Carla Tomaso (in pink) with one of her fictional characters.
Carla Tomaso lives in Pasadena, teaches high school and walks her dogs when she’s not writing novels based on real life friends and acquaintances.
Her books include The House of Real Love, Matricide, Maryfield Academy, Voyages Out and the as yet unpublished, Frozen.






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By: How to Write about Your Family and Friends Without Getting Fired, Dumped or Disinherited – by Carla Tomaso « Writer Friendly on 01/05/2010
at 9:06 am
Carla, I have read your article to all of my memoir “Write From the Heart” groups and they loved it! It’s one of those questions that people always ask “Is it okay to use real names or write about real people?” And that was a humerous and interesting reponse to the question.
By: Ruth Kozak on 01/14/2010
at 9:26 pm