Ask the Author: Janice Kaplan
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Janice Kaplan
Write and write. It's easier to revise than face a fresh page, so always make sure that there's something you can be working on.
Janice Kaplan
I meet interesting people. I can inspire my readers to live more gratefully. I get to share research and insights that can make their lives better. I go to work in my pajamas. All reasons to be grateful!
Janice Kaplan
Always think about your reader. When I was editor of Parade, I would sometimes ask a writer, "Why should anyone read this?" I often got the reply, "It's intrinsically interesting." Never believe that! You have to make your reader care about the subject as much as you do. With "The Gratitude Diaries," I felt passionately about the subject, and I hope that passion reaches out to readers to feel the same.
Janice Kaplan
This book was an endless joy to write because adding gratitude to my life got me inspired every day. I was so excited about what was happening that I couldn't wait to share it.
Janice Kaplan
I knew the links between gratitude and happiness, and I wanted to see what would happen if I spent a year living more gratefully. The results were huge---making me happier and healthier in almost every way.
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