Writers & Collaborators

The agency works with a wide range of veteran writers who specialize in freelance editing, "ghostwriting" and collaborating with expert authors in the fields of self improvement, inspiration, psychology, the environment, diet and health.  Writers are available to collaborate with authors represented by other agencies as well as our own.

CAROL COLMAN
Veteran writer Carol Colman has co-authored more than two dozen books with experts in the fields of health, diet and fitness. Her New York Times best-selling books include CURVES: Permanent Weight Loss Without Permanent Dieting with Gary Heavin (Putnam/Perigee, 2003) and CURVES ON THE GO with Gary Heavin (Putnam/Perigee, 2004). She collaborates with numerous expert authors including David Permutter, M.D. (THE BETTER BRAIN BOOK/ Riverhead, 2004; and RAISE A SMARTER CHILD BY KINDERGARTEN/ Morgan Road Books, 2006) and Daniel Monti, M.D. and Anthony Bazzan, M.D. (THE GREAT LIFE MAKEOVER/ Collins, 2009).

ANN D. GROSS
Health and medical writer, researcher, and consultant, Ann D. Gross is the co-author with Michael Sarg, M.D. of THE CANCER DICTIONARY, Revised Edition (Facts On File, 2006) and author of the award-winning column "A Daughter's Journal," published in 2005 in Caring for the Ages. She is the medical researcher/editor for Suzy Cohen, RPh’s DIABETIS WITHOUT DRUGS. Ms. Goss is best known for her ability to translate medical jargon, research studies and scientific abstracts into popular language.

COLLEEN KAPKLEIN
Editor and writer best known for her work in health and alternative medicine, Colleen Kapklein collaborates with expert authors such as osteopathic physician George Kessler (THE BONE DENSITY DIET/ Ballantine, 2000 and NO MORE KNEE PAIN/ Berkley, 2004); orthomolecular psychiatrist Michael Lesser, M.D, (THE BRAIN CHEMISTRY DIET/ Putnam, 2002); Stephen Lanzalotta (THE BAKER’S CODE/Warner Books, 2005, represented by Marly Rusoff) and Dr. Rick Kirschner (CLICK: The Art of Changing People Who Just Don’t Get You Into People Who Can’t Get Enough of You/Hyperion, 2009).

RACHEL KRANZ
Novelist, non-fiction collaborator, and ghostwriter, Rachel Kranz's book credits cover a wide range of topics from diet to psychology to cultural awareness, including: THE CHEMISTRY OF JOY by Henry Emmons, M.D. (Fireside, 2006), TRIPPING THE PROM QUEEN by Susan Barash Shipiro (St. Martins’s Press, 2006, represented by Meredith Bernstein), UNLEASH YOUR DREAMS by Michael Silverman, Ph.D. (Wiley, 2008), THE GASLIGHT EFFECT by Robin Stern, Ph.D. (Morgan Road, 2007, co-agented by Richard Pine) and IT TAKES MORE THAN A VILLAGE by Malaak Compton-Rock (Broadway, 2010). She is co-author with Steven Hinshaw, PhD of THE TRIPLE BIND: Saving Our Teenage Girls From Today’s Pressures (Ballantine, 2008) and with Robyn O’Brien of THE UNHEALTHY TRUTH: How Our Food Is Making Us Sick And What We Can Do About It (Broadway Books, 2009, represented by Carrie Cook Platt).

LYNN LAUBER
Fiction and non-fiction author, essayist and ghostwriter, Lynn Lauber’s essays and short stories have appeared in the New York Times and in anthologies. She collaborates with authors, especially in the realm of health, healing and inspirational narrative, including Peter Rabins, M.D. (GETTING OLD WITHOUT GETTING ANXIOUS/Avery Books, 2005), renowned cardiologist Mimi Guarneri, M.D. (THE HEART SPEAKS/Fireside, 2006), Roxanne Black, Founder and Executive Director of the Friends’ Health Connection (UNEXPECTED BLESSINGS/Avery, 2008, represented by Stephanie Tade), autism advocates Lynn and Randy Gaston (THREE TIMES THE LOVE, Avery 2010), and Chris Downie, Founder and CEO of SparkPeople.com (THE SPARK, Hay House 2010, represented by Stephanie Tade)

TONI ROBINO
Toni Robino is the founder of “With Flying Colours” literary services which helps authors turn great ideas into best-selling books. She is a writer, editorial coach, and collaborator on more than a dozen non-fiction books by expert authors, most notably in the area of psychology, science, self-help, and inspiration, including WINNING AFTER LOSING by Stacey Halprin (Warner 2007); THE MALE BRAIN by Louann Brizendine, M.D. (Doubleday, 2009, represented by Lisa Queen), CLEAN, GREEN AND LEAN DIET by Dr. Walter Crinnion (Wiley, 2010) and 100 HEARTBEATS by Jeff Corwin (Rodale, 2009, represented by Stephanie Tade).