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. Jennifer Gilmore daydeepdread Change image and share on social
Publishing in a way doesn't have a lot to do with writing, and writing doesn't have a lot to do with publishing. Jennifer Gilmore lotpublishwrite Change image and share on social
I really don't feel that writing is therapy. Jennifer Gilmore feeltherapywrite Change image and share on social
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. Jennifer Gilmore authorexperienceknowledge Change image and share on social
While I am very much Jewish 'identified,' I'm not a very religious person. Jennifer Gilmore identifyjewishperson Change image and share on social
As writers, we don't just need to write about poverty or war or the immigrant experience. Jennifer Gilmore experienceimmigrantpoverty Change image and share on social
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. Jennifer Gilmore basebookbusiness share on social
The world is a dysfunctional place in so many ways. It is unstable. So even though that chaos can be reflected in our own homes, I suppose we have to fight that by creating our own versions of safety, which can also turn into ignoring the state of the world. Jennifer Gilmore chaoscreatedysfunctional share on social
I wanted a baby of color, to be honest, because I wasn't attached to the idea that I look like the biological mother. I liked the idea of the adoption being clear; it was and is not something I am interested in hiding. Jennifer Gilmore adoptionattachbaby share on social
It would be a lie to say that people are coming to adoption with joy at all times. Hope, perhaps, but it would be disingenuous to say that every part coming to an adoption isn't seriously grieving. Jennifer Gilmore adoptioncomedisingenuous Change image and share on social
