Cindy ChildressWhat’s Up With Wendy’s Book on Showtime’s Billions?Okay, let’s see a show of hands… who has thought about writing your book before, but the thought of putting that work in and possibly never…3 min read·Jul 13, 2022----
Cindy Childress3 Steps to “Show, Don’t Tell” How You Feel in Your WritingHave you noticed some conflicting writing advice?3 min read·Jul 13, 2022----
Cindy ChildressGiving a Short and Sweet Acceptance Speech“Wow, these people should hire you to help them with their speeches to get them 30 seconds,” my husband, Jack, whispered.4 min read·Jul 13, 2022----
Cindy ChildressThree Reasons to Write Your Book Now (and one reason not to)“Am I ready to write a book?” That’s a question people frequently ask me when I get on 15-minute calls with prospective ghostwriting…6 min read·Oct 4, 2021----
Cindy ChildressHow I Wrote About Overcoming a 7-Year Work Gap“Hi, Randy! How are you this morning?” I asked.5 min read·Jun 22, 2021----
Cindy ChildressThe Doing of The Undoing: How a Straightforward Plot Kept Us On The Edge of Our Seats (and How You…“If Hugh Grant’s character did it, I don’t know how they can make a whole miniseries about this,” I said.8 min read·Dec 4, 2020----
Cindy Childress3 Ways to Bring Personality to Your WritingWant to know something cruel? Writing experts will tell you to write how you talk, and then if you do it, we mark up your paper with all…6 min read·Oct 20, 2020--1--1
Cindy ChildressHow to Write a Book People Actually Want to ReadWhen I talk about book writing at cocktail parties, people pull me aside and say, “I wrote a book,” and they say it like they’re admitting…6 min read·Aug 18, 2020--1--1
Cindy ChildressWrite Non-Boring Nonfiction Stories With DialogueWhen you look at your nonfiction writing when you try to tell a story, does the story end up looking like the same kind of paragraphs as…6 min read·Jul 31, 2020----
Cindy ChildressWriting Books During Black Lives Matter“You should take African American Literature,” Dr. Rutledge said. He was my advisor, and we were planning my 21-hour semester so I could…5 min read·Jun 23, 2020----