Charlie Daly

Charles Daly , “Charlie,” is a ghostwriter and developmental editor working with memoir and non-fiction. He helps authors “go there” with difficult topics and trauma, helping veterans, first responders, survivors, addicts in recovery, and outdoor adventurers tell their stories and put their experience on the page. He has worked on best-selling military memoirs and had his co-authored work featured on Jocko Podcast. He is drawn to stories of rogues, reluctant heroes, and true originals. He specializes in sea stories and nautical lore, drawing on personal experience as an expedition sea kayaker and maritime first responder. His travel writing and long-form journalism has appeared in The Boston Globe, We Are The Mighty, Kōkatat, and Thought Catalog. He lives in a cottage on the Atlantic coast of Ireland with his wife, a Swiss crime novelist, and their cat. He has also worked as an English teacher in Korea, a surf instructor, and a defamed Stop & Shop cashier. When he’s not writing, he’s exploring the coast in small boats or on call with his local Lifeboat crew. Charlie was diagnosed with ADHD (very much the hyperactive subtype) when he was 6-years old.