Poppie Johnson smiling, in running gear, sunglasses on her forehead, holding trekking poles, outdoors with mountains and sky in the background.

Ghostwriter for smart people with great ideas.

Professional ghostwriter: memoirs, business books and company histories, written in your voice.

  • PhD in creative writing, University of Sydney
  • Ghostwriting since 2016
  • Five books written
  • Writing NBR’s 60th anniversary history

Published in

  • North & South
  • The Spinoff
  • Stuff
  • Newsroom
  • Landfall
  • University of Otago
  • University of Sydney
  • University of Edinburgh

Selected writing

Member of

  • New Zealand Society of Authors Te Puni Kaituhi O Aotearoa
  • Australian Society of Authors

Now writing: Sixty Years of Business

Sixty Years of Business, the story of the National Business Review, will be published on 26 August 2030 for NBR’s 60th anniversary.

Watch the NBR interview

Mike McRoberts talks to Poppie Johnson about the NBR history (1 minute 39).

What makes your story authentic?

You've built something remarkable. Maybe it's a business that changed an industry. Perhaps it's insights from decades of consulting. Or maybe you’ve gathered lessons learned from adventures that pushed boundaries.

I help you find the story and tell it well.

I'm a PhD-qualified (in creative writing, not physics) ghostwriter who captures your voice, not mine.

Learn about how I work

Poppie Johnson smiling, sitting on a life raft at the beach.

What I do.

I write quality content.

  • Memoirs: Your life and career, written in your voice.

  • Business books: What you know and how you work, turned into a book with your name on it.

  • Company histories: Your company’s story, researched from interviews and archives and written to be read.

I work globally with athletes, executives, founders, and consultants who have expertise worth sharing.

Based in New Zealand. Serving clients worldwide via video interviews and on-site intensives.

What clients say.

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