Ask the Author: Adele Griffin
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Adele Griffin
I got the idea for The Favor because I knew one day I'd want to write, in some capacity, about my own very long struggle to have a family. The Favor is some of that story.
Adele Griffin
Right now I'm inspired by my son who is in high school, and he has so much homework. So we work together at the kitchen table. He's a hard worker and it is such a big energy pour for me.
Adele Griffin
I'm working on my next novel, right now it's titled A Thousand Hearts.
Adele Griffin
When I wrote contemporary realistic YA, I felt like at the end of the book, I left my characters pointing out in the direction of a great big horizon, aka all their life left to live. Writing into the story of a woman in her late thirties meant discovering a character who has made a lot of big life decisions.
That was a big shift for me-- how much road Nora Hammond already traveled by the time I picked up her story.
That was a big shift for me-- how much road Nora Hammond already traveled by the time I picked up her story.
Adele Griffin
I was lucky enough to have both my kids through surrogacy, after a very long infertility journey. As a mom, I am vastly grateful that this path was available to me. As a writer, I tucked away this experience. I figured if I found a plot that would touch on some these issues without writing a book where the whole focus is infertility, then I'd see if I could write it. Infertility is an incredibly lonely experience, and I think of Nora as the imaginary friend I'd have wanted.
Adele Griffin
Hi there -- last year was the very first time I outlined for a book (wip)-- and the first year I did National November Write a Novel Month. It really shook up my process and I'd do it again. Generally, all I like to know when I start is my ending. Or at least have a few "sliding door" options on endings.
And I like to save room for surprising myself.
And I like to save room for surprising myself.
Adele Griffin
I think I’d just have to go down the rabbit hole and through the looking glass to Wonderland. Scared but curious!
Adele Griffin
This summer I'm reading Empire of Pain by Patrick Radden Keefe, Florida by Lauren Groff, Good Company by Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney, The Very Nice Box by Eve Gleichman, Lives Like Loaded Guns by Lyndall Gordon, Sorrow and Bliss by Meg Mason, Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk by Kathleen Rooney, Hidden Valley Road by Robert Kolker, Red Comet by Heather Clark, Wow No Thank You by Samantha Irby, Meaty by Samantha Irby, The New Wilderness by Diane Cook, and Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters.
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