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People say I'm not good at writing about men. My dad left when I was 16. Give me a break. I'm doing the best I can.

Jennifer Weiner

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Jennifer Weiner
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: March 28
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Film Producer
Journalist
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Louisiana
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People are always coming up to me with my books and saying, 'You write these things I think but I could never say,'
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Whenever people with money have power over people with less money, you have the potential for exploitation.
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I was lucky to receive help at the beginning of my career and now I want to help other writers as much as I can.
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There are a lot of women like me in the world, and we rarely get to see ourselves.
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