ABOUT CYNTHIA
When I was nine, I told my brother that he and I were the reincarnation of essayist Charles Lamb and sister Mary ~ and that I was Charles.
Family dynamics aside, my dream of being a writer was conceived that day.
That dream led me to earn a Bachelor of Journalism degree at the University of Missouri-Columbia and the Edward R. Murrow Memorial Scholarship Award, given by the actor Ed Asner. Although our time at Mizzou overlapped, I never met Brad Pitt or Sheryl Crow, alas.
I devoted the next 20 years to writing novels ~ Brigid’s Charge ~ and a second one that is loosely based on my five-year search for my little sister, who was given up for adoption at birth when I was toddler.
That’s a sad story with a happy ending. Sheila and I found each other in 1992 ~ the year after I earned a Master of Fine Arts degree in English/Creative Writing from Mills College.
The sisters reunited in 1992
While I wrote my first two novels, I worked as a contractor in editorial and production for dozens of large, independent and start-up publishers, as well as individual authors.
I fell into ghostwriting in 2000, when the author of a book I’d edited asked me to do the rewrite. Our writing styles were completely different and she was 40 years my senior, but I said, “Sure.”
When neither of us could tell who’d written which lines, I discovered that I could inhabit another person’s voice and bring their vision to life. Plus, I loved doing it.
Today, alongside writing my third, fourth, and fifth novels (yes, three at once!), I bring 40 years of writing, publishing, and author experience to my book coaching. I’m a natural cheerleader, and I love helping writers find their way through the challenges of writing a book and bringing it into the world.
If you’d like to learn more, send me a message via my “Contact” page.