See what our previous clients have to say about their experiences working with the GOTF team.

Celeste Fine

Senior Agent, Sterling Lord Literistic

“I always know that I can rely on Ian Blake Newhem to work well with authors, write successful book proposals, and partner with an author on the manuscript and publishing process. He is a professional and truly one-of-a-kind.”

Lyssa Weiss

Author, The Skinny Jeans Diet: Change Your Thinking, Change Your Eating, and Finally Fit into Your Pants! (HarperCollins)

“I must thank the talented health journalist David Nayor, whose editorial guidance, organization, integrity, passion, and unending patience helped me along the way. He is simply the best.”

Walter Futterweit, MD

A Patient’s Guide to PCOS: Understanding—and Reversing—Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (Henry Holt)

“My thanks also to David Nayor, who helped me with the interplay of careful communications of all involved in the dietary chapters.”

Franklin R. House, MD

Author, The 30-Day Diabetes Miracle (Penguin-Perigee); Retired President and Chairman of the Board of Ardmore Institute of Health and It’s DBA – Lifestyle Center of America

“It is a pleasure to remember the days working with Mr. Newhem on our book The 30-Day Diabetes Miracle. The process was arduous, the end result gratifying, the learning curve from our side, steep. To this day I consider Ian a friend and am happy to support his chosen career trajectory.

Words I have chosen to identify Ian and his work include:

• Professional
• Personal
• Presentable
• Passionate
• Persistent
• Indefatigable
• Self-starting
• Creative
• Storyteller par excellence

An employee of mine served as Ian’s research assistant. He worked with her as a real partner; she hated to see the project end. My entire staff of over fifty employees found reasons to admire and support his efforts. He fit himself into our culture, which for him could have been a real challenge; but he handled it with apparent ease, dignity, and respect.”

Stephen Gullo, PhD

The Thin Commandments: The 10 No-Fail Strategies for Permanent Weight Loss (Rodale)

“I would like to thank David Nayor, a gifted health journalist who made monumental contributions to this book and its readers. David did the painstaking research, interviewing, and nearly all the writing for the diet section and for ‘Losing Weight Is Half the Job, Keeping It Off Is the Other Half.’”

Michael Finkelstein, MD

FACP, ABIHM, author, 77 Questions for Skillful Living (HarperOne); author, Slow Medicine (HarperOne)

“In addition to the skills you would expect and require from a ghostwriter, Ian helped me to not only refine the message but to reach beyond by applying his vast experience in the subject of life itself. Ian’s abilities include an understanding of the process of accessing an audience, developing a platform, and being an effective partner as I went into the world to represent my work to others; all the while expressing the work in my unique voice. This blend of mastery of the English language, writing, and the business of publishing is not common, certainly not at his high level of expertise. And then there is the relationship one builds with their ghostwriter. Like surgeons, many might suggest that the ‘bedside manner’ of a writer might be secondary to the outcome. But I differ on that. It’s critical to like the person you are going to spend so much time with, and on this count, we ‘clicked.’ It matters not only in how you feel and how you sleep at night, but for your own fulfillment in a process that is so personal. Finally, and most revealing, is that Ian’s support did not end at the time of the publication contract, but his commitment to the project afterward to ensure its success continues even today, more than two years later.”

Jay Lombard, MD

Author, The Mind of God (Crown); Co-founder & Chief Science Officer, Genomind

“I have had the honor and pleasure of working with Ian. I can’t say enough about his passion and commitment to our project. One of his greatest strengths his ability to embody and articulate an author’s true intent—I know he cared as much about our project and my mission as I did. Ian is an eloquent writer, a real partner, and a deeply thoughtful human being.”

Izzy Ezagui

Author, Disarmed: Unconventional Lessons from the World’s Only One-Armed Special Forces Sharpshooter (Prometheus); Sergeant in the Israel Defense Forces

“Ian is dedicated, patient, and a pleasure to spend time with in the trenches. But don’t hire him for any of the above. Do it because the end result will be masterful. Do it because Ian is a goddamn word-ninja, and because you’d be a fool not to.”