Riya T.
Ghostwriter | Scriptwriter
Stories sell. And I know how to write the ones readers can’t put down. Hi, I’m Riya Talla, a professional ghostwriter with 5+ years of experience and 60+ full length novels written for clients worldwide. Romance, dark romance, mafia, fantasy, thrillers. I understand the tropes readers crave and the emotional hooks that keep them turning pages long after midnight. I hold a Master’s degree in English Literature and Creative Writing, which sharpened my storytelling instincts into craft. I know pacing, tension, character psychology, and the market patterns behind books that actually sell. Enemies to lovers, forbidden romance, morally grey heroes, slow burn tension. I don’t just write stories. I build addictive reading experiences. Writing has never felt like work to me. It’s the one place where hours disappear and characters start feeling real. I live through the words I write, and that passion shows up on every page. If you have an idea for a novel, I know how to turn it into a story readers obsess over.
Earnings and projects
Last 6 months ÷ 6
Last 6 months: $1.7k
Billed in all: $6,792$6.8k
$142 in the last 6 months
Across 13 contracts
Across 34 contracts
Earnings, last 30 days
Skill rankings: Top 14% in Humor Writing
Ranked by MRR among everyone on Upwork with the skill.
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