Jennifer Weiner Revealed
Revealing Questions
- Q. How would you describe your life in only 8 words?
- A. Writer, reader, social networker, Mom. Busy, busy, busy!
- Q. What is your motto or maxim?
- A. "Don't pick it." My Mom told me that, and it applies to any number of situations.
- Q. How would you describe perfect happiness?
- A. A quiet afternoon, a down comforter, a fire in the fireplace, a great book. (Oh, and snacks. Maybe tea and shortbread).
- Q. What’s your greatest fear?
- A. Being between books, and unable to find a good one.
- Q. If you could be anywhere in the world right now, where would you choose to be?
- A. Cape Cod, on a perfect sunny July afternoon, paddling my kayak through the salt marsh with my daughters, looking for clams.
- Q. What do you regret most?
- A. Meeting one of my literary heroes -- one of the men whose work made me think that I could become a writer, too. He turned out to be a horrible sexist who claimed to never read books by women. I'm still getting over that one.
- Q. If you could acquire any talent, what would it be?
- A. I can sing adequately, but if I could, I'd love to be really, really good. Good enough to take it on the road.
- Q. What is your greatest achievement?
- A. I think I'm supposed to say something about my children or my books here, but honestly, any morning that I wake up and find that I've successfully charged the various electronic devices that I'll need, that's a good day.
- Q. What’s your greatest flaw?
- A. I am terrifically thin-skinned, and I hold grudges. So don't piss me off! Not even accidentally!
- Q. What’s your best quality?
- A. I'm an excellent tipper, I know lots of dirty jokes, and I watch lots of bad reality TV. So if you're a struggling waitress who wants to talk about "America's Next Top Model," I'm your girl.
- Q. If you could be any person or thing, who or what would it be?
- A. I think I'd be me, only maybe a little younger and better-looking.
- Q. What trait is most noticeable about you?
- A. I'm usually smiling.
- Q. Who is your favorite fictional hero?
- A. Linda Voss, from Susan Isaac's SHINING THROUGH, a secretary-turned-spy who saves the world and gets the guy.
- Q. Who is your favorite fictional villain?
- A. Pennywise in Stephen King's IT. Seriously, if there's anything scarier than a killer clown, I don't even want to know about it.
- Q. If you could meet any historical character, who would it be and what would you say to him or her?
- A. After meeting the horribly sexist literary hero, I think I've given up on wishing for future encounters with famous people.
- Q. What is your biggest pet peeve?
- A. That women's fiction is still -- still! -- considered less worthy than the stuff men writer. And that's if it's considered at all.
- Q. What is your favorite occupation, when you’re not writing?
- A. I love to read, I like to cook, and I love hanging out with my daughters.
- Q. What’s your fantasy profession?
- A. Backup singer! I actually got to live the fantasy for a night when the Rock Bottom Remainders, an all-author supergroup, came to town, and I sang back-up on "Mustang Sally." I have no idea how I sounded, or even if my microphone was on, but I loved it, loved it, loved it.
- Q. What 3 personal qualities are most important to you?
- A. Integrity, sense of humor, willingness to share dessert.
