No matter how much money I made from writing, I'd keep the bookstore job. Jami Attenberg bookstorejobmake Change image and share on social
With apologies to all my past boyfriends, I never loved a man the way I loved my old apartment. Jami Attenberg apartmentapologyboyfriend Change image and share on social
I didn't go to graduate school, where all the important writers seemed to be getting their start. I didn't pursue getting published in literary magazines. I didn't even send out countless pitch letters and manuscripts to agents. Jami Attenberg agentcountlessgraduate share on social
Some journal writers choose to password-protect their site, which is either an incredibly responsible act or a paranoid one. Jami Attenberg actchooseincredibly Change image and share on social
I don't think there's any topic a writer should feel afraid of tackling just because it has already been discussed. If you feel you have a fresh perspective and an understanding of a certain emotional truth, it's always worth writing. Jami Attenberg afraiddiscussemotional share on social
No offense to Bushwick, where all my neighbors greeted me on the street and there is a growing arts community and a curious beauty to its industrial zone, but Bushwick is no Williamsburg, even if the real estate agents would have you believe it is. Jami Attenberg agentartbeauty share on social
Why e-mail a full emotional statement when, instead, you can text a totally insignificant and ambiguous half-considered phrase? Jami Attenberg ambiguousconsideremotional Change image and share on social
I won't go anywhere near the new Times Square. It's seizure-inducing. Jami Attenberg induceseizuresquare Change image and share on social
I think it's nearly impossible to write something fictional without having it be about yourself in some way or another. Jami Attenberg fictionalimpossiblewrite Change image and share on social
Maybe I wouldn't hit three fast food restaurants in a day, but I could hit one in a day. I try not to do that. Jami Attenberg dayfastfood Change image and share on social