What's great about teen fiction is that it's all mixed up - there's highbrow and lowbrow! Kaui Hart Hemmings fictiongreathighbrow Change image and share on social
I wasn't creative enough to imagine my first novel becoming a film directed by Alexander Payne. Nor did I consider the possibility of seeing Hollywood stars moving through my personal version of Hanalei town: going to Tahiti Nui, rehearsing a scene in front of my cousin's cottages, driving the snaky roads. Kaui Hart Hemmings alexandercottagecousin share on social
One day during filming, George Clooney was wearing his surf shirt and board shorts, and my six-year-old daughter was in the background as an extra, playing in the sand - playing herself. She and Clooney suddenly looked equally Hawaiian, equally related to the place I call home. Kaui Hart Hemmings backgroundboardcall share on social
It's useless to criticize things that people love and something that speaks to them. Kaui Hart Hemmings criticizelovepeople Change image and share on social
Writing has never been like therapy for me, but blogging comes a little closer - I can smack-talk freely and frequently, and this is good for me. Kaui Hart Hemmings bloggingclosefreely Change image and share on social
Two days a week, I go to my office at The Grotto, a writer's collective in San Francisco. I get there at 8:15 and write until around 1 or 2 P.M. Kaui Hart Hemmings collectivedayfrancisco Change image and share on social
I like to work out every day, so that takes up some time. Kaui Hart Hemmings daytaketime Change image and share on social
For my 11th birthday, I asked to be adopted. Kaui Hart Hemmings 11thadoptask Change image and share on social
Especially when I write, I want to get out of people's heads and have them speak and have them get dressed and have them go to work. Kaui Hart Hemmings dressheadpeople Change image and share on social
The best thing about being a fiction writer is that where the truth is inconvenient, I could veer away. Kaui Hart Hemmings fictioninconvenientthing Change image and share on social