Kristin Gore
Kristin Gore
Kristin Carlson Goreis an American author and screenwriter. She is the second daughter of Al and Tipper Gore and the sister of Karenna Gore Schiff, Sarah and Albert III...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionScreenwriter
Date of Birth5 June 1977
CountryUnited States of America
experience imagining love pictures vivid
When I read books, I actually really love imagining whomever I want to in the character's role. I get such vivid pictures on my own that that is a big part of the experience for me.
deal human neck people phobias
The wrists, the Achilles' tendons, and the neck are some of the weakest points of the human body, so a lot of people have phobias about those things. I can't deal with the undersides of wrists.
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Whenever Congress was in session, we were in Washington. So four months out of the year we were in Tennessee and the rest of the time in Arlington, which is where my mom grew up. Then, of course, in 1992 we moved into the vice president's house in D.C. I was 15 then.
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When my father became vice president, I was a sophomore in high school. I'd do things like go on a run with my soccer team and purposely dodge the security van. Then my parents compromised with the Secret Service when I went to college. I just had a panic button in my dorm room, so if I pressed that, they'd be there within 2 or 3 minutes.
behind boring happens knows people scenes stuff
You think about D.C. as a boring stuffy place. That's kind of its image. But if you grow up in that, you see all these energetic, fun people and crazy stuff that happens behind the scenes that no one knows about.
believe change larger people throw witnessed
The one thing I witnessed over and over were these pretty young people who would throw themselves into a cause larger than themselves and believe they could change the world.
dad encouraged growing humor laughing mom ourselves politics situations wacky weirdness
My dad has a dry, deadpan sense of humor, and my mom has an unexpected, wacky take on things. They really encouraged laughing at ourselves and the weirdness of situations that come up growing up in politics.
both depiction discussion fictional labels people shameless sides sort systems truth
I don't really go into labels or an in-depth discussion of different value systems because for me, it's sort of the truth of the situation in D.C. Certainly, in my fictional depiction of it, there are decent, shameless people on both sides at every level.
bitter both decided route warm
I consciously decided to make both 'Sammy's Hill' and 'Sammy's House' more of a warm satire and not go the route of writing a dark and bitter book about D.C.
develop fed tv volatility
After writing for TV for a while, I got sort of fed up with all of the cancellations and the volatility in that industry. Also, you're always writing for someone else's character and story, and I really wanted to develop my own.
love
Take it from me: I really love making things up, which is why I write fiction for a living.
fans
My parents were enthusiastic fans of 'Sammy's Hill.' But they think 'Sammy's House' is a better book.
favorite
'Jitterbug Perfume' is one of my favorite books.
time written
In my free time, I'd written 'Sammy's Hill' - it had started out as a play. I just did it for myself.