Jincy Willett

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Literature & Fiction

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from the author's website: "An aging, bitter, unpleasant woman living in Escondido, California, who spends her days parsing the sentences of total strangers and her nights teaching and writing. Sometimes, late at night, in the dark, she laughs inappropriately."

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Jincy Willett's Books

Average rating: 3.57 · 7,230 ratings · 1,038 reviews · 7 distinct works · Similar authors

	The Writing Class 3.4 of 5 stars 3.40 avg rating — 1,219 ratings — published 2008 — 7 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Winner of the National Book Award 3.36 of 5 stars 3.36 avg rating — 1,077 ratings — published 2003 — 10 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Jenny and the Jaws of Life by Jincy Willett, David Sedaris (Foreword) 3.69 of 5 stars 3.69 avg rating — 861 ratings — published 1987 — 8 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Die Dramaturgie des Tötens by Jincy Willett, Gabriele Weber-Jaric (Translator) 3.0 of 5 stars 3.00 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2009	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Amy Falls Down: A Novel 4.3 of 5 stars 4.30 avg rating — 10 ratings — expected publication 2013 — 7 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Amy Falls Down by Jincy Willett, Amy McFadden (Reading) 0.0 of 5 stars 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2013	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Children Playing Before a Statue of Hercules by David Sedaris (Editor), Richard Yates (Contributor), Dorothy Parker (Contributor) 3.64 of 5 stars 3.64 avg rating — 4,159 ratings — published 2005 — 11 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Quotes by Jincy Willett

“Nothing was truly unbearable if you had something to read.”
― Jincy Willett, The Writing Class

tags: books, reading

66 people liked it

“...(W)here there's drama, there's crap.”
― Jincy Willett

tags: inspiration, writing

29 people liked it

“Just start the sentence...and see what happens. This is how we write.”
― Jincy Willett

tags: inspiration, writing

27 people liked it

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