Content writer · Author · Cape Town
Words that make
people feel
something
I write content for brands that want to connect with real humans, not just fill a content calendar.
I write content for brands that want to connect with real humans, not just fill a content calendar.
Sure, AI will produce words if you ask it to. But I produce writing that your audience will actually want to read. Crafted for humans, by a human. Every piece written, edited and delivered by me.
In-depth pieces that grab attention and don’t let go. Thoroughly researched and distinctively voiced. Written to be read rather than skimmed.
see examples →Website copy, brand narratives and thought pieces. The kind of writing that makes a brand feel like a person — and one worth listening to.
see examples →Regular communication that builds loyal audiences. I know what makes people want to open the next one (because my audience does).
see examples →Your ideas, my craft. For executives, founders and thinkers who have ideas worth sharing and want them written well.
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Penguin Random House · 2026
Life on the Other Side of Grief
At twenty-nine, my life was torn apart in an instant. A car accident killed my husband and toddler daughter, leaving me widowed with a newborn baby. This is the book I wrote on the other side of the worst experience of my life — unflinching, compassionate, and full of the hard-won clarity that only catastrophic loss can produce.
I like to think it isn’t so much a book about grief as it is a book about what it means to love.
Published with Ghost Mail, my Weekender newsletter covers history, trivia and the stories that make intelligent people sit back and read for pleasure. Not business content. Human content.
read my latest columnDominique is a skilled wordsmith with a knack for writing easily-digestible and engaging content that not only speaks to people but also to search engines. She has proven to be adept at interpreting briefs with such great precision and delivering such well-structured content that the need for revision is often minimal.
Dominique is so much more than just a ghost writer. Her ideation is fantastic and she will elevate any piece she touches. Her weekly column on Ghost Mail is extremely popular and led to the launch of Ghost Mail Weekender, a Sunday mailer which has been well received.
She’s one of a small group of writers who can genuinely understand a brief and give you back exactly what you needed. Not just words — but the right words. Smart. Insightful. Talented. And a pleasure to work with.
Dominique consistently delivers compelling copy that is creative, well-researched and polished. She’s quick to communicate with our team and always on top of her to-do list — we love working with her!
I’m Dominique Olivier, a Cape Town-based writer, Fine Arts graduate and Penguin-published author. I deeply love the internet — but I think it’s becoming a less engaging place to be.
AI-generated content is scrubbing interesting human stories off the net and replacing them with dull pages with nothing real to say. My manifesto is simple: connection is what makes us human, and you need a human to connect with a human.
I work with a small number of clients at a time. If you want content that earns its place on the page, then we should talk.
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