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Video: Turn Your Writing Into Your Career
“It wasn't just one single moment that I had this cataclysmic kind of thought; it was more that I had a calling my whole life and then...
Nonfiction Writer Discovers His Creativity
When Thomas Farley enrolled in Creative Nonfiction Workshop, he didn’t know what he was getting himself into. Already a published...
Laurie Ann Doyle: A Writer Who Takes Risks
Extension Honored Instructor Laurie Ann Doyle is no stranger to revisiting her writing. After she graduated from UC Berkeley with a...
The “Non-Teaching” Teacher
“He is such a naturally talented teacher that I bet a knitting class with him would be fun and informative,” a Post-Baccalaureate...
Even a Writing Instructor Has to Pay His Dues
“Write what you know.” Every time I speak to one of our writing graduates, this is the first piece of advice I hear for someone to...
Finding the Draw in Your Children’s Picture Book Story
Few people find inspiration when they receive a rejection letter. But for instructor Alan Schroeder—a writer who began pursuing the...
Addressing the Career Challenges of New Freelance Editors
"I can't get a job if I don't have experience, but I can't get experience if I don't have a job." Writer Lorna Walsh became well aware...
Is Self-Publishing Still Writing’s Road Less Traveled?
You’ve taken a creative writing course and now you have a collection of stories or a memoir or a novel. You’ve decided that being a...
Education Is a Two-Way Street
Not everyone is cut out to fully commit to higher education at 18 years old. Or at 22. Or even at 54. But what UC Berkeley Extension...