Taylor Jenkins Reid

When I was a kid, all I ever wanted was to be famous.

I am constantly distracted by my own brain when I've completed a paragraph, realized I don't know what comes next, and start opening a browser tab without even realizing it.

As an author and a burgeoning screenwriter, the fact of the matter is I cannot do this alone.

There is nothing quite like having your book read and truly understood. It's all the better when it's someone who knows how to go out there and sell it.

When I wrote my first book, I was too scared to find out how people got books published. I was convinced that you needed some sort of magical potion that I didn't have.

I am methodical about my email inbox, and I always have a physical to-do list. Without those two things, I think I'd lose my mind.

You don't realize how strong you are until you have to help someone else stand up.

I've always thought that a good book should be either the entry point inward, to learn about yourself, or a door outward, to open you up to new worlds.

I love being a writer so much that I almost can't believe that I am one.

I write a book a year while creating TV and film projects. And being a writer isn't just writing: I have to chase down paychecks and manage foreign tax payments. I maintain a vibrant relationship with readers and bloggers. And when it comes to Hollywood, I typically have to have fifteen business meetings in the hopes that one leads to a project.

I love writing two narratives! I think concurrent storylines are my favorite way to write a book.

There are, essentially, as many opinions on marriage as there are people in the world.