Lina

Lina asked Curtis Sittenfeld:

Hi! First of all, I want to say that I really love your books and I think you're a wonderful writer. I am curious about what inspires you? How does an idea for a new story come to you? And do you plan the entire book before you start writing it?

Curtis Sittenfeld I think I'm a writer partly because I have a big (overactive?) imagination--I don't doubt that I have more ideas than I'll ever have time to write about. To write an entire novel, I have to be obsessed with an idea--to find it fascinating and feel confident my fascination will last a few years. I do create outlines, though they're subject to change as I move forward.

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Jane Metcalf

Jane Metcalf asked Curtis Sittenfeld:

I am a HUGE fan of your writing! My question: the protagonist in each of your novels struggles with powerlessness in one or more heterosexual relationships, and each also has a more confident and/ or unconventional foil who has a lesbian relationship and seems to avoid these struggles. Do you think power imbalances are less acute in same-sex relationships than in heterosexual ones?

Tracy

Tracy asked Curtis Sittenfeld:

Hi Curtis! I find your writing so insightful and sharp that I can only assume that you're an amazingly decent human being. How much of your personality, beliefs, experiences inform your writing and vice versa?

Kristin

Kristin asked Curtis Sittenfeld:

Hi Curtis, In honor of Romance Week, can you tell us about the worst or most awkward date you ever went on? P.S. I can't wait for Eligible to be released!

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