Jami Attenberg's advice for starting a new project, making a choice, and tending to your creative self
When my daughter was born I became obsessed with all the ways I might lose her
For years I rarely shared my thoughts and feelings outside the pages of my journal
Rewatching Bravo's landmark reality TV show felt like reliving my own life
We all like to think we can influence our partner’s political views but “Everything’s Fine” tells a different story
Walking away from the perfect ending gives me the freedom to write something real
Nobody will say how much death is too much death
I can’t figure out how to make the end of my youth easy to swallow
Hustling to earn out cost me time with my family and energy I could’ve spent writing the next book
Maybe you committed a murder like the one in your novel. Maybe you didn't
I was looking for a father to love me anywhere I could find
With each rewatch, I got further from the me I was in high school and closer to my truest self
Thank You!
