Smart, sharp, and hilarious, Slaughterhouse 90210 is the perfect pick-me-up and never-put-me-down book.
Jami AttenbergI'm not that much of a researcher. I'm good at channeling characters, and I'm good at structure.
Jami AttenbergStudying writing to me means reading and also rewriting obsessively. That's the best way to learn.
Jami AttenbergIt's good to try stuff. I wrote a book that I threw away, and I think I just wrote it so I could try stuff in it and not be scared
Jami AttenbergMaybe just as many women writers as male writers could be billed as the next great American writer by their publisher. Maybe book criticism sections could review an equal amount of female and male writers. Maybe Oprah could start putting some books by women authors in her book club, since most of her audience is women.
Jami AttenbergWhat I try very hard to do is have an hour or so in the morning when I leave the house and don't have my phone with me. I'll go sit in a cafe and read and handwrite in my notebook and not be facing a screen. My head will be clear. I will be able to hear myself think. Because honestly for the rest of the day it's just screens, screens, screens.
Jami Attenberg