I am always worried that over-planning and outlining will kill the magic of writing; most of the world I created in 'California' occurred via good old sexy sentence-making. Edan Lepucki californiacreategood Change image and share on social
Amazon has historically been a bully, and I don't shop there. But I love Goodreads. For the record. Edan Lepucki amazonbullygoodreads Change image and share on social
If you don't ponder the end of the world on a regular basis, I don't think you're really human. Edan Lepucki basisendhuman Change image and share on social
I wish I wasn't so in love, wasn't so interested, in the Internet. I wish I spent less time online and more time outside and in my head. Writing requires solitude and deep, deep daydreaming, and the Internet just kills that - its lure is toward the external; it asks you to flit from place to place. Edan Lepucki askdaydreamdeep share on social
With 'California,' editors were reading it, and fast, and others were emailing my agent to request it. Ultimately, there were a few editors interested in the book, and it sold at auction about two weeks after the submission process started. I couldn't believe it! Edan Lepucki agentauctionbook share on social
I recognize that I'm probably the luckiest novelist in recent memory, because Sherman Alexie, a writer I greatly admire, raved about my book on 'The Colbert Report,' and then Mr. Colbert himself urged his viewers to buy it - on his show and on Twitter. Edan Lepucki admirealexiebook share on social