Advertorial: Fastest-growing US ghostwriting and editing service opens UK office

For more than a decade, top US publishers, agents, and authors have benefited from the ghostwriting and editorial services of Kevin Anderson & Associates (KAA). KAA has now arrived in the UK.

Powered by a team of industry veterans, KAA fulfils a wide range of editorial needs all in one shop. ‘Our team of former big-five executive editors, literary agents and bestselling writers can instantly expand a publisher or agent’s editorial capacity,’ says c.e.o. Kevin Anderson, ‘with services that include ghostwriting books and proposals, coaching, collaborative editing, cultural accuracy and sensitivity editing, and beta testing.’

There is clearly a need for what KAA provides. What began as a one-person operation has grown into a team of 19 editors, a robust support staff, and a pool of more than 400 writers, serving in excess of 500 authors annually.

The firm’s growth is showing no signs of slowing down. KAA’s first editorial hire in the UK is executive editor Adam Strange, a former literary agent and publisher at Hachette. ‘We lift weight from the overburdened editor or agent’s shoulders,’ says Strange. ‘Not only do we solve almost any editorial problem, we do so with a professional process that handles all the time-consuming logistics and provides quality assurance. Facilitating the ghostwriter search and interview process, granting complimentary writer replacements midstream and managing crises are just a few ways we alleviate significant potential headaches. It’s a fantastic service that I’m proud to offer to the UK.’

‘Part of what makes KAA so unique is the pedigree of our editorial team–we understand what a book needs from a publisher’s perspective,’ says managing executive Editor Jessica Sindler, a former HarperCollins editor whose list of notable authors includes Brené Brown. ‘All our work is performed or overseen by our in-house editors, whose combined lists include more than 200 Sunday Times and New York Times bestsellers.’

KAA’s passion for excellence is also evident in its cultural accuracy services, which are frequently leveraged by big five imprints in the US and spearheaded by senior editor Hannah Gómez. “Partnering with Hannah and the KAA team has been a consistently positive experience,” says Carrie Bloxson, Hachette’s chief diversity, equity and inclusion officer, “the value they’ve added extends beyond the pages, fostering a deeper understanding and respect for diverse narratives… I strongly endorse their services.”

KAA’s breadth of experience and expertise has helped launch the careers of many successful authors. Scott Cawthon came to KAA as a debut author in need of a ghostwriter; he has gone on to sell over three million copies of his popular young adult series Five Nights at Freddy’s (now a $300m-earning blockbuster film). Self-made multibillionaire Tom Golisano’s indispensable guide for entrepreneurs, Built, Not Born, became an international bestseller. KAA also works regularly with public figures and celebrities, including the actors and producers of the American version of The Office on the New York Times-bestselling book Welcome to Dunder Mifflin.

‘We’re excited to bring the same white-glove service to the UK,’ says Roger Scholl, former big-five editorial director and editor of more than 60 New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestsellers. ‘Our uniquely international perspective and expertise only enhances our clients’ reach on both sides of the Atlantic.’

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