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Jennifer Weiner quotes about writing

American Writer March 28, 1970

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I don't write literary fiction - I write books that are entertaining, but are also, I hope, well-constructed and thoughtful and funny and have things to say about men and women and families and children and life in America today. Jennifer Weiner
The difference between people who believe they have books inside of them and those who actually write books is sheer cussed persistence - the ability to make yourself work at your craft, every day - the belief, even in the face of obstacles, that you've got something worth saying. Jennifer Weiner
I think it's a very old and deep-seated double standard that holds that when a man writes about family and feelings, it's literature with a capital L, but when a woman considers the same topics, it's romance, or a beach book - in short, it's something unworthy of a serious critic's attention. Jennifer Weiner
Jennifer Weiner quote: "People say I'm not good at writing about men. My dad left when..."
People say I'm not good at writing about men. My dad left when I was 16. Give me a break. I'm doing the best I can. Jennifer Weiner
So I could write a story about a girl who was a lot like me, her ex-boyfriend, who was a lot like Satan, witha twitchy eyelid and a penis the size of a worn-down nub of an eraser. Jennifer Weiner
Jennifer Weiner quote: "If a writer writes poems and short stories and novels, but..."
If a writer writes poems and short stories and novels, but nobody ever reads them, is she really a writer? Jennifer Weiner
Jennifer Weiner quote: "I don't particularly like being angry about stuff. I'd rather..."
I don't particularly like being angry about stuff. I'd rather hang out with my daughter and write my little books. Jennifer Weiner
If you write thrillers or mysteries or horror fiction or quote-unquote speculative fiction, men might read you, and the 'Times' might notice you. Jennifer Weiner
I sometimes read about authors who say they require a perfectly silent room maintained at precisely 68 degrees, with trash bags taped over the windows and a white-noise machine in the corner to write, and I think, 'Who are these people, and do any of them have kids?' Jennifer Weiner
There's something really nice about writing something on Wednesday and watching it being performed live for a studio audience on Tuesday. You never really get that with novels. Jennifer Weiner
Character is character and voice is voice, which translates nicely from writing novels to writing TV. But the process is different. You have a writer's room, people pitch you jokes and you collaborate. Jennifer Weiner
Jennifer Weiner quote: "People are always coming up to me with my books and saying,..."
People are always coming up to me with my books and saying, 'You write these things I think but I could never say.' Jennifer Weiner
If you write chick lit, and if you're a New Yorker, and if your book becomes the topic of pop-culture fascination, the paper might make dismissive and ignorant mention of your book. If you write romance, forget about it. You'll be lucky if they spell your name right on the bestseller list. Jennifer Weiner
My feeling about my own work is, I could be writing 'The Aeneid' and they would still have to call it chick lit or mommy lit or menopausal old hag lit. Jennifer Weiner
Jennifer Weiner quote: "I was an English major in college, took a ton of creative..."
I was an English major in college, took a ton of creative writing courses, and was a newspaper reporter for 10 years. Jennifer Weiner

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