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" I'm a huge Elizabeth Berg fan. Her novels are always charming, thoughtful, and filled with lively, three-dimensional characters. "
Emily Giffin
Always
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" Writing a teen character is something I wanted to try again for a long time! "
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" I've been obsessed with the Kennedys since I was a child, and Bobby Kennedy is, hands down, my favorite among them. "
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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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" My books aren't autobiographical. "
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" I feel a great connection with my readers and would never want to disappoint them. "
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" 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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" 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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" 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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" I didn't drink in high school, and neither did any of my boyfriends. "
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" I really try to focus on my books and readers. "
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" I like to match what I wear to my book jacket - it's a little bit cheesy, but it's my thing. "
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Jacket
" 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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" 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. "
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" I have increasingly steeled myself to criticism, but it still can sting, especially when you feel that it is unfair - or that they are judging my book by its cover or by preconceived notions. "
Emily Giffin
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You
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" I've always been intrigued by the power of secrets. When is it justifiable to keep them from the ones we love? And does keeping them irrevocably change who we are? "
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Love
Power
" 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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You
Try
" 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
" I think exercise is critical to my writing and an essential way to recharge. "
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" Guilt is a supreme waste of time and energy. "
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" 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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" My mother has always been an Anglophile and taught my sister and me to love British history and literature. "
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Sister
Mother
Me
" 'Something Borrowed' was initially titled 'Rolling the Dice,' but my editor said it sounded like a men's gambling memoir. "
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Said
" 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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" 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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" Darcy, the heroine of 'Something Blue,' is quite shallow and opinionated. At one point, she commented that she dislikes 'gingers,' i.e., men with red hair. I received several emails from fiery redheads who said they were offended by 'my' comments. I had to remind them that it is fiction. "
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" 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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" 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
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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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" 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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Time
" 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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