My guest today is Jane Roper, author of a novel, “The Society of Shame,” which is a finalist for the Thurber Prize in American Humor, and the memoir “Double Time: How I Survived and Mostly Thrived Through the First Three Years of Mothering Twins.” Jane's essays and humor have appeared in places like Salon, McSweeney's, Poets and Writers, The Rumpus, and elsewhere. And it's been included in the anthology, “Labor Day: True Birth Stories by Today's Best Women Writers.” Jane is also a freelance copywriter and brand strategist. A graduate of the Iowa Writers Workshop, Jane currently lives just north of Boston in a drafty Victorian with her husband, teenage twins, and two cats.

We covered:

- Figuring out that humor was part of her writing skillset

- Finding the right mix of copywriting work and more creative writing

- Why hiking and indoor rock-climbing are key parts of her writing practice

- Her plug for writing every day (even for 12 minutes)

- Resisting the urge to beat yourself up after your writing is rejected

- Why she doesn’t check social media or email in the morning

- Getting to the point in parenting where family time is more joy, less hustle

Connect with Jane at janeroper.com.

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