This week we’re discussing how we torture our characters. Characters must be put through the wringer, made miserable and low,…
Tag: Craft
By day, I teach creative writing at UC Berkeley. I direct the Poetry for the People program, founded by the…
Work on I LIKED MY LIFE began as something to tinker with when I couldn’t give the corporate world any…
We’re talking day jobs this week on the Deb Ball. Oh, the joy of the day jobs. I’ve had day…
One of the big challenges of being a political writer of controversial topics is that the political foundation for your…
I have a home office where I used to work 60+ hour weeks. It all felt very important. When I…
When I was a little girl, my favorite room in our house was my father’s library. We lived in a…
Writing for me happens just about anywhere. I have a notebook in my purse and I’ve been known to jot…
Early in my writing life, I used to be precious about where and when I would write. It had to…
The Debutante Ball is excited to welcome guest Stephanie Clifford, author of instant NY Times Bestseller EVERYBODY RISE, a book about…