About Amy

Amy Hammond Hagberg is an author, ghostwriter, editor, and speaker. She is the author/coauthor of seven books:

  • Facing the Dragon: How a Desperate Act Pulled One Addict Out of Methamphetamine Hell
    with coauthor David Parnell
    (HCI Books, Dec. 2010)
  • The Big Gig: A Working Musician's Inspirational Guide to Living the Dream
    with coauthor Zoro
    (Alfred Music Publishing, 2011)
  • Ransomed: Loving Yourself from the Inside Out
    with coauthor Barbara T. Marshall
    (Thrive Press, February 2010)
  • 100 Answers to 100 Questions Before You Say "I Do"
    (Strang Books, 2008)
  • My Favorite Christmas
    (Thomas Nelson Publishers, 2006)
  • How Do You Know He's Real?: Celebrity Reflections on True Life Experiences with God
    (Destiny Image Publishers, 2006)
  • How Do You Know He's Real?: God Unplugged
    (Destiny Image, 2006)

Amy is a frequent contributor to publications around the world on a wide variety of subjects. She specializes in personality profiles and research-intensive stories. Her magazine clients include: Redbook, Living with Teenagers, ParentLife, HomeLife, Collegiate, Spirituality and Health, Listen and dozens of others.

In addition to her own writing, Amy collaborates with subject matter experts on a variety of topics and ghostwrites memoirs. Her work shows remarkable versatility; she is at home writing about topics as varied as business, music, addiction, spirituality, and marriage and family topics. By building close working relationships with her coauthors, she turns real-life stories into page-turners that both compel and redeem. Amy also provides manuscript evaluation, copyediting, and book doctoring services to other writers. A sought-after speaker, she loves giving keynotes and facilitating retreats for groups around the country.


A life-long resident of Minnesota (ask her how she feels about that in January), Amy lives in a lakeside log home in the woods with her husband of nearly 30 years. When she’s not writing, Amy enjoys supporting her adult children in their life adventures, gourmet cooking, lounging by the fireside reading historical fiction and spoiling Tundra and Drifter, the family’s two Great Pyrenees dogs.