“There is no such thing as chance; and what seems to us merest accident springs from the deepest source of destiny.”
Friedrich von Schiller, poet, playwright and philosopher
Troy Anderson’s Biography
A Pulitzer Prize-nominated investigative journalist, #1 bestselling FaithWords/Hachette, Chosen Books and Salem Books author, founder and president of the Inspire Literary Group, vice president of Battle Ready Ministries, and former executive editor at Charisma magazine and Charisma Media and reporter at the Los Angeles Daily News, I co-author, ghostwrite and edit books for faith, business and military leaders, celebrities, experts and people from all walks of life. My clients’ books are mostly purchased by imprints of the Big Five (Hachette, HarperCollins, Macmillan, Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster) publishing houses, as well as mid-sized publishers.
I periodically write for Reuters, Newsmax, Townhall, Christianity Today, Charisma, Charisma News, Human Events, National Wildlife, Consumers Digest, Watchdog.org, Outreach, The American Spectator, The New American, and other media outlets. My stories have appeared in the Chicago Tribune, The Huffington Post, San Francisco Chronicle and San Jose Mercury-News too. I specialize in faith, business, politics, investigative reporting and entertainment.
I’m co-author of the #1 FaithWords/Hachette Book Group bestsellers The Babylon Code (October 2015) and Trumpocalypse (January 2018). I’m also co-author of the #1 Chosen Books/Baker Publishing Group bestsellers The Military Guide to Armageddon (January 2021) and The Military Guide to Disarming Deception (August 2022). I have two new books coming out in April 2024 – Revelation 911 (Salem Books), already a #1 bestseller, and Your Mission in God’s Army (Chosen Books).
During my three-decade career in journalism, I’ve won more than two dozen local, state and national writing awards, was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize for a series of foster care stories that contributed to “revolutionary” national reforms, and was featured as an investigative reporter in The McGraw-Hill book, Careers for Puzzle-Solvers & Other Methodical Thinkers. A magazine I wrote a series of articles for – Rebel – won 2011 and 2012 Eddie Awards (FOLIO: magazine’s prestigious journalism award). As executive editor of Charisma magazine and Charisma Media (5 million readers), we won two 2015 Charlie Awards (Florida Magazine Association’s top award), and two 2015 FOLIO: Eddie Awards’ honorable mentions.
I’m a member of the American Society of Journalists and Authors, the nation’s premier organization of independent nonfiction writers who have met ASJA’s exacting standards of professional achievement. I’m also a member of the Association of Ghostwriters, Investigative Reporters & Editors, and Gotham Ghostwriters, a network of over 3,200 of the nation’s premier ghostwriters who have written hundreds of bestsellers for globally known figures and celebrities. I’m a graduate of the Act One and Movieguide screenwriting programs.
I’m represented by two of the nation’s top literary agents and entertainment attorneys whose clients have sold tens of millions of books, some of which were turned into movies that grossed hundreds of millions of dollars.
I’m honored to be the descendant of poet, playwright and philosopher Friedrich von Schiller who wrote the poem Ode to Joy that Ludwig van Beethoven set to music in Symphony No. 9, now the anthem of the European Union. Schiller also wrote the plays The Robbers, Maria Stuart, Wilhelm Tell, Wallenstein, The Maid of Orleans and Don Carlos, an inspiration for George Lucas’ Star Wars films. He’s listed by Ranker.com as the 133th greatest writer of all time.
My exemplary team of writers and editors at the Inspire Literary Group ghostwrite, coauthor and edit books for faith, business and military leaders, celebrities, experts and people from all walks of life. For a free consultation, contact me at troyanderson@inspireliterary.com or call 949-887-1511.
Find out more about me on my author website at www.troyanderson.us.