I love this: “Through teen girls we learn everything. They are the truth tellers of our contemporary existence but also they are the question-askers. And the answers we give our teenage girls stay with them for the rest of their lives.”
I'm not a fiction reader and book-length reading has been a challenge since the pandemic...but I literally just checked my library for this book based on the first question/answer.
I would love to talk to her about teen girls being “the truth tellers of our contemporary existence” and “the question-askers.”
As someone who was once a teenage girl with a lot of truths I was telling and asking so so many questions and who also wishes the various people in my life had been “more careful” with me, it’s nice to hear someone — anyone! — voice protectiveness and appreciation of teen girls.
It makes me want to read her memoir. Nice interview. Thank you.
Stopped mid-way into the author’s answer to the first question to log into my library account and put the book on hold. And WOW so many wise nuggets of writing advice in here (even for boring policy analysts like me). This is why I love CS so much! 🥹
I’ve so loved seeing how people approach the project of defining what “a good day’s work” is in the 1000 Words community. And I’m always so impressed with the precision and intention you bring to this yourself, Jami. It’s powerful modeling. I can’t wait to read this book and see how it all came together this time.
What a wonderful interview to have land in my busy Sunday inbox. I'm a huge fan of Jami and her newsletter and the warmth she always shares with her readers.
The line about teen girls is spot on. Their ideas and thinking shape our culture and challenge today's norms. It reminded me lot of what Mattie Kahn captured in her book, Young and Restless.
I just finished this book. I could barely put it down, which was unfortunate because I was in Rome and supposed to be sightseeing. The characters are complicated and often unlikeable, and their journeys bumpy and unexpected. I loved it.
I love this: “Through teen girls we learn everything. They are the truth tellers of our contemporary existence but also they are the question-askers. And the answers we give our teenage girls stay with them for the rest of their lives.”
I'm not a fiction reader and book-length reading has been a challenge since the pandemic...but I literally just checked my library for this book based on the first question/answer.
Now to actually read the book!
I’ve just begun the book and now know how much of its richness for me would have been lost without having read this interview. Thank you and Jami.
I would love to talk to her about teen girls being “the truth tellers of our contemporary existence” and “the question-askers.”
As someone who was once a teenage girl with a lot of truths I was telling and asking so so many questions and who also wishes the various people in my life had been “more careful” with me, it’s nice to hear someone — anyone! — voice protectiveness and appreciation of teen girls.
It makes me want to read her memoir. Nice interview. Thank you.
Same! Would love to interrogate sometime why this feels so true, as I'm sure there are both tangible and abstract reasons.
Stopped mid-way into the author’s answer to the first question to log into my library account and put the book on hold. And WOW so many wise nuggets of writing advice in here (even for boring policy analysts like me). This is why I love CS so much! 🥹
I’ve so loved seeing how people approach the project of defining what “a good day’s work” is in the 1000 Words community. And I’m always so impressed with the precision and intention you bring to this yourself, Jami. It’s powerful modeling. I can’t wait to read this book and see how it all came together this time.
What a wonderful interview to have land in my busy Sunday inbox. I'm a huge fan of Jami and her newsletter and the warmth she always shares with her readers.
Great interview about how a novel is born. I was on the fence about getting this book and now I will.
The line about teen girls is spot on. Their ideas and thinking shape our culture and challenge today's norms. It reminded me lot of what Mattie Kahn captured in her book, Young and Restless.
My book budget is outrageous as a result of your thoughtful, interesting interviews. Thank you for highlighting such wonderful authors!
I just finished this book. I could barely put it down, which was unfortunate because I was in Rome and supposed to be sightseeing. The characters are complicated and often unlikeable, and their journeys bumpy and unexpected. I loved it.