#93: Jami Attenberg — Writing 1000 Words A Day, Learning How to Write Again, Finding Creative Inspiration, Committing to Creativity Daily
The New York Times bestselling author Jami Attenberg talks about her latest non-fiction book 1000 Words: A Writer’s Guide to Staying Creative, Focused, and Productive All Year Round, finding inspiration even when you’re feeling disconnected, how she stays focused, and how we can commit to creativity every day.
London Writers' Salon · Jami Attenberg, Lindsey Trout Hughes, Parul Bavishi, Matthew Trinetti
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Show Notes
The New York Times bestselling author Jami Attenberg talks about her latest non-fiction book 1000 Words: A Writer’s Guide to Staying Creative, Focused, and Productive All Year Round, her journey from being a broke writer to creating a successful creative career, creating the #1000wordsofsummer movement and how she fights for a life of writing. We also discuss the financial struggles and risks of a writing career, finding inspiration even when you’re feeling disconnected, how she stays focused, and how we can commit to creativity every day.
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ABOUT JAMI ATTENBERG
Jami Attenberg is a New York Times bestselling author of seven books of fiction, including The Middlesteins and All Grown Up, and, most recently, a memoir, I Came All This Way to Meet You: Writing Myself Home. Her work has been published in sixteen languages. She is also the creator of the annual online group writing accountability project #1000wordsofsummer. In 2024 she will publish a new novel, and also a creativity book, 1000 Words:A Writer’s Guide to Staying Creative, Focused, and Productive All Year Round.
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RESOURCES & LINKS
- 1000 Words:A Writer’s Guide to Staying Creative, Focused, and Productive All Year Round by Jami Attenberg
- Jami’s newsletters, Craft Talk and The 52 Project
- Jami’s interview on NPR’s 1A
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