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• 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.

  Jami Attenberg

  Writing, Emotional, Historical Novels

  Source: therumpus.net

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• I'm not that much of a researcher. I'm good at channeling characters, and I'm good at structure.

  Jami Attenberg

  Character, Structure, Researchers

  Source: therumpus.net

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• I just think structure can make a book feel so much bigger. It's the architecture. You could use flimsy materials if you wanted to, even, but it could still feel big.

  Jami Attenberg

  Book, Thinking, Use

  Source: therumpus.net

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

  Jami Attenberg

  Crazy, Writing, Epic

  "'Morrissey's hair, bongs made of apples, MTV's 120 Minutes': Inside this month's hottest new books". Interview with Teddy Wayne, www.salon.com. May 20, 2015.

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• You can quit smoking, and never have to have a cigarette again to survive. But with food, it is a daily challenge.

  Jami Attenberg

  Smoking, Challenges, Quitting

  Source: therumpus.net

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• The fascinating thing about food is that if you have issues with it, you have to face it every single day.

  Jami Attenberg

  Issues, Faces, Fascinating

  Source: therumpus.net

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• Sometimes, things are just exercises.

  Jami Attenberg

  Exercise, Sometimes

  Source: therumpus.net

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• It's good to try stuff. I wrote a book that I threw away, and I think I just wrote it so I could try stuff in it and not be scared

  Jami Attenberg

  Book, Thinking, Trying

  Source: therumpus.net

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• 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.

  Jami Attenberg

  Book, Writing, Lasts

  Source: therumpus.net

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• I love reading books that you can't put down, and they just take you over for a night or a weekend.

  Jami Attenberg

  Book, Reading, Weekend

  Source: therumpus.net

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

  Jami Attenberg

  Writing, Sitting Still, Wish

  "Go forth (Vol.10)". Interview with Nicolle Elizabeth, logger.believermag.com. June 5, 2013.

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• Wouldn't that be nice if we could all afford to just freely pursue our dreams?

  Jami Attenberg

  Dream, Nice, Pursue

  "Go Forth (Vol. 10)". Interview with Nicolle Elizabeth, logger.believermag.com. June 5, 2013.

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• I had always loved life on the road. It was just something that appealed to me very deeply.

  Jami Attenberg

  Very Deep

  "Go Forth (Vol. 10)". Interview with Nicolle Elizabeth, logger.believermag.com. June 5, 2013.

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• I love doing readings. I could really give a crap about reviews. It's kind of about the readers.

  Jami Attenberg

  Reading, Giving, Kind

  Source: therumpus.net

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