Ep. 8 — Author and Teacher Melissa Clark On Writing, Reading, and Her Bizarre Meeting With Margaret Atwood

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Melissa Clark is a triple threat. She's the creator of the animated television series, Braceface. She’s the author of three novels: “Bear Witness,” “Swimming Upstream, Slowly,” and “Imperfect”. And she’s a creative writing teacher at Otis College of Art and Design in Los Angeles.

On this episode of Write About Now, Melissa shares some of her favorite writing prompts, her favorite authors and books, and her not-so-favorite few days with her writing idol, Margaret Atwood. To find out more about Melissa and take some of her courses online, check out melissaclarkwrites.com.

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