Ask the Author: Jabari Asim
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Jabari Asim
Only The Strong is part of an ongoing project to tell the story of a specific community over the course of several books, chronicling economic, social and political changes through the lives of multiple generations of people. It began with A Taste Of Honey, my short-story collection published in 2010. Most of the characters from that book return. Primary characters from A Taste Of Honey moved to the background while characters formerly in the background move to center stage. Only The Strong takes place in 1970, as the civil rights movement has begun to subside.
Jabari Asim
I'm currently working on a children's picture book about civil rights legend John Lewis. It's under contract to Viking and will be illustrated by E.B. Lewis. I'm very excited about this project. Congressman Lewis has been one of my heroes for a very long time.
Jabari Asim
Read. As much as possible. I talk to a lot of aspiring writers who describe wanting to write a story that already exists. Reading work that's already out there doesn't just provide valuable lessons regarding how to write well; it also helps you to make sure that your own story is uniquely compelling. Ideally you want your work to strike readers as something they haven't encountered before.
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