Emily Giffin Quotes
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I find flawed characters much more interesting than perfect ones and enjoy the challenge of making readers root for them in spite of their unsympathetic path and destructive choices.
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Often I feel that projects overwhelm us when we look at how many hours are involved until completion. But just getting started is usually not that difficult.
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My books are all relationship-focused, so much of my inspiration comes from my own relationships and the issues and concerns that arise among my friends and family.
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My books aren't autobiographical.
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I was actually born in Baltimore! Although I moved away when I was quite young and consider Chicago to be my hometown, Baltimore is sentimental to me, and I still keep in touch with family friends I knew as a little girl.
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For true downtime, I enjoy going for light runs, having drinks with friends and going to the movies with my husband.
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I think exercise is critical to my writing and an essential way to recharge.
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I didn't drink in high school, and neither did any of my boyfriends.
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I have always been drawn to coming-of-age stories and books and movies featuring compelling young characters.
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I like to match what I wear to my book jacket - it's a little bit cheesy, but it's my thing.
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Writing a teen character is something I wanted to try again for a long time!
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It's a funny thing - when I'm crazed with work, spending time with my children relaxes me. Yet, at the end of a long weekend with them, the very thing I need to relax is a little work and time away from them!
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Guilt is a supreme waste of time and energy.
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I think it always feels riskier and scarier to go after something you really love and want because the rejection and failure hurts more.
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'Something Borrowed' was initially titled 'Rolling the Dice,' but my editor said it sounded like a men's gambling memoir.
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I don't really know why I went to law school.
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Darcy, the heroine of 'Something Blue,' is quite shallow and opinionated. At one point, she commented that she dislikes 'gingers,' i.e., men with red hair. I received several emails from fiery redheads who said they were offended by 'my' comments. I had to remind them that it is fiction.
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My mother has always been an Anglophile and taught my sister and me to love British history and literature.
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A theme in a lot of my books - and in my own life - is making choices that you feel you should make, or what society wants you to make, as opposed to what is truly right for you.
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I'm a huge Elizabeth Berg fan. Her novels are always charming, thoughtful, and filled with lively, three-dimensional characters.
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I aim for four workouts a week. I work out with a trainer once a week. Then, I take a circuit class twice a week. The fourth workout is random, depending on what I'm in the mood for - either a run, a spin class, or yoga.
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Life is about the gray areas. Things are seldom black and white, even when we wish they were and think they should be, and I like exploring this nuanced terrain.
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For an interesting nonfiction read, I really enjoyed 'Quiet' by Susan Cain. I read it with my husband, who is a true introvert, whereas I am an introvert masquerading as an extrovert.
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I try to write about real women, real people - in other words flawed characters.