I'm not that much of a researcher. I'm good at channeling characters, and I'm good at structure.
Jami AttenbergI remember being banned from other houses as a younger child during the winter holiday season; I was the only one who didn't believe in Santa Claus, and I was ruining everyone's Christmas.
Jami AttenbergWriters 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.
Jami Attenberg