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Amanda Stauffer

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Genre

Fiction, Chick Lit, Contemporary

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Amanda Stauffer is a graduate of Yale and Columbia Universities who works as an architectural conservator, restoring historic landmarks across the country. When she grew frustrated with New York City’s dating scene, Amanda headed to match.com. Her experiences provided her with a lifetime of warm and fuzzy memories, a few friends, and an abundance of material for a book or a career in comedy.

Amanda is a fan of Italian neorealist cinema, mojitos, and—well, you can just read her protagonist’s Match profile on page 20 of this book, because Alison lifted heavily from Amanda’s own profile. An erstwhile expat who has lived in Bangalore, Sicily, and Paris, Amanda currently lives in Manhattan, where she is busy writing her second book.

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How do you deal with writer’s block?

Amanda Stauffer I skip the offending section and move into the next scene that feels easy, where the words or themes flow more readily.

... I tend not to circle back t…moreI skip the offending section and move into the next scene that feels easy, where the words or themes flow more readily.

... I tend not to circle back to the problem area until I've had a couple days' distance from it, a run or two to clear my head, and an oversized mug of coffee beside me. (less)

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Where did you get the idea for your most recent book?

Amanda Stauffer The book began as a list of men’s names scrawled on the back of a cocktail napkin. I was at drinks with friends, relating the details of my latest dat…moreThe book began as a list of men’s names scrawled on the back of a cocktail napkin. I was at drinks with friends, relating the details of my latest date. Earlier that year I had signed up for Match.com, and already I’d been dumped before the first kiss, donned full HAZMAT gear on a third date, and been set up with another date’s mom. A happy side effect of my year online was that I wound up with a dating history that, as transcribed on that fateful cocktail napkin, formed a quirky yet gripping romantic narrative perfect for readers of upmarket women’s fiction.

So, names got changed, several men became "composite" characters, and my story became "Alison's".(less)

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