Jami Attenberg
Jami Attenberg
years idiot
I smoked for many years like a total idiot.
book iphone storm
My laptop broke and because of the storm I could not get a new one. And so I've been promoting my book via iPhone.
character structure channeling
I'm not that much of a researcher. I'm good at channeling characters, and I'm good at structure.
exercise sometimes
Sometimes, things are just exercises.
book drinking writing
I wish I had the luxury of time to read and write like grad students do. That sounds pretty awesome. When I was writing my first book one of my friends was going to grad school at the same time and I heard a lot of stories about drinking, too. I feel like everyone was having affairs.
reading mean writing
Studying writing to me means reading and also rewriting obsessively. That's the best way to learn.
jobs believe thinking
Writers have a job to do. Editors do, too. You have to stand ground and cede ground on a case by case basis. When an editor tells me something isn't working and I still believe in it, I tend to think it just isn't working hard enough.
reading giving kind
I love doing readings. I could really give a crap about reviews. It's kind of about the readers.
firsts stories wanted
I've just always written, and always considered myself a writer. I wrote my first story when I was five. There was nothing else I wanted to do or be.
believe writing thinking
The very best parts of me go into my writing, it is the best version of myself, and I don't think it's hubristic to believe that that's worth something, worth someone else's time. It's the most I have to offer the world.
bases flawed humans
I don't pretend for a second that I'm that great of a person on a day-to-day basis. I'm a deeply flawed human.
airports car currents
In its current incarnation in my life touring is a lot of airports and hotels and car services and only OK food.
very-deep
I had always loved life on the road. It was just something that appealed to me very deeply.
dream nice pursue
Wouldn't that be nice if we could all afford to just freely pursue our dreams?