Charles Daly, “Charlie,” is a ghostwriter, developmental editor, and book coach working with memoir and non-fiction. He helps authors “go there” with difficult topics.

He is the co-author of I Will Follow You Anywhere: The True Story of the 9/11 Responders Who Took on Congress by John Feal with Charles Daly, foreword by Jon Stewart (Benbella Books, 2026), and Make Peace or Die: A Life of Service, Leadership, and Nightmares (featured on Jocko Podcast). He has worked as a developmental editor on bestselling military memoirs, including From Lawyer to Warrior and Civil: Life After the Foreign Legion.

Charlie’s B2B ghostwriting work includes Do What Works: The B2B Ads Handbook by Kevin Lord Barry and Privy’s Ecommerce Marketing Handbook.

His travel writing and long-form journalism has appeared in The Boston Globe, We are the Mighty, Kōkatat, and Thought Catalog. 

He lives in a cottage on the Atlantic coast of Ireland with his wife, Dominique Müller, a Swiss crime novelist, their young son, and a black cat named Serge. He has also worked as an English teacher in Korea, a surf instructor, and a defamed Stop & Shop cashier. When he’s not writing, he’s exploring the coast in small boats or on call as a maritime first responder.

“This is the kind of book I love—a true-life memoir of a man who lived (and is still living) a multi-dimensional life of war, love, family, and service … and who writes about it like a bandit.”

- Steven Pressfield, on Make Peace or Die

Notes from a Ghost 👻

A podcast about stories and the people how tell them.

The Lap

In May 2025, I completed a solo circumnavigation of Ireland by sea kayak, the culmination of years of training and a lifetime dream. I raised a little money for Parkinson’s research along the way.

Only about 100 people have done this; 30 or so have done it solo.