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Top Fiction Writers on Upwork

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Freelancers

16

with $10K+ public earnings

Combined earned

$1.72M

band profiles counted at the floor

Median earned

$74.5K

median rate $35/hr

Combined jobs

1,689

across the top 16

#	Freelancer	Earned	Jobs	Rating	Rate	Score
1	TMTalea M.Professional GhostwriterGhostwritersSouth Africa	$324K	167	4.9 / 5(93)	$40/hr	73
2	SHSophie H.German Literary Translator, Proofreader & Editor \| Englisch to GermanJavascript DevelopersChile	$248K	149	4.7 / 5(82)	$35/hr	72
3	BMBetty M.Steamy Contemporary Ghostwriter (FPA) \| KDP ExpertGhostwritersKenya	$192K	198	4.8 / 5(87)	$10/hr	71
4	KMKat M.Ghostwriting and Developmental EditingGhostwritersUnited States	$179K	29	5.0 / 5(10)	$45/hr	72
5	QXQianying X.8 Years Writing And Senior Chinese Social Media Marketing ExpertComputer ScientistChina	$173K	115	5.0 / 5(37)	$25/hr	72
6	DFDamon F.(Ex-Penguin Random House) Book Editor \| NYT Bestselling GhostwriterGhostwritersUnited States	$149K	111	5.0 / 5(47)	$55/hr	71
7	CGCarolyn G.Ghost Writing AssistanceGhostwritersUnited States	$138K	122	4.8 / 5(68)	$30/hr	70
8	DDDesiree D.Fiction & Nonfiction Ghostwriter \| Romance & Cozy Mystery ExpertGhostwritersUnited States	$109K	369	4.9 / 5(188)	$35/hr	70
9	KMKatharen M.Beta Reading \| AI-Assisted Ghostwriting \| Project Manager & EditorGhostwritersUnited States	$39.9K	191	5.0 / 5(88)	$22/hr	67
10	BCBaron C.Fiction Writer/Scriptwriter/Creative WriterScriptwritersPhilippines	$39.2K	34	5.0 / 5(23)	$15/hr	67
11	ECErin C.Romance Ghostwriter & Fiction EditorEditorsUnited States	$36.5K	50	4.9 / 5(22)	$40/hr	66
12	YVYumna V.GhostwritingGhostwritersSouth Africa	$29.0K	24	5.0 / 5(10)	$35/hr	66
13	TKTariro K.Contemporary Romance WriterMobile App DevelopersZimbabwe	$27.4K	27	4.5 / 5(12)	$20/hr	64
14	RKRob K.Award-Winning Scriptwriter & Animator Creator Upwork Top 10Comic WritersUnited States	$14.2K	50	5.0 / 5(25)	$40/hr	64
15	OEOlayinka E.Creative Writer and EditorComic WritersNigeria	$13.2K	40	4.5 / 5(21)	$50/hr	61
16	MCMari C.Fiction writer, Scriptwriter, Narrative DesignerComic WritersPhilippines	$11.7K	13	5.0 / 5(5)	$20/hr	63

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