“Publishers have published women's
fiction into a corner, and now we are all trying to punch our way out of it. We
just have to write the best books we possibly can and hope that, once the pink
covers and Bridget Jones' have faded from memory, we might finally be allowed
just to be called writers.” – Lisa Jewell
Born on July 19, 1968, Jewell is one
of Britain’s most popular writers – particularly of “comedy romance” – and
basically got into writing on a dare. A fashion designer at the
time, Jewell accepted a challenge from a friend to write 3 chapters of a novel
in exchange for dinner at her favorite restaurant. Those chapters eventually
were developed into Ralph's Party, which became the UK's
bestselling debut novel in 1999.
Since then she has written
bestseller after bestseller (23 in all) including Thirtynothing, After
The Party (a sequel to Ralph's Party) and Then She
Was Gone. Her latest book, Don't Let Him In, was
published just 3 weeks ago.
The mother of two “very busy” girls,
she noted of her writing style that, “I don't really get into a writing routine
until March or April, when I'll write a few hundred words a day, often in a
cafe.”
“I write in cafes, never at home. I cannot
focus at home (and) am forever getting off my chair to do other things. In a
cafe, I have to sit still, or I'll look a bit unhinged.”
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