Many writers secretly long to be performers. You always get the 'if you weren't a writer' question. I would be a back-up singer, to stand in the back and go like 'do, do, do.
Jennifer WeinerI think it has as much to do with honoring my own voice as it does with feeling a responsibility to my readers or my daughters.
Jennifer WeinerTell the story that's been growing in your heart, the characters you can't keep out of your head, the tale story that speaks to you, that pops into your head during your daily commute, that wakes you up in the morning.
Jennifer WeinerThe way I see it,โ she began, โyour motherโs devoted her whole life to you kids.โ She said โyou kidsโ in precisely the same tone I would have used for โyou infestation of cockroaches
Jennifer Weiner