Alle stars on “Writer Advice” and the fashion blog “Boots, Shoes, & Fashion.”

A Review and an Interview

Alle’s favorite shoes: A self-protrait

Some talk about fashion; lots of talk about writing and about As Far as You Can Go Before You Have to Come Back

Have you always hoped to have a career as a writer?

I was passionate about several careers, but I didn’t have it within me to pursue them because of the trauma effect on my sense of self. I was frozen in a way that made me come across as spoiled and unpleasant, as an employee. I got fired quite a bit.

In Writer Advice: scroll down to the second book reviewed:

In evocative language that does not hold back, this is an excellent book for those who are looking for new paths to escape into, those who’ve been touched by trauma, and those who know that coming of age can happen more than once in most people’s lives.