When I wrote 'The Assistants,' I knew very much that I wanted to write about income inequality and student loan debt and the gender wage gap, but I wanted to put it in a really slick, fun package. That book ended up being described as a socially conscious novel in chick-lit clothing.
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As our nation's student debt crisis has reached a breaking point, we've been hearing lots of talk about student loan forgiveness. It's taken me 20 years to forgive myself for my loan - and just as long to pay it off.
Clothing reveals what a character is trying to project as well as what they're giving away about themselves without even realizing it: their socioeconomic class; their confidence level; their vulnerabilities.
I think the skyrocketing cost of a college education has placed it in the sphere of being a luxury-priced necessity.
Keeping a journal is the number-one best way to develop your written voice.
I wrote 'The Assistants' while I was the Assistant to the Editor-in-Chief of 'Esquire.'
Apparently, blaming oneself for debilitating student debt is common.