Cyndy Etler

Cyndy Etler is a teen life coach and the author of young adult memoirs The Dead Inside and We Can’t Be Friends (Sourcebooks Fire). Her books take readers into her sixteen months in Straight Inc., a teen treatment program the ACLU called “a concentration camp for throwaway teens,” and then back to her druggie high school, packed with dangerous jockos and cheerleaders.
How to Become a Bestseller with Money, Luck, or Work (Mostly Work)
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 ...
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How to Write Memoir So They Don’t Read It, They Live It
How to Write Memoir So They Don’t Read It, They <i>Live</i> It
If your readers are going to put themselves in your skin and live your experiences, you need to be hyper-conscious ...
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What Do Young Adults Want to Read? Let My Students Tell You
YA
Four lessons for YA: Make it real, get rid of parental oversight, feature topics making the headlines, and include hope ...
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How to Write Your Memoir with Fun, Easy Lists
how to write your memoir with lists
You need to write a memoir—except the mere thought floods you with anxiety. You’ve got decades of memories; where would ...
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