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The other day, I was just thinking, Im in this business,' she explained.
Ive never written a book!
Do you want to set up a meeting?
I was like, Oh, okay!
I went in, had a great meeting, and left thinking about what I would write about.
At the time I was working in Vancouver onGirlfriends Guide[to Divorce].
The book proposal was hard.
JL goes, Okay.
But what if they offer you money?
Would you feel obligated to do it then?
I was like, If they give me money, Ill do the job.
[Laughs] Of course, they came back and said, Heres some money.
So thats how I ended up writing the book!
Its not a story that Id ever told, but its something I always thought about.
It gave me even more perspective.
Youre here to do a job, and dont be so scared about things.
The rest of it the other stories Ive told more than once, to friends and whatnot.
You revisit your time onParks and Recreation?
What was it like, digging through those memories?Nostalgic.
Youve had a pretty big year between this book andGood Girls.
Whats the feeling right now?The other day, I was just thinking, Im in this business.
Im appreciative that I did go through that hustle to get where I am now.
Any core message to the book you hope readers take away?Basically, to face your fears.
Its such a simple and obvious and often-overused phrase.
At least youll know you’re free to start on that path.
The journey is what its worth.
Once you get to the end, youre like, What do I do know?
Its the journey thats the fun part.
