Jess Walter
Jess Walter
Jess Walteris an American author of six novels, a collection of short stories, and a non-fiction book. His books have been published in twenty-six countries and translated into twenty-eight languages. He is the recipient of the Edgar Allan Poe Award, among others, and was a finalist for the National Book Award in 2006...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAuthor
Date of Birth20 July 1965
CountryUnited States of America
home worry track
Yes, what is it like? Certainly not like she dreamed. But maybe that's okay. We want what we want. At home, she works herself into a frenzy worrying about what she isn't--and perhaps loses track of just where she is.
father wife kind
What kind of wife would I be if I left your father simply because he was dead?
stories
All we have is the story we tell.
self promotion self-promotion
There was a time when self-promotion was considered so verboten, especially for authors.
fun writing people
I quickly decided my zombies weren't really zombies. It was instead something you called people who were on this club drug, who then exhibited aggressive behaviors. And then like everyone who writes about zombies, I found it was so much fun.
years stories firsts
The first seven years that I wrote fiction, I sent out stories and a novel and made a total of $25.
teaching humble opportunity
I doubt the terrorists saw 9/11 as a teaching opportunity. And we're not really a culture geared to anything as humble as 'learning.' But I was disappointed in how quickly everyone wanted to get back to normal. It was as if we watched terrorism on TV for a while, then got bored and turned back to 'American Idol.'
form can-do
The form is so malleable and can do so many things.
boredom people contentment
He found himself in habiting the vast, empty plateau where most people live, between boredom and contentment.
simple imagination people
He considered it a shame when people couldn't grasp the infinite-a failure not just of imagination but of simple vision.
police doe needs
If a police officer arrests a mime, does he need to tell him he has the right to remain silent.
memories doe
What business does memory have with time?
space desire want
Sometimes what we want to do and what we must do are not the same. Pasquo, the smaller the space between your desire and what is right, the happier you will be.
basketball morning coffee
I wake at 5 or 5:30 most mornings, make myself a latte and grab a cookie, write until 10 or 11, go have my favorite meal, 'second breakfast,' or grab coffee with friends, or play basketball. Then, around noon, I begin apologizing via email for the manuscripts I can't get to.