Good question, ’cause originally, there was only a “Who” to the question of Claudia Suzanne. Since last year, though, Claudia Suzanne has also became a “What.”

Egads, I’m a “What!”

I started life as Claudia Suzanne, a professional ghostwriter, editor, and literary consultant with a personal quest to raise the literacy bar of the book industry, one author at a time. (Okay, I started life as Claudia Suzanne, infant, toddler, etc., but jump ahead and stay with me, will ya?)

Then I became Claudia Suzanne, speaker, teacher, and guest lecturer with the same quest but a broader scope: to also raise the literacy bar for college students by helping them get better grades on their papers.

Then I became “Boss Lady” (a.k.a. BL) OF Claudia Suzanne, a division of Wambtac and the manifestation of Wambtac Communications with a small staff of writers and techs along with assorted ghostwriting and editing interns.

Ergo, Claudia Suzanne is both me, a person, and her, BL of “It,” a company that bears my name.

And yet, my quest remains the same: to raise the literacy bar for writers of all ilk– student, corporate, freelance, newcomer, and everyone in-between–only now a bunch of other people are helping me toward that goal.

My/Our methodology is as simple and complex as my/our mission:

• Teach substantive and line editing, which can make or break a paper or a manuscript
• Ghostwrite well-crafted manuscripts for non-writing authors in their voice
• Train experienced writers in the specific skills, theory, and politics of ghostwriting

That’s what Claudia Suzanne the person does, and that’s what Claudia Suzanne, the Communications division of Wambtac does, too. I/We also:

• Write and edit web content
• Write and edit white papers, business documents, complaint letters, promotional materials, submission materials and all other written communications
• Mentor new writers
• Consult for transitioning professionals and new authors
• Give presentations and talks on writing, editing, “expert” books, and the 21st Century book industry

So the next time someone asks “What on earth is a Claudia Suzanne” — a question that probably comes up in conversation too often to be ignored — you can say:

“Ghostwriter. Read a whole long thing that rambled on forever but all I remember is the word “ghostwriter.”

And if that’s all you remember, then my fingers have not typed in vain.