Prolific screenwriter, author, editor and journalist for hire (Downtown)
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Hello,
My name is Tim Tolka. If you are looking for a ghostwriter, screenwriter, editor, researcher, and journalist with a decade of experience, I’m your guy. I prepare all kinds of written works, including research products and creative projects such as screenplays, biographies, and short stories for publication.
I have a Master’s degree in international political economy, a decade of experience in business, as well as years of teaching writing and business courses at universities and private schools. I support writers in all steps of the writing and publication process.
Fiction and Non-fiction Manuscripts
In 2018, I published a 300-page biography of a civil rights lawyer who spurred two federal investigations into Ohio police departments, which took eight years to research, write, and edit. My first book was fundamentally a nonfiction biography, although it could also be classified as a "true crime" thriller or courtroom drama.
I’m not an attorney, but I learned how to inhabit the headspace of my protagonist in order to speak with his voice, and since then, I’ve adopted the voice of a soldier, a cop, a drug dealer, a daredevil, a sexual assault survivor, and a surgeon to write those memoirs. My expertise is to imitate your style and strike the appropriate tone for the genre, making your story sound just like you wanted it to.
My work has appeared in The Daily Beast, Mic.com, Truth-out, the World Economic Forum, Disruption Banking, and Mother Jones.
Feature and TV Screenplays
I write and edit feature screenplays and TV series. I strive for authenticity, no matter the message or story, and my research skills inform my screenwriting, as does my extensive international experience, including travels spanning four years and forty countries, as well as stints in the most obscure corners of the US. I often collaborate on projects, from the concept development stage to the pitching.
Similarly, as with my research skills and my travels, my studies of philosophy and literary theory inform my screenplay structure, character development, and story-telling, which is why I like to write about big themes, justice, love, poverty, right and wrong, etc. My rate is pretty reasonable, but I endeavor to punch above it with the product I provide.
Research and Journalism
As a researcher and journalist, I’m highly inquisitive and enjoy complex research problems, and I have often edited and ghostwritten for professors, economists, business intelligence firms, documentary film producers, and nonprofit advocacy organizations. As a research editor and analyst, I have worked for S&P Global Market Intelligence, Glass Lewis & Co., and Industry Intelligence, among others. I analyze which sections are in need of revision and reorganization. I alter the language when needed, spot errors, beef up the citations, and restructure for the best flow, leaving comments for further revision.
If necessary, I can rewrite your content. I excel at economic and political content, especially business and technology, including crypto and web3, as well as public corruption and other issues that require investigative journalism. I have edited and ghost-written academic work in various fields.
I knew I wanted to be a writer when I was a teenager, and I’ve spent twenty years developing my skills. Now, I work for a wide variety of clients and my work appears in a variety of outlets. Learn more by searching my name.
If you're interested, respond with a bit about your project, including the word count or length, and your deadline, and I'll get back to you ASAP.