“I don't consider myself attractive. I'm an academic, and in academia, people will write you off if you look younger.” PeopleIfsWritingLooksAttractiveAcademicAcademia Author:Alissa Nutting
“It's a challenge of to write a narrator who is doing something that is really unlikeable and morally questionable. A lot of times, you read a book because you like the character, you are cheering for the character; you want the best for the character.” WantWritingBookCharacterChallengesCheerQuestionableNarrators Author:Alissa Nutting
“For many years I wrote nothing but "I will not sleep with Steve Almond" over and over again, page after page à la Jack Torrance in The Shining. Finally, hundreds of psychotherapy sessions and an intense shaman-guided DMT sweat lodge experience led to a breakthrough, and I was able to write about other people I would not sleep with, and also about people I would.” PeopleWritingYearsAbleSleepPagesShiningIntenseSweatBreakthroughSessionPsychotherapyLodgesDmtAlmonds Author:Alissa Nutting
“My writing circle isn't too full of people who fall into the "Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought Tuesdays With Morrie" category.” PeopleWritingFallCustomersCirclesCategoriesItemsTuesdayMorrieTuesdays With Morrie Author:Alissa Nutting
“Las Vegas is incredible. Either you love it or you're a classy person with morals. I fall into the former category. It's definitely bled into my writing.” WritingPersonsFallMoralIncrediblesFormerCategoriesVegasLas Vegas Author:Alissa Nutting
