“As writers, we don't just need to write about poverty or war or the immigrant experience.” Quote by Jennifer Gilmore
“History releases me from my own experience and jogs my fictional imagination.” ImaginationMy OwnRelease Author:Jennifer Gilmore
“I feel sometimes like a book tour is a slow series of humiliations and that if you're strong you'll come out of it OK.” IfsFeelsBookSometimesStrongSeriesHumiliation Author:Jennifer Gilmore
“I find I have to touch what I am working on every day, or a deep-seated dread kicks in that is very hard to overcome.” HardOvercomingKicksDread Author:Jennifer Gilmore
“I want to say that, in general, when it works, open adoption is great.” WantAdoptionOpen Adoption Author:Jennifer Gilmore
“I'm a morning person: if I don't get up, put the coffee on and get to my desk by 8, the day has already lost a lot of its promise.” IfsPersonsLostMorningPromiseCoffeeGet UpDesksMorning Person Author:Jennifer Gilmore
“Publishing in a way doesn't have a lot to do with writing, and writing doesn't have a lot to do with publishing.” WayWritingPublishing Author:Jennifer Gilmore
“I couldn't really experience being an author when I was still working in publishing - I was trying to negotiate being both. Sometimes the knowledge doesn't translate between the two roles.” TryingStillsTwoSometimesRolesPublishingTranslate Author:Jennifer Gilmore
“I know publishing now more as an author than with occasional peaks inside those elite offices than as an industry insider. It was difficult publishing a novel the first time around, while working behind the scenes, knowing all that has to happen to make a book a success and to still make the leap as an author.” KnowsFirstsStillsBookHappensDifficultBehindsNovelKnowingIndustrySceneOfficeFirst TimeLeapElitesPublishingOccasionalBehind The ScenesInsidersWorking Behind The Scenes Author:Jennifer Gilmore
“I think publishing's strength is also its weakness. It's got such a rich and celebrated history as an industry. For the most part, publishing people are incredibly creative, business is done based on the strength of relationships, and the product being peddled is books.” PeopleThinkingBookDoneCreativeRichProductsIndustryWeaknessPublishingCreative Business Author:Jennifer Gilmore