Authors on authoring: Jen Larsen

Do you remember about two and a half years ago I started Authors on Authoring, a “series” talking to authors talk about the minutiae of their writing lives? The rituals, the quirks; the paralysing self-doubt? Well, in timely fashion, I now bring you the second instalment! Today’s kind volunteer is Jen Larsen from Ogden, Utah. Her new memoir Stranger Here (How weight-loss surgery transformed my body and messed with my head) is, “the brutally honest, surprisingly hilarious story of her journey from one extreme of the weight spectrum to the other, and of the unexpected emotional chaos it created”. After stalking Jen’s brilliant prose around the internet for over a decade, it was a joy to hold her book in my mitts. It is a cracking, compelling read. Now let’s delve into her brain… 1. As well as authoring you have a full time job. How does busy-ness affect your writing? Does the variation in your days keeps you inspired or do you fantasize about writing full time with a butler? Even if I weren’t a writer I am pretty sure I would need a robot monkey butler just to have. Because robot monkey butler. Lots of writers believe writing all day For the Man means you are selling out and also draining dry your secret underground creative lake in your imagination grotto. But I love the fact – and feel pretty lucky – that I am supporting myself with a day job as a copywriter. I think it actually helps me be a better fiction writer, bec...
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