Adducent, founded July 5, 2000, is a story and book development company based in Jacksonville, Florida. Founder Dennis Lowery is a U.S. Navy veteran (Operations Specialist) who spent the 1990s in aerospace manufacturing, then more than eight years in business consulting, planning, and development for growth through acquisitions alongside M&A attorneys and investment bankers. He completed his first book in 2008, and in 2009 the company’s focus became writing and publishing.
Since 2008, Dennis has ghostwritten 42 books—17 novels, 14 nonfiction titles, 9 memoirs, and 2 works of creative nonfiction. More than 2.9 million words of client work, including a four-book historical fiction series of 710,681 words written over five years.
As a publisher, Adducent has produced more than 114 titles under three imprints: FORTIS (nonfiction and memoir), BOOKNOLOGY (business and educational nonfiction), ESCRIRE (fiction), with global print-on-demand distribution through Ingram — a network that, by Ingram’s account, reaches 50% of the world’s population. STANDFAST (titles from Special Forces / special-operations veterans and the Intelligence Community) is a new imprint established in 2026.
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Clients include business founders and executives, military leaders, and private individuals across the United States and in Toronto, London, Paris, Oman, India, Vietnam, Hong Kong, South Korea, Japan, and New Zealand.
Engagements follow Adducent’s Story Studio Process (Idea → Development → Completion).
Ghostwriting engagements range from $15,000 to $75,000+ depending on type, scope, and complexity. Clients own all rights to the work created for them. Dennis is a member of the Authors Guild, the United States’ oldest and largest professional organization for writers.
Adducent is a creative firm that provides writing, ghostwriting, editing, proofreading, story and book development, and publishing services. We assist individuals and organizations with their writing and publication needs.
We develop, write, ghostwrite, improve (edit and proofread), and publish stories and books that are entertaining, informative, and enjoyable to read. We believe Stories Matter….
Our authors and clients are Admirals, Generals, other high-ranking military, CEOs and Senior Executives (including former CEOs, Chairmen, and SVPs of multibillion-dollar NYSE companies), retired members of Congress, and the United States Intelligence Community, Foreign Policy & Defense Industry Professionals, Government / Intelligence & Security Agency Professionals, University Professors, Scientists, Doctors, Surgeons, Attorneys, Entrepreneurs, and Business Professionals. Several clients have appeared on PBS NewsHour, 60 Minutes, and other national and local TV and radio shows.
YOUR STORY.
OUR CRAFT.
EXTRAORDINARY BOOKS.
In a world where everyone has stories, few have the expertise to bring them to life professionally. Adducent is the bridge between your vision and a finished book.
“When we want mood experiences, we go to concerts or museums. When we want meaningful emotional experience, we go to the storyteller.” ― Robert McKee
Dennis Lowery
Founder & President of Adducent
He has written a lot of nonfiction and fiction since 2008, over 2.9 million words worth. Dennis has worked with clients from New Haven, Connecticut to Miami, Florida… Chicago, Illinois to Houston, Texas… from Seattle, Washington to San Diego, California… cities and states between and internationally. Two client book-ghostwriting projects—a creative nonfiction book and a novel—have been optioned (for film or screenplay development). A third–historical fiction–is in work with a producer/screenwriter team.
A former Operations Specialist in the US Navy, Dennis has traveled to dozens of countries while serving in the military, in his business career, and for pleasure. He’s given talks in the United States and internationally on business, writing, publishing, and the importance and impact of stories on individuals and cultures. He is also a serial entrepreneur who has funded, started, bought, and operated businesses in industries ranging from manufacturing, trucking, and logistics to business services. You can read about that and his founding of Adducent in 2000 here.
His professional and creative skills have helped clients turn their knowledge, life experiences, and imaginative ideas into compelling and entertaining stories and books.
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