tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2766482869429042648.post9026444726629150225..comments2023-09-12T11:01:45.125-04:00Comments on Actin' Up with Books: Interview: Ashley Hope Perez author of What Can't WaitJoli @ Actin' Up with Bookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15138382897032222312noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2766482869429042648.post-36024630174070395332011-03-26T22:57:39.104-04:002011-03-26T22:57:39.104-04:00I'm reading What Can't Wait now and had to...I'm reading What Can't Wait now and had to learn more about the Ashley because she is a remarkable debut author.<br /><br />Mary L.Mary Louise Sanchezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12812462113366979964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2766482869429042648.post-41833768812161784662011-02-10T11:37:11.319-05:002011-02-10T11:37:11.319-05:00Big thanks to Joli for her AMAZING questions. Love...Big thanks to Joli for her AMAZING questions. Loved 'em. To Erin: glad you liked the interview! BTW, since you've quit your day job and are working at writing full-time, I thought I'd share what my favorite writing workshop leader Karen Joy Fowler said when asked, "What do you think makes a writer successful?" She said something along these lines: what matters most is (1) Ashley Hope Pérezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15991064798582078393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2766482869429042648.post-26473928579606466552011-02-10T10:29:07.351-05:002011-02-10T10:29:07.351-05:00This is a great interview! I especially like her ...This is a great interview! I especially like her line: "On the other, crappy first efforts are reassuring in that—when they turn into something readable—they’re proof that we don’t have to get things right the first time."<br /><br />Yay for crappy first drafts! =)<br /><br />Thanks for sharing the interview. I look forward to reading What Can't Wait!<br /><br /><a href="http://Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17617151224505912914noreply@blogger.com