'Wild' Author Cheryl Strayed Confesses to Her Social Media Addiction

Twitter and Facebook function as water cooler for writers

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Who

Age 46

Claim to fame Author of Wild (the film adaptation, starring Reese Witherspoon, is currently in theaters)

Base Portland, Ore.

Twitter @CherylStrayed

What’s the first information you consume in the morning? 

You mean after my children jump into my bed and tell me what they dreamed? Well, my homepage is set to The New York Times, so I’ll usually glance at what’s going on in the world.

Tell us about your social media habits.

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