How did you come up with a title that works so well with the story?ĬP: For me, my titles greatly influence the tone and even the plot of my books I usually come up with them after writing the first one to three chapters. In many ways, I think journalism was a necessary prerequisite for my fiction career.īLG: I love the title. ![]() It taught me to always meet deadlines (even when they’re self-created), and though writing is a one-person endeavor, editing is a collaborative process with the power to strengthen a story in a way that the writer alone can rarely accomplish. It taught me that persistence is the only way to get the story right. (I needed to live a little before writing about life, to be honest.) That was a good course of action, as I spent ten years as a health journalist and editor before I sat down to write my first book. Even so, I went into journalism because I love to write and wanted to find a practical way to make that my living. In the interview below she talks about her writing process and the growth of her career as well as giving advice to writers on their own journeys.īLG: Tell us how you became a novelist and how journalism helped prepare you for it.ĬP: I’ve wanted to be a novelist since I realized the books I loved to read were written by another person. Pagan tells this story with a mixture of pathos, humor, and details that make the pages sing. No spoiler alerts here, but this is such a strong story of suburban life, wishes for perfection, and being careful what you work for. Or is life only rearranging itself in Penny’s head? Courageously (?) she and her husband, Sanjay make honest suggestions about changes they’d like to see in the other person. When her best friend Jenny goes through an unbelievable crisis, everything shifts, intensifies, and rearranges itself. The pressure she feels in the opening of I’m Fine and Neither Are You with her fund-raising job, her rowdy kids and her unproductive husband is only the beginning though. Lynn Goodwinĭo you ever want out of the drill and tedium of your daily life? I sure did when I was Penelope Ruiz-Kar’s age. The Only Constant in Publishing is ChangeĪn Interview with Camille Pagan by B. What seems like a smart idea quickly spirals out of control, revealing new rifts and even deeper secrets.Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Linkedinĭon’t be so stuck on one course of action that you miss crucial opportunities to advance your career. So she and Sanjay agree to a radical proposal: both will write a list of changes they want each other to make - then commit to complete and total honesty. ![]() Reeling, Penelope vows to stop keeping the peace and finally deal with the issues in her relationship. Then a shocking tragedy reveals that Jenny's life is far from perfect. As close as the two women are, Jenny's passionate marriage, pristine house, and ultra-polite child stand in stark contrast to Penelope's underemployed husband, Sanjay, their unruly brood, and the daily grind she calls a career. ![]() Meanwhile, her best friend, Jenny Sweet, appears to be sailing through life. Penelope Ruiz-Kar is doing it all - and barely keeping it together. Honesty is the best policy.except maybe when it comes to marriage.
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