“You
might not write well every day, but you can always edit a bad page. You can't
edit a blank page.” – Jodi Picoult
Picoult, who has more than 14
million copies of her books (translated into 34 languages) in print worldwide,
is a New Hampshire author who was born on this date in Long Island, NY, in
1966. The daughter and granddaughter
of teachers, she grew up reading and writing and did her first story, "The
Lobster Which Misunderstood," at the age of 5. By the time she reached college (at
Princeton) she was writing – and being published – on a regular basis,
including winning a couple of national writing contests while still in school.
The first
of Picoult’s 23 bestselling novels, Songs of the Humpback Whale, came
out in 1992 and her latest, Small Great Things, just last November. She has had a remarkable 9 consecutive novels
released in the Number One position on the New York Times Bestseller
List, beginning with Nineteen
Minutes in 2007.
In 2013 Picoult was a member of a
group 
of 30 bestselling writers who banded together to form the Writers Council
for the National Writing Project. That
project recognizes writing – especially creative writing – as a communicative
tool and helps teachers enhance student efforts to become writers.
of 30 bestselling writers who banded together to form the Writers Council
for the National Writing Project. That
project recognizes writing – especially creative writing – as a communicative
tool and helps teachers enhance student efforts to become writers.
“Writer's block is for people who
have the luxury of time,” she noted when asked how she keeps focused and
continues turning out one successful book after another. “When you're stuck, and sure you've written
absolute garbage, force yourself to finish and then decide to fix or scrap it -
or you will never know if you can.”
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