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Sheila Buff
illustration
The cover of Insider's Guide to the Hudson River Valley shows the sloop Clearwater under full sail.

Widely experienced freelance author of over 40 health-related titles, including seven recent national bestsellers. Specializing in medicine (especially cancer, heart disease, diabetes), health and wellness, nutrition, weight loss, alternative medicine, hospice care, natural history, and the outdoors. Available as author, coauthor, ghostwriter, and self-publishing consultant. Specialist in self-publishing for health-care professionals.


years experience: 20+
rates: project rates negotiable
SKILLS
Writing, Ghost-writing, Developmental editing, Proposal writing/editing, Book Doctor, Line-editing
GENRES & SPECIALTIES
Reference, Mind/body/spirit, Health, Travel, Lifestyle, Science, Medicine, Natural history, The outdoors, Gardening
LEADING CLIENTS
Skirt, HarperOne, Rodale, Kaplan, Globe Pequot Press, FalconGuides, William Morrow, G.P. Putnam's Sons, Avon Books, St. Martin's Press, Hyperion, The Lyons Press, Alpha Books, John Wiley, Burford Books, Dorling Kindersley
MOST RECENT PROJECTS
EverydayHealth My Calorie Counter (Sterling, 2011). Ghostwriter for title with highly successful online sales.

Crazy Sexy Diet (Skirt, 2011). Consulting editor on this national bestseller.

Health Care Providers (Ferguson/Infobase Publishing, 2010). Author

Birding for Beginners, second edition (FalconGuides, 2010). Author.

Spirit of Service (HarperOne, 2009). Contributing author.

Cleveland Clinic Guide to Lung Cancer (Kaplan, 2009). Ghost author.

Insiders' Guide to the Hudson River Valley (Globe Pequot Press, 2009). Author.

Why Dirt is Good (Kaplan, 2008). Ghost author.

Regaining Your Self (Hyperion, 2007). Coauthor.

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Vitamins, Minerals and Supplements, 3rd edition (with Dr. Alan Pressman; Alpha Books, 2007)

The Shangri-La Diet (Putnam, 2006). Collaborator for this national bestseller.

The South Beach Diet Dining Guide (Rodale, 2005). Ghostwriter for this national bestseller.

Atkins Diabetes Revolution (William Morrow, 2004). Contributing author to this major bestseller.

The Atkins Essentials (Avon Books, 2004). Contributing author to this major bestseller.

The Arthritis Cure (St. Martin's Press, 2004). Coauthor of the revised edition of a million-copy+ bestseller.

Atkins for Life (St. Martin's Press, 2003). Contributing author to this major bestseller.

Dr. Atkins' Age-Defying Diet Revolution (coauthor; St. Martin's Press, 2000). National bestseller in hard and soft editions.

The Ultimate Calorie Counter (St. Martin's Press, 2002)

The Good Fat, Bad Fat Counter (St. Martin's Press, 2002)

Instant Guide to Drug-Herb Interactions (coauthor with Dr. Chris Meletis; Dorling Kindersley, 2001)

Safe Herbs (coauthor with Dr. Chris Meletis; Dorling Kindersley, 2001)

Traditional Country Skills (The Lyons Press, 2001)

Where the Birds Are (contributing author; Dorling Kindersley, 2001)

BEST-KNOWN PROJECTS
Crazy Sexy Diet (Skirt, 2011). Consulting editor for this major national bestseller.
Why Dirt Is Good (Kaplan, 2008). Ghostwriter for this widely reviewed title.
The Shangri-La Diet (Putnam, 2006). Collaborator for this national bestseller.
Atkins for Life (St. Martin's Press, 2003). Contributing author to this major bestseller.

The Atkins Essentials (Avon Books, 2004). Contributing author to this major bestseller.

Dr. Atkins' Age-Defying Diet Revolution (coauthor; St. Martin's Press, 2000.) National bestseller in hard and soft editions.

Cleveland Clinic Guide to Lung Cancer (Kaplan, 2010)

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Vitamins, Minerals and Supplements, 3rd edition (with Dr. Alan Pressman; Alpha Books, 2007)

AGENT
John Talbot
Talbot Fortune Agency
(914) 282-0455
johntalbot@talbotfortuneagency.com
www.talbotfortuneagency.com