Writing Quotes by Jami Attenberg

Jami Attenberg

I wish I could write while I’m on the road but it never works for me. I need to be sitting still.

Sitting Still

Wish

Writing

Jami Attenberg

I wish I had the luxury of time to read and write like grad students do. That sounds pretty awesome. When I was writing my first book one of my friends was going to grad school at the same time and I heard a lot of stories about drinking, too. I feel like everyone was having affairs.

Book

Drinking

Writing

Jami Attenberg

I’d love to be able to write crazy epic plots. I’m working on it.

Crazy

Epic

Writing

Jami Attenberg

I’ve been told by people who write historical novels that you just sort of write the emotional truth first, the story at the core, and then you go back and research it at the end.

Emotional

Historical Novels

Writing

Jami Attenberg

Most of my writer friends are women, and they’re all extremely talented, so of course I think the state of contemporary fiction for women is pretty great. Which is to say there is a ton of amazing work out there. These women are writing hard. There’s much to be said. We’re on it, chief.

Contemporary Fiction

Thinking

Writing

Jami Attenberg

My last book was speculative. I just don’t quite know what I am doing. But I’ll get there. I have a list of things I would love to write.

Book

Lasts

Writing

Jami Attenberg

Studying writing to me means reading and also rewriting obsessively. That’s the best way to learn.

Mean

Reading

Writing

Jami Attenberg

The very best parts of me go into my writing, it is the best version of myself, and I don’t think it’s hubristic to believe that that’s worth something, worth someone else’s time. It’s the most I have to offer the world.

Believe

Thinking

Writing

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Historical Novels

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Perfect

Please

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Quitting

Reading

Relatable

Researchers

Sitting Still

Smart

Smoking

Sometimes

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Structure

Struggle

Terrible

Thinking

Touring

Treasure

Trying

Updates

Use

Very Deep

Wanted

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Whim

Wine

Wintertime

Wish

Writing

Years

Writing Quotes by Jami Attenberg

I wish I could write while I’m on the road but it never works for me. I need to be sitting still.

I wish I had the luxury of time to read and write like grad students do. That sounds pretty awesome. When I was writing my first book one of my friends was going to grad school at the same time and I heard a lot of stories about drinking, too. I feel like everyone was having affairs.

I’d love to be able to write crazy epic plots. I’m working on it.

I’ve been told by people who write historical novels that you just sort of write the emotional truth first, the story at the core, and then you go back and research it at the end.

Most of my writer friends are women, and they’re all extremely talented, so of course I think the state of contemporary fiction for women is pretty great. Which is to say there is a ton of amazing work out there. These women are writing hard. There’s much to be said. We’re on it, chief.

My last book was speculative. I just don’t quite know what I am doing. But I’ll get there. I have a list of things I would love to write.

Studying writing to me means reading and also rewriting obsessively. That’s the best way to learn.

The very best parts of me go into my writing, it is the best version of myself, and I don’t think it’s hubristic to believe that that’s worth something, worth someone else’s time. It’s the most I have to offer the world.

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