I split my time between ghostwriting and screenwriting, and was in November 2016 named as a finalist in the C21 Media Drama Series Competition, with Line of Duty creator/writer Jed Mercurio my mentor. I have also been shortlisted for the BAFTA Rocliffe New Writing Forum, and my adaptation of Stewart Taylor’s Stuck in a Moment: the Ballad of Paul Vaessen has been optioned, with a view to cinematic release.
My first book was Beg, Steal or Borrow, the authorised biography of Peter Doherty’s band, Babyshambles – which the Evening Standard named among its best rock books of the year – and my ghostwritten works include Joni Cameron-Blair’s Lambs to the Slaughter. Unfortunately, I am unable at this stage to disclose information about other ghostwriting projects I’ve worked on, owing to client confidentiality.
I have written publishers’ proposals that have led to acquisitions, and write in a variety of different mediums, which reflect the requirements of my clients. I am a meticulous, industrious and considerate collaborator who strives for excellence in every area of my work, and in November 2016 made the shortlist for the Penguin Random House Write Now initiative.
Testimonial:
‘I needed a translation of my originally Danish book Personal Selling into English. I made the first draft myself and Spencer Honniball edited and converted the text to a more natural and, not the least, error-free English. I am very, very satisfied with the result, as well as deeply impressed by the scrutiny and effort that Spencer puts into the work. He is a workhorse and toils relentlessly to provide the best possible end product. I hereby give Mr Spencer Honniball my warmest recommendations.’ -Jeppe Vangsgaard, saphiens a/s
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