I feel like I sort of missed the eighties. At the time, we didn’t know we were having fun, which is probably the way it always is.
Tama JanowitzThe novel is never really in the first draft. The novel really happens in the revisions.
Tama JanowitzWhether I'm critically well received, whether or not I sell books - of course it becomes progressively harder to get them published - nevertheless, it's what I do, every day.
Tama JanowitzIn my writing I wanted to be liked for writing really unlikeable stuff. There were books that people, particularly women, hated so much. They said, "I threw it against the wall!" Which, in my opinion, was a compliment. Because it's very hard to get somebody to throw something.
Tama JanowitzWhether you're acting or you're writing, your skin is just basically ripped off and you're putting yourself out there. At least the acting part comes with a bit more social interaction. And you're a bit less isolated because you are working with the director and the crew, and there's a general camaraderie. Writing, you're totally isolated. You're just trying to get the words on paper.
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