American - Author | March 20, 1972 -
I have always been drawn to coming-of-age stories and books and movies featuring compelling young characters.
Emily Giffin
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I really try to focus on my books and readers.
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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 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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Guilt is a supreme waste of time and energy.
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Writing a teen character is something I wanted to try again for a long time!
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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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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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Well, shoes, bags and clutches are usually my big weaknesses - my husband always laughs when I call them 'investment pieces.'
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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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I don't really know why I went to law school.
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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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