Amy Edelman
I can’t remember a time when I didn’t write. It started with poems in the 5th grade, which turned out to be a gateway “drug” to longer and more complex stories as I got older. While I did find that I had a talent for writing—which may have had something to do with the fact that I read constantly—my complete lack of imagination led me to more non-fiction type works than fiction.
My first self-published work was The Fashion Industry Resource Book, which was later picked up by Fairchild Publications. My second book, The Little Black Dress, was published by Simon & Schuster in ’97. My third book, and first novel, Manless in Montclair, published by Shaye Arehart Books, an imprint of Crown, in 2007, is my most personal book, as it was spurred by the sudden death of my husband in 2001. I believe that in many ways, being able to write that story (which was mostly true) helped me to cope with his death and the subsequent aftermath.
In terms of the emotional significance of writing, I guess one could argue that the fact that I always had my head in a book led to a rich interior emotional life that was best expressed through writing. Or it could be simply that many of the books I’ve read over the years have moved me greatly, and I feel that it’s my privilege and joy to try and replicate that feeling for other readers.
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