Cindy Etherton

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I'm a memoirist, novelist, and co-founder of a writing charity. My work focuses on crime in real life and fiction and exploring the quirks of human behaviour.

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Don't Call This Fiction

A raw and unflinching memoir about love, control and survival—and the moment everything changed. This is the story behind the silence.

Reviews

  • A gripping, gut-churning and deeply illuminating read.

    Sam Burr — bestselling author of The Fellowship of Puzzle Makers

  • I laughed, and I cried.

    Marc Heffernan — Executive Producer and Series Editor

  • It's a cracking story.

    Karen Pierce — author and tutor

  • I had to remember to breathe during the court scene.

    Tracy Dawson — reader in Australia

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About the Author

My background in executive recruitment and international coaching taught me to listen between the lines. To see the dynamics beneath behaviour. To understand how power moves—and how truth gets buried.

I write about what's real. About the stories we inherit, the ones we survive, and the ones we choose to tell differently.

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Real Writers Circle

Writing develops in trusted creative company.

Cindy co-founded Real Writers Circle with Victoria Robson after discovering the value of learning, writing and developing work in trusted creative company. Built around connection, socialised learning and mutual support, Real Writers Circle offers writers a space to grow their voice, confidence and craft.

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For reader messages, event enquiries, book club invitations or questions about Cindy’s writing, please use the form below. Cindy welcomes thoughtful conversations around truth, storytelling, memoir and the themes explored in Don’t Call This Fiction.