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" I think it always feels riskier and scarier to go after something you really love and want because the rejection and failure hurts more. "
Emily Giffin
Rejection
Think
Go
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" Like the rest of the planet, I'm absolutely dying to see Baz Luhrmann's 'The Great Gatsby' and am thrilled that Leonardo DiCaprio was cast in it - he's perfect. "
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Dying
Rest
" I aim for four workouts a week. I work out with a trainer once a week. Then, I take a circuit class twice a week. The fourth workout is random, depending on what I'm in the mood for - either a run, a spin class, or yoga. "
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Week
Work
" To write convincingly, I think you must be able to relate, in some way, to what a character is experiencing. "
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Some
Think
" My books are all relationship-focused, so much of my inspiration comes from my own relationships and the issues and concerns that arise among my friends and family. "
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Family
Friends
Own
" Writing a teen character is something I wanted to try again for a long time! "
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Teen
Time
Writing
" I did read all my old diaries and was quite surprised by the overwhelming melancholic tone. I remember things being rosier than they really were. "
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Being
Than
Remember
" Well, shoes, bags and clutches are usually my big weaknesses - my husband always laughs when I call them 'investment pieces.' "
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Big
Always
Investment
" I feel a great connection with my readers and would never want to disappoint them. "
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Never
Want
Connection
" I never outline my novels before I write. I do have a vague sense of beginning, middle, and end at the outset of each book, but for me, writing has always been a very character-driven process. "
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Writing
Never
Me
" I didn't drink in high school, and neither did any of my boyfriends. "
Emily Giffin
Drink
High
Did
" 'Something Borrowed' was initially titled 'Rolling the Dice,' but my editor said it sounded like a men's gambling memoir. "
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Dice
Men
Said
" I think exercise is critical to my writing and an essential way to recharge. "
Emily Giffin
Exercise
Writing
Way
" I have always been drawn to coming-of-age stories and books and movies featuring compelling young characters. "
Emily Giffin
Young
Always
Books
" My mother has always been an Anglophile and taught my sister and me to love British history and literature. "
Emily Giffin
Sister
Mother
Me
" For an interesting nonfiction read, I really enjoyed 'Quiet' by Susan Cain. I read it with my husband, who is a true introvert, whereas I am an introvert masquerading as an extrovert. "
Emily Giffin
I Am
Husband
Interesting
" I write about messy relationships, and they put pastel covers on them, but I can't complain. "
Emily Giffin
Complain
Messy
Relationships
" I have unabashed Bieber Fever and routinely Google 'Justin and Selena.' They are so cute together. "
Emily Giffin
Fever
Justin
Cute
" I was actually born in Baltimore! Although I moved away when I was quite young and consider Chicago to be my hometown, Baltimore is sentimental to me, and I still keep in touch with family friends I knew as a little girl. "
Emily Giffin
Me
Girl
Friends
" I try to have something in common with my protagonists, especially when I'm writing in the first person. "
Emily Giffin
First
Writing
Try
" A theme in a lot of my books - and in my own life - is making choices that you feel you should make, or what society wants you to make, as opposed to what is truly right for you. "
Emily Giffin
Society
Choices
You
" I don't really know why I went to law school. "
Emily Giffin
Know
Law School
Why
" I'm a huge Elizabeth Berg fan. Her novels are always charming, thoughtful, and filled with lively, three-dimensional characters. "
Emily Giffin
Always
Charming
Fan
" My books aren't autobiographical. "
Emily Giffin
Books
Autobiographical
" For true downtime, I enjoy going for light runs, having drinks with friends and going to the movies with my husband. "
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Husband
Light
Movies
" I find flawed characters much more interesting than perfect ones and enjoy the challenge of making readers root for them in spite of their unsympathetic path and destructive choices. "
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Path
Interesting
Choices
" I try to recognize that there is no such thing as having it all - and it's impossible to be perfect. You just have to let certain things go. "
Emily Giffin
Impossible
You
Try
" I try to write about real women, real people - in other words flawed characters. "
Emily Giffin
Write
People
Real
" I think it's important to try to be present with whatever it is you're doing. And if you can't be present, take a break. "
Emily Giffin
Important
Doing
Present
" Everyone wants to belong, or be a part of something bigger than themselves, but it's important to follow your heart and be true to yourself in the process. "
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Process
Heart
True
" Guilt is a supreme waste of time and energy. "
Emily Giffin
Waste
Energy
Guilt