It's nice to have something else going on when a book comes out so you're not just sitting by the phone, waiting for things to happen. You don't want to be the guy Googling himself all day. Jonathan Dee bookdaygoogling Change image and share on social
You never want to have to give your child bad news of any kind. Jonathan Dee badchildgive Change image and share on social
There's no path to being a writer that's applicable to everyone. Some young writers have the fortitude to work in a vacuum. For me, it was important to have some sense that my failures weren't unique. Jonathan Dee applicablefailurefortitude Change image and share on social
More than periods where I don't write anything, I have periods where I just write junk and I know I'm writing junk but I can't stop. Jonathan Dee junkperiodstop Change image and share on social
Writers like to feel sorry for themselves, which is easy to do in private, but when called on to feel sorry for ourselves in social situations, we will often do so by sharing terrible book tour stories. Jonathan Dee bookcalleasy share on social
The first draft often is really fast, and I'd be terribly ashamed if anybody ever saw it. Jonathan Dee ashameddraftfast Change image and share on social
I'm not interested in current events per se, but I am interested in how certain aspects of social or public life that might seem ultra-contemporary actually take their place in a long American continuum. Jonathan Dee americanaspectcontemporary share on social
I think that good storytelling of any kind does promote a humility in that it encourages you to see the world the way that other people see it. Jonathan Dee encouragegoodhumility Change image and share on social
You never want to be in a position where your reader feels like you're passing judgment on your own characters. Any novel where you feel like the author is talking to the reader over the characters' heads is in a bad place. Jonathan Dee authorbadcharacter share on social
Children go from being a kind of cultural protectorate to the Junior Auxiliary of the tube-watching nation at large, and programs are designed for them on the same principle as they're designed for grown-ups: as a way to sell eyeballs to advertisers. Jonathan Dee advertiserauxiliarychild share on social
