The chapter explores the speaker's journey in balancing their work at a magazine with personal writing ambitions, reflecting on finding time for creative pursuits amidst a demanding job. It delves into the advice of prioritizing personal passions shared in an interview with Elizabeth Gilbert, emphasizing the importance of not giving everything to a job. The conversation touches on the internal struggle of seeking validation in creative endeavors and the transition from private writing to public reception.
Rachel Khong is a journalist and author whose latest novel is Real Americans.
“It's about the ways in which we miss each other as human beings and can't fully communicate what it is like to be ourselves. … And I think that's what makes it so interesting to me, to work on a novel and to spend so much time trying to get down on the page what it feels like to be a human being who's alive. … I think the effort itself is what human relationships are.”
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