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Author Archives: Cyndy Etler

How to Become a Bestseller with Money, Luck, or Work (Mostly Work)

“If you build it, they will come” is the biggest crock of sh*t ever foisted. The second biggest is my own mental script: “If I write it, The New York Times bestseller list will come.” Nope. Wrong answer.

How to Write Memoir So They Don’t Read It, They Live It

If your readers are going to put themselves in your skin and live your experiences, you need to be hyper-conscious of what those experiences looked, felt and sounded like before you write them.

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What Do Young Adults Want to Read? Let My Students Tell You

Four lessons for YA: Make it real, get rid of parental oversight, feature topics making the headlines, and include hope.

how to write your memoir with lists

How to Write Your Memoir with Fun, Easy Lists

You need to write a memoir—except the mere thought floods you with anxiety. You’ve got decades of memories; where would you even start? Lists to the rescue!

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