A real writing desk with a laptop, notebook, pen, and warm wood surface.

Writing strategy, coaching, and ghostwriting

Make the work sound like you at your sharpest.

I am John Aziz. I help founders, experts, and thoughtful professionals write clear essays, talks, books, newsletters, videos, and other things.

For people with more insight than time.

Serious ideas deserve language with a pulse.

Whether you are shaping a public point of view, building a body of work, or writing something too important to flatten into content, the job is the same: find the live thought, give it structure, and make every sentence earn its place.

Selected bylines

Writing that has appeared in places readers trust.

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Substance

Clearer thinking about hard subjects.

I can help shape work on the topics I write about: solutions to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, applying artificial intelligence, futurism, and world politics generally.

Israeli-Palestinian conflict Artificial intelligence Futurism World politics

Services

Four ways to work together

Consulting

Clarify your message, audience, publishing rhythm, and intellectual territory before you commit months of energy to the wrong shape.

  • Positioning and narrative strategy
  • Essay, newsletter, and book architecture
  • Editorial systems for consistent output

Coaching

Build a durable writing practice with direct editorial feedback, sharper drafts, and a less punishing relationship to the page.

  • One-on-one sessions and draft reviews
  • Voice, structure, and argument development
  • Accountability without theatrics

Ghostwriting

Turn interviews, notes, fragments, and expertise into polished work that keeps your cadence, standards, and point of view intact.

  • Long-form essays and thought leadership
  • Speeches, keynotes, and op-eds
  • Book proposals and manuscript support

Discussion

Bring me into the room for serious conversations about ideas, politics, technology, writing, or the future.

  • Podcast and video conversations
  • Panels, salons, and private briefings
  • Keynotes, interviews, and moderated discussions

Approach

The work begins before the draft.

Listen

We gather the raw material: voice, pressure points, audience, ambition, and constraints.

Shape

We find the through-line, build the structure, and decide what belongs on the cutting room floor.

Write

We move from rough material to strong language through focused drafting and precise revision.

1:1

Close editorial partnership from idea to final sentence.

4

Core offers for people at different stages of the writing and ideas process.

100%

Built around your voice, your standards, and the work you want to be known for.

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About

A writing partner for people who think in public.

I am John Aziz. I am a writer and editor whose work has appeared in The Atlantic, Quillette, The Dispatch, Business Insider, Foreign Policy, and The Free Press. I work with founders, independent experts, leaders, coaches, and writers.

The process is collaborative and exacting. We keep the language human, the argument honest, and the finished piece strong enough to travel without you standing beside it to explain.

Contact

Bring the raw idea. We can make it legible.

Tell me what you are trying to write, where it needs to go, and what feels stuck. I will reply with the best next step.