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" I try to have something in common with my protagonists, especially when I'm writing in the first person. "
Emily Giffin
First
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" My books aren't autobiographical. "
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" 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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" 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. "
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" 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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" I really try to focus on my books and readers. "
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" I write about messy relationships, and they put pastel covers on them, but I can't complain. "
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Messy
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" I have always been drawn to coming-of-age stories and books and movies featuring compelling young characters. "
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Always
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" My mother has always been an Anglophile and taught my sister and me to love British history and literature. "
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Me
" Often I feel that projects overwhelm us when we look at how many hours are involved until completion. But just getting started is usually not that difficult. "
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" Life is about the gray areas. Things are seldom black and white, even when we wish they were and think they should be, and I like exploring this nuanced terrain. "
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Life
Black And White
" 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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Light
Movies
" 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
" I feel a great connection with my readers and would never want to disappoint them. "
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Never
Want
Connection
" 'Something Borrowed' was initially titled 'Rolling the Dice,' but my editor said it sounded like a men's gambling memoir. "
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Men
Said
" I think exercise is critical to my writing and an essential way to recharge. "
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Exercise
Writing
Way
" I think it always feels riskier and scarier to go after something you really love and want because the rejection and failure hurts more. "
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Rejection
Think
Go
" 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. "
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Important
Doing
Present
" My favorite movie of all-time is 'Stand By Me,' and I re-read my favorite young adult books often. "
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Favorite
Books
Young
" 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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Heart
True
" The best thing about being an author is writing stories and having people - strangers all over the world - connect with them. "
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World
Strangers
People
" 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. "
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Me
Girl
Friends
" I'm a huge Elizabeth Berg fan. Her novels are always charming, thoughtful, and filled with lively, three-dimensional characters. "
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Fan
" It's a funny thing - when I'm crazed with work, spending time with my children relaxes me. Yet, at the end of a long weekend with them, the very thing I need to relax is a little work and time away from them! "
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" I don't really know why I went to law school. "
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" Inevitably I draw on my own relationships when I write, so if I'm writing about a fight between a husband and his wife, of course I'm going to think about a recent fight with my husband. Or if I'm writing about sisters, of course I'm going to think about my sister. "
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" 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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" 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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" 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. "
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Choices
You