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Goodreads asked Jennifer Weiner:

How do you get inspired to write?

Jennifer Weiner Inspiration is everywhere – my real life, my friends’ lives, family stories, things I overhear in the playground…it’s all fair game.
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  • 10 years ago

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Kristen
Kristen asked Jennifer Weiner:

Hi Jennifer, I have always enjoyed your characters back in the 70's and 80's, they relate to my own childhood well. What books and authors did you love in your growing up years?

J. Lorenzin
J. Lorenzin asked Jennifer Weiner:

Do you also write poems?

Maria Ciletti
Maria Ciletti asked Jennifer Weiner:

I just finished Mrs. Everything. Wow, what a great story! Enjoyed it from cover to cover. Jo's story is my story ( only a decade later.) Your handling of her relationship with Shelly was spot on and gave many of us a sense of legitimacy. I also loved seeing how Bethy evolved and over come some pretty tough obstacles. Did you interview people specifically this book or was this story that come solely from you?

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