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Memoir Writing: The Story Behind One Man's Bestseller
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The editor-in-chief of Esquire, David Granger, convinced a writer to turn his stories into a memoir, which later became a bestseller, by encouraging him to write, cutting 40% of his work, and publishing it in six companies that gave the green light.
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