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Jay Asher
Jay Asher
American Writer
Born: Sep 30, 1975
About Always Book People School You
Related authors: Dale Carnegie Denis Waitley Dr. Seuss H. L. Mencken Napoleon Hill Ray Bradbury W. E. B. Du Bois William Arthur Ward
Bullying has been around forever, and so it became one of these issues that as an adult we look back on and say, 'Yeah, it's just one of those unfortunate parts of growing up.' You know you're not going to stop it, so it just became easier to call it one of those things that 'just happens.' Jay Asher
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See, I'm not a very good musician. Jay Asher
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I really love visiting schools - in fact, that's my favorite part of being an author now - even though I still get stage fright! When I visit schools, I know I'm going to be talking to some kids who don't like to read. Jay Asher
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I was in Las Vegas, and there was a exhibit of King Tut's tomb, and it was an audio tour. At the very end of that, I just thought it would be a really cool structure for a novel, but I just didn't have a story to go along with it. Jay Asher
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With traditional school visits, I also get to speak with people who haven't read my books and talk about my writing process as well as the serious aspects I write about. Jay Asher
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I miss video games where the jump-kick was the trickiest combo to master. Jay Asher
Video Games Master Miss Where Video Games
Actually, I love trying to figure out why certain books become hits while others, which may be just as good, have trouble finding an audience. Jay Asher
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As a writer, my only responsibility is to tell a compelling story. Jay Asher
Responsibility Tell Only Writer Story Compelling
I knew that part of the problem with sensitive issues is that, because they're uncomfortable to address, we have a hard time doing so honestly, if at all. Jay Asher
Time Problem Honestly Address Uncomfortable Part Knew Because Doing Issues The Problem With Sensitive Sensitive Issues Hard Hard Time
Usually, when somebody really hates your book, they're not going to waste time on it, telling you what you need to work on. Jay Asher
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It's funny: when I go to a school and speak, and when they hear the back story about me, they want to go read the book. Jay Asher
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The main character in the book is usually someone you're identifying with because the story is being told through this person's mind. Jay Asher
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'Fifty Shades' opened the door and made it easier to write about any issue that's controversial. It has helped other authors talk honestly. Jay Asher
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One of the things I found is that no matter where in the country - poor communities, rich communities - everybody deals with very similar issues of bullying. It's pretty widespread. Jay Asher
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There's this stress that is relieved when you realize somebody understands, and that's only going to happen if you feel the person who's writing the book or the people in the TV show aren't holding back. Jay Asher
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It seems like whenever a big newspaper or TV show talks about teen literature, they focus on dark books or vampire books. It's kind of this cliche. It seems like the only time adults pay attention is with that angle. Jay Asher
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When me and my author friends who write about other difficult subject matter... when you hear from teens daily saying, 'Your book helped me or made me understand a friend better, what somebody else is going through,' you see the positive things. Jay Asher
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My friends and I did one of those 'Who's Hot and Who's Not' lists. Every school has those, and now they are online, which makes it even worse. It was one of those moments that I look back on a lot, and think that was horrible. Jay Asher
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Novels are a safe way to talk about things. Jay Asher
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Of course I always like going to bookstores, but at stores, you're mostly meeting kids who are already into reading. Jay Asher
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There are things that aren't supposed to be comfortable to read, because those situations shouldn't be comfortable to discuss, but they still need to be discussed. Jay Asher
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I had written a book that dealt with really serious issues. Was anybody going to want to read a Christmas love story from me? Jay Asher
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I miss the newness of Magic Eye posters, which really are amazing. Jay Asher
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My favorite aspect of being an author has always been visiting different communities and meeting my readers face to face. Jay Asher
Face Meeting Favorite Visiting Face-To-Face Readers Always Been Author Being Different Aspect Communities
Fiction is an easy way to talk about issues: I think it feels less preachy. You can have the students discuss characters in the book as opposed to hypothetical situations, or as opposed to opening up about themselves, unless they really want to. Jay Asher
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I think there's always room for humor, especially when you're talking about really serious issues. Jay Asher
You Humor Think About Talking Always Issues Room Really Serious Serious Issues
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