Stephanie Klein's Greek Tragedy

bookhooks

I'm beginning to write the proposal for my third memoir. Here's a brain dump of how that's going, or rather, where it's gone to get me to here: It's easy to KNOW 100% what you'll write about when you're…

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what you do makes a difference

I normally don't do this. Just post a comment from a reader in plain site, making it content. Mostly because at some points in my life, sentiments similar to this one have been expressed, but they weren't always…

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flex your writing muscles: the big dif between blogs, books, tv, and film

I’m a writer who knows her own strengths. I’m also the female who strongly believes in facing the shit out of fear—running through, not around, the storm. When I was on the varsity soccer team in high school, Coach Paino…

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my fair lazy: jenaissance edition

Alright ladies, your summer beach reading is here for the taking, now, in spring—a season of rebirth, or birth at least, and new beginnings. New York Times bestselling author Jen Lancaster's latest memoir My Fair Lazy is just that.…

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balance is bullshit

Jen Lancaster, Stephanie Klein; photo by Luc Van Braekel What amazes me most is that we used to do it. In high school, we managed to balance AP English with AP Economics, with calculus, with AP art and AP…

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writing a successful screenplay: consider the source

My very quickie notes for yesterday's SXSW panel on adapting a book for film. I took these notes for me, fast, during the panel, but figured I'd share. It's not always about adapting a book scene for scene; it's about…

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advice: how to start my mid-life(ish) career

QUESTION FROM A GREEK TRAGEDY READER: I'm a soon-to-be graduate with a BA in journalism from one of the nation's most prestigious journalism schools. I mention that only to reiterate how very hard I've worked for a degree that, even…

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Stephanie Klein on Rachael Ray Show

For those who may have stumbled onto my site after seeing the Rachael Ray Show, welcome! I'm a mother to toddler twins (who arrived 10 weeks early!), an author, a photographer, a fat camp champ, a…

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wee little piggy flu to nyc

Very unexpectedly this little piggy flew to New York with less than a day's notice to appear on the Rachael Ray show, while my wee ones flew to the pediatrician's office for their wee little piggy flu vaccinations. The…

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bookstores & raindays

It feels like you're walking through someone's sneeze today. It's spitting out. It is, by far, my favorite weather ever. Though the ultimate is when it gets black out, mid-day. My cherry on top? Hiding away in the aisles of…

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