Amanda Nell Edgar, PhD is a Certified Ghostwriter and published author with over a decade of publishing experience. The CEO of DAS Author Services, a full-service author support agency, Amanda specializes in memoirs that uplift marginalized communities. Her clients have appeared on HBO, CNN, and CBC, often bringing in thousands in new contracts for their businesses and personal brands. But, while her authors appreciate the financial return on their investments, their priorities lie with the intrinsic rewards of authorship—using their stories of “lifting themselves up by the bootstraps” to help others do the same. Amanda holds a PhD in Communication with certifications in Women’s and Gender Studies and Ghostwriting, and her own writing has earned national recognition from the American Library Association, the National Communication Association, and the Rhetoric Society of America.