Jami Attenberg
Jami Attenberg
detail eats eye favorite food
What a character eats is a detail - like eye color or a favorite song. But food is also our lifeblood.
smoking challenges quitting
You can quit smoking, and never have to have a cigarette again to survive. But with food, it is a daily challenge.
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.
dream nice pursue
Wouldn't that be nice if we could all afford to just freely pursue our dreams?
writing sitting-still wish
I wish I could write while I'm on the road but it never works for me. I need to be sitting still.
book reading night
I love reading books that you can't put down, and they just take you over for a night or a weekend.
book writing lasts
My last book was speculative. I just don't quite know what I am doing. But I'll get there. I have a list of things I would love to write.
book wine clubs
What's the point of having a book club if you don't get to eat brownies and drink wine?
america bookstores treasure
The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry is a breezy, big-hearted treat, especially if you've ever wondered about the inner workings of America's national treasures--neighborhood bookstores.
disappointment block struggle
And we all get mired in the bullshit, the personality quirks, the personality disorders (ours and everyone else's), the jealousy, the disappointment, the blocks, the financial struggle, our egos, I do it too, I do it too, but if you can't remember it is all about the work and nothing else then I can't help you and you can't help yourself and you will lose. I promise you. You will lose.
issues judging people
People judge you because of your weight and your food issues. It's very visual.