South Korean - Author | September 3, 1980 -
I worked on 'Always and Forever, Lara Jean' for a few months before I breathed a word of it my editor or agent.
Jenny Han
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There's something so delicious about holding onto a secret; it's something just for you.
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It's far too rare an experience for Asian American girls to see themselves in media.
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Change is hard but inevitable.
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I always think about race as a part of one's identity, not the whole of one's identity. You don't want it to be the defining characteristic of a character. There has to be more.
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The feedback for 'P.S. I Still Love You' has been pretty amazing. To have written this story about this family with Asian-American characters and be so embraced is really incredible for me as a writer as well as a person of color.
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I think you are going through so many 'firsts' as a teenager, and it's a charged time because of that. You don't have much autonomy in life. Everything is just kind of crazy, and there are so many huge decisions to be made, like where are you going to college or who you date. These things can really affect your whole life.
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I like to read non-fiction on my e-reader, but as for fiction, I usually like to have a copy to keep at home.
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Writing is just always hard for me. It always feels like drawing blood. It's never particularly easy.
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There are so many people that want to tell stories. I think that the issue is how hard it is to get your foot in the door to tell your stories.
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I think, generally, romantic stories end with people together. But I'd like a story that ends, like, hopefully but not necessarily neatly.
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Sometimes readers want some escapist fun, to get lost in the story. But light-hearted romantic stories can and should star all kinds of girls.
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