Stephanie Danler packed up and headed to New York City with a dream of becoming a writer. But before she could put pen to paper, she embarked on  an ultimately successful career in the restaurant industry — not knowing at the time that this would inspire her breakout novel, Sweetbitter, which would in turn form the basis of an acclaimed Starz TV series. Listen in on this week's episode of UnStyled to hear about Stephanie’s  journey — and how, contending with absent parents, a deteriorating marriage and now, motherhood, Stephanie has always turned to the one constant in her life: writing.

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