, is a thought leadership book about the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) and was a No. 1 best seller on Amazon, USA Today, and The Wall Street Journal. Her memoir, Here's Your Pill, Kitten! (www.HeresYourPillKitten.com) is available on Amazon.
Testimonials
Shelley is a superb writer in every sense of the word. We had an incredible connection from the start. She not only listened to me recount my sensitive childhood experiences, but she felt them. Shelley is incredibly gifted in finding the right tone for a story. She has a magical way with words and maintained the integrity of my message throughout the entire book. I owe Shelley so much gratitude!
~B. Pearce, Ghostwriting client: Detached: A Memoir
Shelley is one of a kind. She was the final and best editor/writer for my first book, Thinking Past 12, due out in 2020. It stalled in production with two previous writer/collaborators who just didn't "get it." Shelley picked it right up and collaborated with me to bring it to the finish line. Her knowledge of the business world in addition to her skills as a writer are unique and rare. From the minute we met for the first time, I immediately recognized that with her guidance and assistance, my manuscript would finally come to fruition. She was so passionate about every little nuance while also focusing on the theme of the book and the bigger picture. She had a very client-friendly approach and wasted no time as she was efficient and didn’t have me waiting around (like the other editors before her). Shelley's service to me was for ghostwriting and a partial manuscript edit. She excelled at both, and I was completely satisfied with her incredible work!
Her suggestions were all great, and she was able to expertly organize her thoughts. She has a strong work ethic (she would email me many times in the middle of the night!) and delivered a very strong, well-thought out, ghostwritten and edited manuscript. I can proudly say that she is definitely one of the best out there, and her edits and suggestions continue to be a part of my book; through each chapter, you feel her presence as her writing and way with words are unique and catch the readers’ attention. I've previously collaborated with other writers who wanted to write my book their way, not mine. Shelley's expertise and professionalism helped me create a finished book. Her goal was to produce the best manuscript for me, and she succeeded. She helped me find my voice.”
-D. Patel, Ghostwriting client: Thinking Past 12
It was difficult for me to find the ideal ghostwriter for my book because of its unusual and slightly controversial nature: Using a psychic medium to converse with my long-dead father. Shelley was accepting and supportive throughout the entire process and helped me open up to convey emotions that I thought were gone forever. Her warm, sympathetic, and non-judgmental manner is one everybody should be lucky enough (as I was) to encounter during their lives.
-C. Montalvo-Fernandes, Ghostwriting client: Beyond
I met Shelley at a writer's retreat, where she generously shared her time and expertise with me. I'd reached a point in my career where "the curse of the blank page" loomed on a daily basis, and I was lost. Shelley helped me re-identify why I loved writing and helped me recapture the spark that I thought was gone forever. I feel much more creative and I'm no longer hostage to horror clients. I've benefitted immensely from her guidance.
-G. Beaugraf, Coaching client
Shelley is a superb writer in every sense of the word. We had an incredible connection from the start. She not only listened to me recount my sensitive childhood experiences, but she felt them. Shelley is incredibly gifted in finding the right tone for a story. She has a magical way with words and maintained the integrity of my message throughout the entire book. I owe Shelley so much gratitude!
~B. Pearce, Ghostwriting client: Detached: A Memoir
Shelley is one of a kind. She was the final and best editor/writer for my first book, Thinking Past 12, due out in 2020. It stalled in production with two previous writer/collaborators who just didn't "get it." Shelley picked it right up and collaborated with me to bring it to the finish line. Her knowledge of the business world in addition to her skills as a writer are unique and rare. From the minute we met for the first time, I immediately recognized that with her guidance and assistance, my manuscript would finally come to fruition. She was so passionate about every little nuance while also focusing on the theme of the book and the bigger picture. She had a very client-friendly approach and wasted no time as she was efficient and didn’t have me waiting around (like the other editors before her). Shelley's service to me was for ghostwriting and a partial manuscript edit. She excelled at both, and I was completely satisfied with her incredible work!
Her suggestions were all great, and she was able to expertly organize her thoughts. She has a strong work ethic (she would email me many times in the middle of the night!) and delivered a very strong, well-thought out, ghostwritten and edited manuscript. I can proudly say that she is definitely one of the best out there, and her edits and suggestions continue to be a part of my book; through each chapter, you feel her presence as her writing and way with words are unique and catch the readers’ attention. I've previously collaborated with other writers who wanted to write my book their way, not mine. Shelley's expertise and professionalism helped me create a finished book. Her goal was to produce the best manuscript for me, and she succeeded. She helped me find my voice.”
-D. Patel, Ghostwriting client: Thinking Past 12
It was difficult for me to find the ideal ghostwriter for my book because of its unusual and slightly controversial nature: Using a psychic medium to converse with my long-dead father. Shelley was accepting and supportive throughout the entire process and helped me open up to convey emotions that I thought were gone forever. Her warm, sympathetic, and non-judgmental manner is one everybody should be lucky enough (as I was) to encounter during their lives.
-C. Montalvo-Fernandes, Ghostwriting client: Beyond
I met Shelley at a writer's retreat, where she generously shared her time and expertise with me. I'd reached a point in my career where "the curse of the blank page" loomed on a daily basis, and I was lost. Shelley helped me re-identify why I loved writing and helped me recapture the spark that I thought was gone forever. I feel much more creative and I'm no longer hostage to horror clients. I've benefitted immensely from her guidance.
-G. Beaugraf, Coaching client
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