Jess Walter
Jess Walter
Jess Walteris an American author of six novels, a collection of short stories, and a non-fiction book. His books have been published in twenty-six countries and translated into twenty-eight languages. He is the recipient of the Edgar Allan Poe Award, among others, and was a finalist for the National Book Award in 2006...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAuthor
Date of Birth20 July 1965
CountryUnited States of America
together enough sunlight
And even if they don't find what they're looking for, isn't it enough to be out walking together in the sunlight?
mean life-means
No one gets to tell you what your life means!
crazy ghetto divorce
I think suspense should be like any other color on a writers palette. I suppose Im in the minority but I think its crazy for literary fiction to divorce itself from stories that are suspenseful, and assign anything with cops or spies or criminals to some genre ghetto.
silly writing thinking
I think most Hollywood meetings are silly and I truly despise pitching. It's insane to expect someone to come in and tell you the story before they've written it, and buying an idea from someone who can explain it rather than write it is like choosing a mechanic based on his ability to draw a picture of your car's problem.
thinking stories pops
The stories tend to be what I work on when I'm stuck. Something will just pop into my head and I'll think that's more of a story.
years stories firsts
The first seven years that I wrote fiction, I sent out stories and a novel and made a total of $25.
self promotion self-promotion
There was a time when self-promotion was considered so verboten, especially for authors.
current-events currents newspapers
I come from a newspaper background, so maybe Im attuned to current events.
thinking inspire way
Because I'm a novelist, I think in terms of structure. The way I keep going is through structure. It's what inspires me and pushes me through.
sweet regret thinking
At peace? Who but the insane would ever be at peace? What person who has enjoyed life could possibly think one is enough? Who could live even a day and not feel the sweet ache of regret?
motivation real believe
All we have is the story we tell. Everything we do, every decision we make, our strength, weakness, motivation, history, and character-what we believe-none of it is real; it's all part of the story we tell. But here's the thing: it's our goddamned story!
couple two people
Maybe every couple lived in the gaps between conversations, unable to say the important things for fear they had already been said, or couldn't be said; maybe every relationship started over every time two people came together.
dad sacrifice thinking
I've been a dad since I was nineteen, so I think a lot about fatherhood and the power of that sacrifice in your life.
disappointment
You have to do disappointment twice.