Bustle Book Club
Even if she doesnt actually follow the advice.
But to writeher latest novel,Sam, Goodmanchallenged herself to look inward.
It was almost like I was performing the character, Goodman tells Bustle.
That was the magic of the book, just sort of reliving that in a way.
Sambegins when the novels eponymous protagonist, a rambunctious rock-climber, is 7 and struggling.
I was just like, I have to embrace this.
I have to embrace her.Sheis the book.
[Samwas about] seeing it both ways.
In literature, at least, it’s possible for you to have your cake and eat it too.
Eliot and his secret relationship with a woman named Emily Hale.
He destroyed all of her letters, but she kept all of his and donated them to Princeton.
On her preferred method of procrastination:
I like to procrastinate by reading time management books.
I keep them around and then I end up giving them away and then I buy more.
Another way I procrastinate is I like to organize things.
I’ll go through my desk or buy books about decluttering.
Then I declutter by givingthosebooks away, too.
That’s where I get most of my work done.
I also have a pillow with Jane Austen’s face on it.
So I have some of my heroes.
This interview has been edited and condensed for clarity.
This article was originally published onJan.
source: www.bustle.com
