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Jane Green

English Author

Born: May 31, 1968

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Related authors: A. A. Milne H. G. Wells J. K. Rowling Lewis Carroll Mary Shelley Samuel Johnson Simon Sinek Terry Pratchett

I believe it is the flaws that make us interesting, our backgrounds, the hardships. Jane Green

Hardships Believe Our Backgrounds Make Interesting Flaws Us

I am divorced, and one of the things I am tremendously grateful for is that my ex-husband and I made a decision to go through mediation. I knew a trial would drag on for years, would cost me everything, but worse, would be devastating for our four small children. Jane Green

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I had just got married when I started writing my fourth novel. I'd come back from honeymoon, moved into our first house - a gorgeous little carriage house in London - and made my office on the third floor, overlooking the treetops in North West London. Jane Green

Writing Gorgeous Made First Honeymoon Back Our Carriage Married London Had Come House Got Overlooking West North Office Just Moved Little Novel Floor Started Fourth Third

I am very busy, life is very busy, and I was, I think, a somewhat lazy friend. I love them, I know they love me, but I didn't make much of an effort. Jane Green

Life Love Me Love Me Busy Think Somewhat Lazy Know Make Am Friend Very Effort Them Much Busy Life

I spent the first summer after my diagnosis creeping about in giant sun hats and tents, cursing the sun, staying inside as much as possible. Now I am beginning to think the most important thing is educated sun exposure, because the melanomas of today are not caused by today's sunbathing, but by our childhoods and early adolescence. Jane Green

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The life of a bestselling novelist sounds like it ought to be spectacularly glamorous and fun, but in fact I spend most of my time incognito, and in fact were you to pass me in the street you would think I was just another dowdy suburban mom. Jane Green

Life Time Mom Me You Think Ought Spend Would My Time Fact Glamorous Like Most Another Pass Sounds Were Just In Fact Suburban Fun Novelist Incognito Street

I have a deep and passionate love of America. It is where I have always thought I would be happiest, and although I miss England desperately, I find that my heart definitely has its home over here. Jane Green

The bad news is that my thin melanoma has something called mitosis, which means the cancer cells are dividing and multiplying even as I write. My thin melanoma has already spread outside of the tumor and into the deep layers of skin. Jane Green

News Cancer Skin Bad Something Bad News Layers Dividing Write Outside Spread Cells Tumor Which Means Deep Even Multiplying Thin

Melanoma is not the most common of skin cancers, but it is the most dangerous if not found in the early stages. Jane Green

Dangerous Skin Most Cancers Common Stages Found Early

I had always presumed that my first book would be published, but I never dreamt that I would write 15 bestsellers and have this wonderful life in America that I have entirely built for myself. Jane Green

Life Myself Book Wonderful First Would Would-Be Dreamt Entirely Write Never Had Always Built Wonderful Life America Published

My training as a journalist was invaluable: when I worked on 'The Daily Express,' the editor would often ask for 1000 words within a couple of hours. I could not say I was not inspired. I had to get on with it. Jane Green

Daily Training Words Journalist Say Would Invaluable Could Inspired Had Hours Couple Within Editor Get Often Ask Worked Express

I have a business manager and a book-keeper who deals with our household bills. My husband and I sit down with her for a weekly report on how much money is going out, but I'm not terribly interested, and I don't have the patience for it. Jane Green

Patience Business Money Husband Sit Down Our Out Weekly Household Terribly Deals How How Much How Much Money Report Manager Going Interested Much Who Bills Her

I think perhaps we all cook to feed some kind of hunger in ourselves. I am nourished by being surrounded by family and friends, by creating something delicious for them, by nurturing them. Jane Green

I left my job as a feature writer on a newspaper to write a book, then sent it off to a number of agents thinking they would all reject me. Within a week, most had come back to say they loved what they had read, which then led to a bidding war for my first two novels. Jane Green

War Me Book Job First Thinking Back Say Would Feature Week Write Writer Had Come Most Read Bidding Within Led Off Left Loved Which Sent Newspaper Then Agents Novels Reject Number Two

The wonderful thing about being a writer is that everything that happens is grist to the mill. Jane Green

Wonderful Everything About Writer Wonderful Thing Being Happens Mill Thing

Ten years ago, you wrote a book and you never expected to find out anything about the author. Now with social media, everyone wants that connection. I think our readers want to be invited into our lives and brought on the journey and be part of this whole process. Jane Green

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Just as there are moments when the words flow and it feels like the easiest job in the world, there are many more when I think I have nothing to say, and my journalism training taught me that writing is a job, that you write whether you are inspired or not, and that the only way to unlock creativity is to write through it. Jane Green

Me You Creativity Writing Training Words World Job Nothing Think Unlock Way Say Easiest More Only Inspired Through Write Journalism Feels Like Just Taught Whether Many Moments Flow

Taking a risk is always frightening, but I gave myself a set period of time and had enough money to see me through. I operated from the belief that things would be okay, that if I wasn't successful I would find myself a job, but either way, I would be fine. Jane Green

Time Myself Me Money Job Enough Enough Money Gave Way Okay Would Would-Be Find Fine See Risk Through Had Had Enough Taking Period Operated Always Frightening Either Successful Belief Things Set

By the time I sat down to write 'Family Pictures,' I hadn't written anything in almost two years, and writing, I have discovered, is a muscle: if it isn't exercised, it will atrophy. Jane Green

Time Family Writing Will Down Atrophy Write Written Almost Pictures Years Discovered Anything Sat Muscle Two By The Time

Twice a year, I take myself off to a self-imposed 'writer's retreat', staying at a small inn or on a friend's farm, where I am all alone and do nothing other than write. Jane Green

Alone Myself Year Nothing Farm Other Staying Small Write Writer Take Retreat Am Off Friend Than Where Twice Inn

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